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10 Best Movies Like Tomorrow Is a Long Time

If you loved Tomorrow Is a Long Time, 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 Tomorrow Is a Long Time 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
In the Heat of the Sun

In the Heat of the Sun

1995★ 7.8

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

Beijing, 1970s. The Cultural Revolution has driven most adults to the provinces leaving 14-year-old Monkey and his pals have free reign over the city. They hang around, get up to n...

#3
Racing with the Moon

Racing with the Moon

1984★ 6.3

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

In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-to...

#4
The Holdovers

The Holdovers

2023★ 7.7

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

A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he fo...

#5
Measure of a Man

Measure of a Man

2018★ 6.6

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

A bullied teen experiences a turning point summer in which he learns to stand up for himself....

#6
The War

The War

1994★ 6.6

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

The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep south in the 1970's....

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