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10 Best Movies Like Up the Yangtze

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

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#1
The Edukators

The Edukators

2004★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up the Yangtze for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home....

#2
Blind Massage

Blind Massage

2014★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up the Yangtze for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The employees of a massage parlour share a close bond with each other as they all share a trait in common, they are all visually impaired....

#3
1 Litre of Tears

1 Litre of Tears

2005★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up the Yangtze for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

15-year-old Aya Kito was an ordinary girl, the daughter of a family who works at a tofu shop, and a soon-to-be high schooler. However, odd things have been happening to Aya lately....

#4
Frontier Blues

Frontier Blues

2010★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up the Yangtze for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

On Iran's northern frontier with Turkmenistan, the land of "heartbreak and tractors", director Babak Jalali mines absurdist humour and quiet pathos from the immutable routines of a...

#5
Onks' Viljoo näkyny?

Onks' Viljoo näkyny?

1988★ 3.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up the Yangtze for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The hosts of the television program Oma maa mansikka promise 10 million to anyone who manages to turn the remote village of Taka-Surkee into a popular tourist destination. The chal...

#6
Dumbo

Dumbo

2019★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up the Yangtze for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets benea...