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10 Best Movies Like Sunset on the River

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

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#1
Chinese Box

Chinese Box

1997★ 5.8

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

The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China....

#2
Center Stage

Center Stage

1991★ 7.3

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

Based on the tragic true story of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu, chronicling her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s....

#3
Made in Hong Kong

Made in Hong Kong

1997★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sunset on the River for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After his father abandons the family, Autumn Moon drops out of high school and becomes a debt collector for the Triads. On his rounds, he meets and falls in love with Ping, a daugh...

#4
Firebrand

Firebrand

2024★ 6.3

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

Katherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, is named regent while the tyrant battles abroad. When the king returns, increasingly ill and paranoid, Katherine finds herself fi...

#5
Comrades, Almost a Love Story

Comrades, Almost a Love Story

1996★ 7.8

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

Jun arrives in Hong Kong from mainland China, hoping to be able to earn enough money to marry his girlfriend back home. He meets the streetwise Qiao and they become friends. As fri...

#6
The World of Suzie Wong

The World of Suzie Wong

1960★ 6.6

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

A Hong Kong prostitute tries modeling and falls for the artist who's painting her....

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