Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Newspaper-Man Ma Fu

If you loved Newspaper-Man Ma Fu, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

🏆

Expert Review & Ratings

See our full critical analysis and audience score for Newspaper-Man Ma Fu.

View Review →
Advertisement
#1
Pickpocket

Pickpocket

1997★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Newspaper-Man Ma Fu 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....

#2
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Newspaper-Man Ma Fu 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
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#4
The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

1964★ 6.7

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

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatib...

#5
Caught by the Tides

Caught by the Tides

2025★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Newspaper-Man Ma Fu 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....

#6
What Time Is It There?

What Time Is It There?

2001★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Newspaper-Man Ma Fu 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....

Advertisement