Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Bliss

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

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#1
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

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

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Ang...

#2
Buddha Mountain

Buddha Mountain

2011★ 6.9

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

#3
So Long, My Son

So Long, My Son

2019★ 7.7

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

Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present....

#4
Upstream

Upstream

2024★ 6.9

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

#5
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

1998★ 7.2

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

Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 (sending young people to there was a part of Cultural Revolution in China). ...

#6
Lighting Up the Stars

Lighting Up the Stars

2022★ 7.5

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

Having been released after serving his sentence, a funeral director accidentally crosses paths with a girl which brings about an unexpected change in his attitude towards life....

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