15 Movies Like A Dog Barking at the Moon
Loved A Dog Barking at the Moon? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
#1
The Shadow's Edge
Macau Police brings the tracking expert police officer out of retirement to help catch a dangerous group of professional thieves.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Dog Barking at the Moon.
#2
Kung Fu Soccer
The "Supreme Invincible Cup" is about to begin, and a host of top teams are about to engage in an unprecedented showdown! But the Kung Fu Women's Soccer Team has been dealt a hellish script right from the start?! Their opponents are all highly skilled, and external pressure is mounting. The schemes on the field are one after another... Can they use their kung fu to turn the tide on the green field?
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Dog Barking at the Moon.
#3
Dear You
Xiaowei travels to Thailand to find his "billionaire grandfather" who is out of contact due to debt problems, but unexpectedly find the one who has been corresponding with his grandmother for years is not her husband.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Dog Barking at the Moon.
#4
Lust, Caution
During World War II, a secret agent must seduce, then assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai. Her mission becomes clouded when she finds herself falling in love with the man she is assigned to kill.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Dog Barking at the Moon.
#5
Hero
During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Dog Barking at the Moon.
#6
Die My Love
After inheriting a remote Montana house, Jackson moves there from New York with his partner Grace, and the couple soon welcome a child. As Jackson becomes increasingly absent and rural isolation sets in, Grace struggles with loneliness, creative frustration, and unresolved emotional wounds. What begins as an attempt at renewal gradually turns into an intense psychological descent, placing strain on their relationship and exposing the fragile balance between love, identity, and motherhood.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Dog Barking at the Moon.
#7
Curious Tales of a Temple
An epic animated fantasy anthology film intertwining six storylines from China's classic supernatural story collection "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" by Pu Songling. The six stories center on Lanruo Temple, an ancient ruin haunted by spirits. Weaving in classic tales like "Taoist from Laoshan Mountain," "Princess Lotus," "Nie Xiaoqian," "The Painted Skin" and "The Daughter of Magistrate Lu." These stories — spanning humans, ghosts and demons — explore love, death and morality against shifting time. The film merges six distinct styles into one anthology. For example, "Taoist from Laoshan Mountain" uses felt-textured animation, while "The Painted Skin" mirrors Song dynasty painting aesthetics.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Dog Barking at the Moon.
#8
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Dog Barking at the Moon.
#9
Magnolia
On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Dog Barking at the Moon.
#10
To Live
Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Dog Barking at the Moon.
#11
Fist of Fury
During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, Chen Zhen, the star pupil of a recently-deceased martial arts teacher battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise of his fighting school.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Dog Barking at the Moon.
#12
Farewell My Concubine
In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Dog Barking at the Moon.
#13
May December
Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Dog Barking at the Moon.
#14
Pegasus 3
Bearing the glory of being the 'King of Bayanbulak', Zhang Chi once again embarks on his racing journey, aiming not only to win the race but also to achieve something beyond the competition itself.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Dog Barking at the Moon.
#15
Lost in Beijing
A look at modern-day life in China's capital centered on a ménage-a-quatre involving a young woman, her boss, her husband and her boss's wife.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Dog Barking at the Moon.