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10 Best Movies Like Present Tense

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

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#1
Her Story

Her Story

2024★ 7.6

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

Wang Tiemei, a single mother, loses her job and moves, befriending neighbor Xiaoye who appears cheerful but is depressed. Their bond grows as Tiemei navigates relationships with he...

#2
Under the Hawthorn Tree

Under the Hawthorn Tree

2010★ 7.8

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

The daughter of a right-winger, schoolgirl Jing Qiu is sent to the countryside for reeducation, and tasked to help write a textbook. There she meets Lao San, a young soldier with a...

#3
Summer Palace

Summer Palace

2006★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Present Tense for fans of Drama & Romance. 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 ...

#4
Time Is Up

Time Is Up

2021★ 6.4

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

Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the tim...

#5
Life in a Year

Life in a Year

2020★ 8.2

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

A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left....

#6
Love is Not Blind

Love is Not Blind

2011★ 6.4

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

Xiaoxian's life falls apart when she discovers her boyfriend is cheating on her with her best friend. Heartbroken, she struggles to move on, but her tough co-worker Jian steps in w...

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