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10 Best Movies Like Between Tears and Smiles

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

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#1
Under the Hawthorn Tree

Under the Hawthorn Tree

2010★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Between Tears and Smiles for fans of Drama & Romance. 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...

#2
Life in a Year

Life in a Year

2020★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Between Tears and Smiles for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left....

#3
Her Story

Her Story

2024★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Between Tears and Smiles for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Wang Tiemei, a single mother, loses her job and moves, befriending neighbor Xiaoye who appears cheerful but is depressed. Their bond grows as Tiemei navigates relationships with he...

#4
Summer Palace

Summer Palace

2006★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Between Tears and Smiles for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Yu Hong leaves her home village and starts university in Beijing, where she develops a consuming and compulsive relationship with another student. The student riots from 1989 then ...

#5
Fire with Fire

Fire with Fire

1986★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Between Tears and Smiles for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, ...

#6
Maria's Lovers

Maria's Lovers

1984★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Between Tears and Smiles for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love....

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