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10 Best Movies Like The Bitter Tea of General Yen

If you loved The Bitter Tea of General Yen, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Dark Star

Dark Star

1974★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Bitter Tea of General Yen for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intell...

#2
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Bitter Tea of General Yen for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an ins...

#3
Christmas in Connecticut

Christmas in Connecticut

1945★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Bitter Tea of General Yen for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

While recovering in a hospital, war hero Jefferson Jones grows familiar with the "Diary of a Housewife" column written by Elizabeth Lane. Jeff's nurse arranges with Elizabeth's pub...

#4
Away We Go

Away We Go

2009★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Bitter Tea of General Yen for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Verona expecting their first child, Burt's parents inexplicably decide to move to Belgium, now leavin...

#5
Obvious Child

Obvious Child

2014★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Bitter Tea of General Yen for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An immature, newly unemployed comic must navigate the murky waters of adulthood after her fling with a graduate student results in an unplanned pregnancy....

#6
5 to 7

5 to 7

2014★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Bitter Tea of General Yen for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young writer begins an affair with an older woman from France whose open marriage to a diplomat dictates that they can meet only between the hours of 5 p.m. to 7 p.m....