Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Xiu Xiu

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

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#1
The Magic of Ordinary Days

The Magic of Ordinary Days

2005★ 7.4

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

Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII....

#2
I Am Not Madame Bovary

I Am Not Madame Bovary

2016★ 6.8

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

Li Xuelian, a woman from the countryside is falsely accused by her husband of having an affair. To defend herself, Li moves from her small town to the big city until she reached th...

#3
One Second

One Second

2020★ 7.3

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

A movie fan escapes from a labour camp during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and strikes up a relationship with a homeless female vagabond....

#4
Under the Hawthorn Tree

Under the Hawthorn Tree

2010★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Xiu Xiu 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...

#5
Caught by the Tides

Caught by the Tides

2025★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Xiu Xiu 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....

#6
Sky

Sky

2015★ 6.2

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

A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband....

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