Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Second Spring

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

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#1
One Second

One Second

2020★ 7.3

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

A movie fan escapes from a labour camp during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and strikes up a relationship with a homeless female vagabond....

#2
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

1998★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Second Spring 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). ...

#3
Buddha Mountain

Buddha Mountain

2011★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Second Spring 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...

#4
Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts

2015★ 6.6

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

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance....

#5
Caught by the Tides

Caught by the Tides

2025★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Second Spring 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
Sergio

Sergio

2020★ 6.6

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

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most tr...

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