Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Dirt

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

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#1
One Second

One Second

2020★ 7.3

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

A movie fan escapes from a labour camp during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and strikes up a relationship with a homeless female vagabond....

#2
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 7.0

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

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

#3
Buddha Mountain

Buddha Mountain

2011★ 6.8

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

#4
Caught by the Tides

Caught by the Tides

2025★ 6.8

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

#5
One Week Friends

One Week Friends

2022★ 6.0

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

A high school student suffers from a strange amnesia, causing her memories to only last a week. After she befriends a new student, his kindness and persistence make her gradually o...

#6
So Long, My Son

So Long, My Son

2019★ 7.7

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

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