Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 22, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Shanghai Triad

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

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#1
To Live

To Live

1994★ 8.1

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

Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry....

#2
In a Glass Cage

In a Glass Cage

1986★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shanghai Triad for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A mysterious teenager named Ángelo cares for Klaus, a German doctor with a dark past who lives trapped in an iron lung....

#3
Painted Skin

Painted Skin

2008★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shanghai Triad for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Painted Skin is based on one of Pu Songling's classic short stories in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Zhou Xun stars as Xiao Wei, a fox spirit that feasts on human hearts i...

#4
The Story of Qiu Ju

The Story of Qiu Ju

1992★ 7.3

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

When her husband is kicked in the groin by the village head, Qiu Ju, a peasant woman, despite her pregnancy, travels to a nearby town, and later a big city to deal with its bureauc...

#5
Hormones

Hormones

2008★ 7.3

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

Students pursue love affairs some destined to be and some doomed during a break from school in this ensemble romance....

#6
Love Lies

Love Lies

2024★ 7.0

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

A widowed gynecologist develops an online romance with a con artist who's posing as a French petroleum engineer....