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10 Best Movies Like Once Upon a Time a Hero in China

If you loved Once Upon a Time a Hero in China, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda

Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda

2014★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time a Hero in China for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the middle of a broadcast about Typhoon Yolanda's initial impact, reporter Jiggy Manicad was faced with the reality that he no longer had communication with his station. They we...

#2
Worst to First

Worst to First

2022★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time a Hero in China for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

WORST TO FIRST is a feature-length documentary that portrays the against-all-odds inspirational story of the launch of the iconic and most successful radio station in history, New ...

#3
Tender is the Wolf

Tender is the Wolf

2007★ 5.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time a Hero in China for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A night of violence in the Medina (old city) of Tunis. A young prostitute is raped by a gang of misfits. To get revenge, she will have Stoufa, the only one who had defended her, al...

#4
Altitude

Altitude

2019★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time a Hero in China for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

On their way up to a mountain cabin, Sarah and Thomas run into a dense mist and seem to go astray in the dangerous altitudes. In search of the cabin they encounter increasingly str...

#5
Refrain

Refrain

1972★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time a Hero in China for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A story about everyday life funeral in the 70s....

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The Amusements of Private Life

The Amusements of Private Life

1990★ 3.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time a Hero in China for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Italian-French costume dramedy that takes place in France in the end of 18th Century during the French Revolution. It is "The Marriage of Figaro" meets "The Dangerous Liaisons" and...