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10 Best Movies Like Far Away from Home

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

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#1
Happy Times

Happy Times

2000★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Far Away from Home for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Zhao is an ageing bachelor, who has not been fortunate in love. Believing that he has finally met the female of his dreams, Zhao makes her believe that he is opulent and consents t...

#2
B for Busy

B for Busy

2021★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Far Away from Home for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A divorced, retired painting teacher from Shanghai falls in love with a woman who is also divorced. The involvement of his ex-wife and a student of his makes the whole thing compli...

#3
So Young 2: Never Gone

So Young 2: Never Gone

2016★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Far Away from Home for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A wealthy young man pursues a young woman of modest means, but circumstances often separate them as the years pass....

#4
Caught by the Tides

Caught by the Tides

2025★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Far Away from Home 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
The Man from Elysian Fields

The Man from Elysian Fields

2001★ 5.9

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

A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husb...

#6
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

1998★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Far Away from Home 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). ...

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