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10 Best Movies Like Love in Sampan

If you loved Love in Sampan, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Labyrinth of Passion

Labyrinth of Passion

1982★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Love in Sampan for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An array of outrageous people, including a desperate nymphomaniac and a terrorist with an acute sense of smell, seek love and happiness in Madrid....

#2
Dune

Dune

2020★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Love in Sampan for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Sounds as witnesses. They blurr into memories, half-dreams, it is undecided if they are real or not. A fluctuation between imagination and reality....

#3
Perfect Days

Perfect Days

2023★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Love in Sampan for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through ...

#4
Metropolitan

Metropolitan

1990★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Love in Sampan for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A radical student is adopted by a group of young New Yorkers, serves as a catalyst to alter his and their lives. Gathering in a Manhattan apartment, the group of friends meet to di...

#5
Jim's Story

Jim's Story

2024★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Love in Sampan for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Aymeric runs into Florence, a former coworker, one evening in Saint-Claude in the Haut-Jura. She is six months pregnant and single. When she gives birth to Jim, Aymeric is there. T...

#6
The Gospel According to St. Matthew

The Gospel According to St. Matthew

1965★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Love in Sampan for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Along a rocky, barren coastline, Jesus begins teaching, primarily using parables. He attracts disciples; he's stern, brusque, and demanding. His parables often take on the powers t...