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10 Best Movies Like Time to Be Strong

If you loved Time to Be Strong, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Failan

Failan

2001★ 7.2

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

After losing both her parents, Failan emmigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives. Once she reaches Korea, she finds out that her relatives have moved to Canada well o...

#2
Night and Day

Night and Day

2008★ 7.0

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

Kim Seong-nam travels to Paris to escape an arrest, leaving his wife behind in Korea. After he arrives, he meets an ex-girlfriend and is introduced to a small community of Korean a...

#3
Serve the People

Serve the People

2022★ 6.4

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

Mu-kwang volunteers to be a kitchen police of Sa-taek, the divisional commander, dreaming of success. One day, Mu-kwang meets Su-ryeon by chance, who is a young and beautiful wife ...

#4
Take Care of My Cat

Take Care of My Cat

2001★ 6.9

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

When one girl from five close school friends moves to Seoul after school is over, the other four try and deal with the loss of her moving and them drifting apart....

#5
Castaway on the Moon

Castaway on the Moon

2009★ 7.9

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

Mr. Kim is jobless, lost in debt and has been dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River – only to find himself washed up on a small, mid-rive...

#6
A Brand New Life

A Brand New Life

2009★ 7.3

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

Young Jin-hee is taken by her father to an orphanage near Seoul. He leaves her there never to return, and she struggles to come to grips with her fate. Jin-hee desperately believes...

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