Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Boss

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

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#1
Buddha Mountain

Buddha Mountain

2011★ 6.8

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

In Chengdu, China, a retired female opera singer named Master Chang takes in a trio of young tenants into her boarding home. The tenants include a rock singer and a college student...

#2
Not Easily Broken

Not Easily Broken

2009★ 6.3

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

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple....

#3
Juniper

Juniper

2021★ 6.5

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

When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his lif...

#4
Under the Hawthorn Tree

Under the Hawthorn Tree

2010★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Boss for fans of Drama. 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...

#5
Landline

Landline

2017★ 6.1

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

A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair....

#6
Caught by the Tides

Caught by the Tides

2025★ 6.8

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

Years after her boyfriend left her for the big city and promised to bring her there after he’s settled down, a Chinese woman sets out on a journey to be reunited with him....

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