Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Sweet Seventeen

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

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#1
Buddha Mountain

Buddha Mountain

2011★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sweet Seventeen 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...

#2
Caught by the Tides

Caught by the Tides

2025★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sweet Seventeen 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....

#3
Tigertail

Tigertail

2020★ 6.7

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

A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter....

#4
Lighting Up the Stars

Lighting Up the Stars

2022★ 7.5

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

Having been released after serving his sentence, a funeral director accidentally crosses paths with a girl which brings about an unexpected change in his attitude towards life....

#5
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

#6
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

1998★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sweet Seventeen 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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