
10 Best Movies Like Growing Pains
If you loved Growing Pains, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Buddha Mountain
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Growing Pains 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...

Caught by the Tides
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Growing Pains 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....

Farming
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Growing Pains for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

Upstream
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Growing Pains 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...

What Time Is It There?
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Growing Pains for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A street vendor with a grim home-life forges a connection with a young woman on her way to Paris....

Pickpocket
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Growing Pains for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A small town pickpocket whose friends have moved on to higher trades finds himself bitter and unable to adapt....