Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 18, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Forbidden Past

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

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#1
Mountains May Depart

Mountains May Depart

2015★ 7.0

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

The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025....

#2
Hear Me

Hear Me

2009★ 7.4

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

A delivery boy falls for a young girl who is hearing impaired. Comparing themselves with water birds and trees, together they are going to break the barrier and pursuit their dream...

#3
Gabriel's Inferno: Part III

Gabriel's Inferno: Part III

2020★ 8.4

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

The final part of the film adaption of the erotic romance novel Gabriel's Inferno written by an anonymous Canadian author under the pen name Sylvain Reynard....

#4
Gabriel's Inferno

Gabriel's Inferno

2020★ 8.4

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

An intriguing and sinful exploration of seduction, forbidden love, and redemption, Gabriel's Inferno is a captivating and wildly passionate tale of one man's escape from his own pe...

#5
Under the Hawthorn Tree

Under the Hawthorn Tree

2010★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Forbidden Past for fans of Romance & 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...

#6
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between

Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between

2022★ 6.2

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

Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?...

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