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10 Best Movies Like Wild Chrysanthemum

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

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#1
So Long, My Son

So Long, My Son

2019★ 7.7

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

Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present....

#2
One Second

One Second

2020★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wild Chrysanthemum 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....

#3
The Nest

The Nest

2020★ 6.1

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

Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of the...

#4
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

1998★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wild Chrysanthemum 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). ...

#5
American Dreams in China

American Dreams in China

2013★ 6.8

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

Three Chinese friends build a successful English language school to help Chinese teenagers fulfil their dreams....

#6
Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains

Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains

2020★ 7.3

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

In the Chinese town of Fuyang, four brothers go about their day-to-day lives, their destinies shaped by love and challenges....

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