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15 Movies Like The Stolen Years

Loved The Stolen Years? 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.

My Missing Valentine
#1

My Missing Valentine

Xiao Chi, a driven girl who's been looking for love, gets asked out by a hot guy on the eve of Valentine's Day. As she anticipates her first date, she wakes up the next morning and finds that the Valentine's Day has mysteriously passed.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Stolen Years.

Lust, Caution
#2

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 The Stolen Years.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
#3

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 The Stolen Years.

To Live
#4

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 The Stolen Years.

Lost in Beijing
#5

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 The Stolen Years.

Flirting Scholar
#6

Flirting Scholar

A scholar in search of true love. Disguising himself as a houseboy, he indentures himself to a rich family in order to pursue the ravishing servant girl who has stolen his heart.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Stolen Years.

White Snake: Afloat
#7

White Snake: Afloat

Xiaobai finally found Xu Xian, the reincarnation of Axuan, after 500 years, the two met on the Broken Bridge. Xiaobai and sister hid in the streets and alleys, started a lively life in human world with him and his brother-in-law Li Gongfu.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Stolen Years.

Summer Palace
#8

Summer Palace

Yu Hong leaves her home village and starts university in Beijing, where she develops a consuming and compulsive relationship with another student. The student riots from 1989 then ensue and take a toll on their lives.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Stolen Years.

Red Sorghum
#9

Red Sorghum

An old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. Jiu'er, the wife bought by the leper, and her lover, identified only as "my Grandpa" by the narrator, take over the winery and set up an idealized quasi-matriarchal community headed by Jiu'er. When the Japanese invaders subject the area to their rule and cut down the sorghum to make way for a road, the community rises up and resists as the sorghum grows anew.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Stolen Years.

A Brighter Summer Day
#10

A Brighter Summer Day

A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Stolen Years.

The Mermaid
#11

The Mermaid

When Xuan's real estate project threatens the home of mermaids, Shan is sent to stop him. When they fall in love, he is encouraged to cancel the project. However, he must save them from bigger danger.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Stolen Years.

Every Day
#12

Every Day

16-year old Rhiannon falls in love with a mysterious spirit named “A” that inhabits a different body every day. Feeling an unmatched connection, Rhiannon and “A” work each day to find each other, not knowing what the next day will bring.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Stolen Years.

Safe Haven
#13

Safe Haven

A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Stolen Years.

Hijra in Between
#14

Hijra in Between

After facing an irresistible change, what is she? Still him? Two women with different personalities have unexpectedly become the best sisters - He Xizhen, Liu Wanting, who like the above students at the same time, but in fact Wen Haosheng has long noticed Liu Wanting, in the hope of his friend, Yu Ting When the twins entered the relationship, the three also formed an intimate triangular relationship until an accident caused Wan Ting to discover that she had a double sexuality, and at this moment she must choose to live as one of the genders. Wan Ting unexpectedly refused to let the twins and Xi Zhen get caught off guard. After many years, Xi Zhen and the twins appeared a pure-looking boy, Liu Ting.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Stolen Years.

Endless Journey of Love
#15

Endless Journey of Love

In 1930s China, village girl Qian Xiao gains the power to control time, making her a target of powerful forces. As she uncovers the metropolis's hidden secrets, she faces peril and the cost of her gift.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Stolen Years.