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.

Lust, Caution
#1

Lust, Caution

During World War II, a secret agent must seduce and assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai.

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

Summer Palace
#2

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.

Lost in Beijing
#3

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.

My Missing Valentine
#4

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.

To Live
#5

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.

A Brighter Summer Day
#6

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.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
#7

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.

Flirting Scholar
#8

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.

Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
#9

Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special

Faced with a holiday cheer crisis, the North Pole knows there's only one person who can save the day: Santa's great friend Mariah Carey. The Queen of Christmas creates a fabulous and star-studded spectacular to make the whole world merry!

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

Just For Meeting You
#10

Just For Meeting You

Xu Niannian and Yang Yi met at the most beautiful time in their lives, sharing an unforgettable chapter of youthful love and growth.

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

Better Days
#11

Better Days

A bullied teenage girl forms an unlikely friendship with a mysterious young man who protects her from her assailants, while she copes with the pressures of her final examinations.

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

The Mermaid
#12

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.

West Sex Journey 2
#13

West Sex Journey 2

The Tang monk said: It is difficult to be a monk, and it is difficult to be a monk with a face better than a talent; It is difficult to be a non-mainstream monk with good looks and talents. Sun Wukong said: Junior Brother Sha, that old guy is starting to lose his face again. ZBJ said: It's easy to be a pig, but it's not easy to be a pig that I do. The sand monk said: Don't look at my rough appearance, in fact, my inner thief is gentle and dripping. The little white dragon said: Don't talk to me, you've seen a few handsome guys who will open their mouths at will.

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

Red Sorghum
#14

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.

The Promise
#15

The Promise

An orphaned girl, driven by poverty at such a young age, makes a promise with an enchantress. In return for beauty and the admiration of every man, she will never be with the man she loves. This spell cannot be broken unless the impossible happens: snow falling in spring and the dead coming back to life. Now a grown and beautiful princess, she regrets her promise, for all of the men she's loved has always been met with tragedy.

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