Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Yearning

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

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#1
Caught by the Tides

Caught by the Tides

2025★ 6.8

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

#2
Tigertail

Tigertail

2020★ 6.7

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

A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter....

#3
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#4
Buddha Mountain

Buddha Mountain

2011★ 6.8

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

#5
Upstream

Upstream

2024★ 6.8

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

A moment of impulsiveness turns Gao Zhilei into a "stay-at-home" individual, but he never expected his life to take a turn in the opposite direction. A series of changes compel him...

#6
Hi, Mom

Hi, Mom

2021★ 7.0

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

Devastated after her mom's serious accident and grief-stricken because she hasn't become the daughter she wanted to be for her mother, Jia Xiaoling finds herself transported back i...

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