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10 Best Movies Like The Golden Era

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

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#1
The Warlords

The Warlords

2007★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Golden Era for fans of History & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The civil war in China has ruined many lives including General Pang's. A wounded General Pang is saved by a beautiful young woman along with two other men. Together they vow to era...

#2
Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants

Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants

2013★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Golden Era for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In a peaceful little clearing, the remains of a hastily abandoned picnic sparks a battle between two tribes of ants. A bold young ladybug finds himself caught in the middle. He bef...

#3
Eighteen Springs

Eighteen Springs

1997★ 7.4

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

In 1930s Shanghai, a young office girl falls in love with a factory worker in the same company....

#4
My Old Classmate

My Old Classmate

2014★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Golden Era for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

In the summer of 1993, timid and shy Zhou Xiao Zhi meets her table partner. Sitting in the classroom’s infamous back row is troublemaker Lin Yi. They go through junior high, high s...

#5
Cake

Cake

2014★ 6.3

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

After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower of the suicide....

#6
Perfect Blue

Perfect Blue

1998★ 8.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Golden Era for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Rising pop star Mima quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered...