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10 Best Movies Like The Man Who Defied Beijing

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

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#1
Journey Across the Mainland

Journey Across the Mainland

1988★ 5.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man Who Defied Beijing for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Joseph Kuo's final film....

#2
Main Street on the March!

Main Street on the March!

1941★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man Who Defied Beijing for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This Best Short Subject Academy Award winning film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, and ends immediately after the Japanese a...

#3
The Main Celebration of Life

The Main Celebration of Life

2014★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man Who Defied Beijing for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In Russia, the attitude to death is paradoxically irrational – we all seem to live forever. Entrepreneur Sergey Yakushin is the only reasonable "madman" who conducted a funeral "re...

#4
Main Krishna Hoon

Main Krishna Hoon

2013★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man Who Defied Beijing for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In answer to an orphan boy's prayers, the divine Lord Krishna comes to Earth, befriends the boy, and helps him find a loving family....

#5
Through Main Street with an Orchestra

Through Main Street with an Orchestra

1986★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man Who Defied Beijing for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Vasily Muravin, 50, a teacher at the Moscow Institute of Management, is experiencing a crisis. At work, the place of the head of the department is replaced by the more pragmatic, b...

#6
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

1898★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man Who Defied Beijing for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by curiously disproportionate fish....