Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 18, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Crime

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

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#1
Under the Hawthorn Tree

Under the Hawthorn Tree

2010★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Crime 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...

#2
24 City

24 City

2008★ 7.0

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

As a decades-old state-run aeronautics munitions factory in downtown Chengdu, China is being torn down for the construction of the titular luxury apartment complex, director Jia Zh...

#3
The Good Earth

The Good Earth

1937★ 6.3

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

China, during the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The arranged marriage between Wang Lung, a humble farmer, and O-Lan, a domestic slave, will endure the many hardships of life over the y...

#4
The Sleeping Dictionary

The Sleeping Dictionary

2003★ 6.4

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

In the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. There, he's introduced to the lov...

#5
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

1998★ 7.2

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

Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 (sending young people to there was a part of Cultural Revolution in China). ...

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The King's Avatar: For the Glory

The King's Avatar: For the Glory

2019★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Crime for fans of Animation. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In this prequel to the animated series The King's Avatar, Ye Xiu enters into the pro gaming world of Glory, and competes in the first Pro League series tournament....

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