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10 Best Movies Like Beautiful 2016

If you loved Beautiful 2016, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Buddha Mountain

Buddha Mountain

2011★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beautiful 2016 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...

#2
The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

2002★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beautiful 2016 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, an...

#3
The Trials of Cate McCall

The Trials of Cate McCall

2013★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beautiful 2016 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicte...

#4
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beautiful 2016 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present....

#5
Caught by the Tides

Caught by the Tides

2025★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beautiful 2016 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
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beautiful 2016 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

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