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10 Best Movies Like The Magic Lotus Lantern

If you loved The Magic Lotus Lantern, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
One Day When We Were Young

One Day When We Were Young

2021★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Magic Lotus Lantern for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

After the outbreak of the war with Japan, all Beijing universities were closed or bombed. A group of young students, aged 18 or 19, set off in a hurry, moving south on foot, crossi...

#2
Sapphire Blue

Sapphire Blue

2014★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Magic Lotus Lantern for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Gwen has just discovered, that she's the final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve. Now she has to juggle with constant trips to the past, her relationships with G...

#3
Red

Red

2020★ 4.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Magic Lotus Lantern for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

A married woman with a lovely daughter lives a carefree life, until she meets her ex-lover at a friend’s wedding. They haven’t seen each other in ten years, but they begin an affai...

#4
Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer

2013★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Magic Lotus Lantern for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the firs...

#5
The Polka King

The Polka King

2017★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Magic Lotus Lantern for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail....

#6
Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation

Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation

2012★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Magic Lotus Lantern for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After inheriting the family mortuary, a pyrophobic mortician accidentally exposes hundreds of un-cremated bodies to toxic medical waste. As the corpses re-animate, the mortician's ...