Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Medicine

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

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#1
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 6.9

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

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

#2
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#3
So Long, My Son

So Long, My Son

2019★ 7.7

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

Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present....

#4
Caught by the Tides

Caught by the Tides

2025★ 6.8

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

Years after her boyfriend left her for the big city and promised to bring her there after he’s settled down, a Chinese woman sets out on a journey to be reunited with him....

#5
XX/XY

XX/XY

2002★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Medicine for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Three friends begin a dangerous three-way relationship that spirals out of control, leading to dire consequences that haunt them ten years later....

#6
Summer Palace

Summer Palace

2006★ 7.3

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

Yu Hong leaves her home village and starts university in Beijing, where she develops a consuming and compulsive relationship with another student. The student riots from 1989 then ...

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