
10 Best Movies Like Upstream
If you loved Upstream, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Alex of Venice
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Upstream for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by hers...

Buddha Mountain
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Upstream for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
In Chengdu, China, a retired female opera singer named Master Chang takes in a trio of young tenants into her boarding home. The tenants include a rock singer and a college student...

Caught by the Tides
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Upstream for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Years after her boyfriend left her for the big city and promised to bring her there after he’s settled down, a Chinese woman sets out on a journey to be reunited with him....

Wander Darkly
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Upstream for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
New parents Adrienne and Matteo are forced to reckon with trauma amidst their troubled relationship. They must revisit the memories of their past and unravel haunting truths in ord...

Return to Dust
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Upstream for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Humble, unassuming Ma and timid Cao have been cast off by their families and forced into an arranged marriage. They have to combine their strength and build a home to survive. In t...

All Day and a Night
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Upstream for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime....