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10 Best Movies Like Carefree Days

If you loved Carefree Days, 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 Carefree Days 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
Summer Palace

Summer Palace

2006★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Carefree Days 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 ...

#3
Her Story

Her Story

2024★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Carefree Days 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
Not Easily Broken

Not Easily Broken

2009★ 6.3

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

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple....

#5
Jade Dynasty

Jade Dynasty

2019★ 7.3

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

After the massacre of his village, Zhang Xiaofan is taken in by the Qing Yun Sect where he begins his journey of cultivation. When he finds out the truth behind the deaths of his p...

#6
Life in a Year

Life in a Year

2020★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Carefree Days 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....

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