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10 Best Movies Like Oriental Novel

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

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#1
Mayerling

Mayerling

1968★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oriental Novel for fans of Romance & Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, over implementing progressive policies for their country. Rudolf soon feels he is a man b...

#2
M. Butterfly

M. Butterfly

1993★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oriental Novel for fans of Romance & Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with an opera singer, Song Liling – but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks....

#3
Love in Taipei

Love in Taipei

2023★ 6.7

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

A young American woman is sent by her parents to a cultural immersion program in Taipei where she begins a new journey of self-discovery and romance....

#4
The Devil Is a Woman

The Devil Is a Woman

1935★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oriental Novel for fans of Romance & Drama & History. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In the carnival in Spain in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the exiled republican Antonio Galvan comes from Paris masquerade to enjoy the party and visit his friend Capt. D...

#5
Come See the Paradise

Come See the Paradise

1990★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oriental Novel for fans of Romance & Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In this drama from director Alan Parker, on-the-lam Jack McGurn flees to Los Angeles and takes a job as a projectionist at a movie theater owned by a Japanese-American man. Jack fa...

#6
Adventures of a Mathematician

Adventures of a Mathematician

2021★ 6.2

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

The warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while help...

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