15 Movies Like The Wayward Cloud
Loved The Wayward Cloud? 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.

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 The Wayward Cloud.

Blades of the Guardians
Dao Ma, the "second most wanted fugitive," is entrusted by his benefactor, the chief of Mo family clan, to take on a mysterious escort mission-escorting the "most wanted fugitive" to Chang'an.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Wayward Cloud.

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 Wayward Cloud.

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 Wayward Cloud.

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 Wayward Cloud.

Unknown Pleasures
Two disaffected, unemployed Chinese youth drift through life on the streets of their industrial town, their paths crossing with that of a local young singer and dancer working for a liquor company as a spokesmodel.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Wayward Cloud.

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 The Wayward Cloud.

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 The Wayward Cloud.

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 The Wayward Cloud.

Dear You
Grandma Ye Shurou from Chaoshan lived a simple life, enjoying her twilight years. Her grandson, Xiaowei, burdened by debt, secretly traveled to Thailand to find his rumored billionaire grandfather, Zheng Musheng. However, Xiaowei returned with shocking news: his grandfather was long gone, and the person with whom Grandma had exchanged love letters was a complete stranger. As Xiaowei investigated, a love affair hidden for half a century suddenly surfaced, striking Grandma's heart.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Wayward Cloud.

...All the Marbles
A two-bit promoter tries to take a women's wrestling team to the top.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Wayward Cloud.

Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
During a chase inside a museum, Tom and Jerry find an ancient magical compass and end up being transported through time. Lost in a distant era, they will need to work together to find a way back home.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Wayward Cloud.

Daughter of Darkness
The police suspect a young teenager who was horrifically abused by her family and raped by her father of finally snapping and slaughtering them all.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Wayward Cloud.

Wolf Totem
In 1969, a young Beijing student, Chen Zhen, is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads' traditional enemies - the marauding wolves - to the north; humans and animals, residents and invaders alike, struggle to find their true place in the world.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Wayward Cloud.
