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10 Best Movies Like Rice People

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

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#1
The Story of Qiu Ju

The Story of Qiu Ju

1992★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rice People for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When her husband is kicked in the groin by the village head, Qiu Ju, a peasant woman, despite her pregnancy, travels to a nearby town, and later a big city to deal with its bureauc...

#2
Little Forest

Little Forest

2018★ 7.6

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

A young woman leaves the city to return to her hometown in the countryside. Seeking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, she becomes self-sufficient in a bid to reconnect w...

#3
Just Like Our Parents

Just Like Our Parents

2017★ 7.1

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

Rosa is in her late 30s, a child of the 1970s with divorced parents. She lives with her own family in São Paulo. Overwhelmed by an eruption of individual passions, lies and the exp...

#4
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

1972★ 7.3

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

Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea ro...

#5
Little Forest: Summer/Autumn

Little Forest: Summer/Autumn

2014★ 7.7

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

Fleeing heartbreak in the big city, Ichiko returns to Komori, her rural hometown. She battles summer's rain and humidity, bakes her own bread, grows hothouse tomatoes and tills the...

#6
Satantango

Satantango

1994★ 8.0

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

Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor ...