Movies Like Lan Yu

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Beach Rats

2017·1h 39m·★ 6.4·Eliza Hittman

Themes: older man younger man relationship, boys' love (bl)Fans also likedDrama & Romance

East Palace, West Palace

1996·1h 35m·★ 6.5·Zhang Yuan

Themes: beijing, china, boys' love (bl)Starring Hu Jun

Farewell My Concubine

1993·2h 51m·★ 8.1·Chen Kaige

Themes: beijing, china, china

Brokeback Mountain

2005·2h 14m·★ 7.7·Ang Lee

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Joyland

2022·2h 7m·★ 7.6·Saim Sadiq

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

Everlasting Regret

2005·1h 46m·★ 5.6·Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang

Starring Hu JunDir. Stanley Kwan Kam-PangDrama & Romance

Call Me by Your Name

2017·2h 12m·★ 7.8·Luca Guadagnino

Fans also likedRomance & Drama

Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

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To Be or Not to Be

1942·1h 39m·★ 8.1·Ernst Lubitsch

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In the Heat of the Sun

1995·2h 21m·★ 8.0·Jiang Wen

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Billy Elliot

2000·1h 51m·★ 7.7·Stephen Daldry

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All About My Mother

1999·1h 41m·★ 7.8·Pedro Almodóvar

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Maurice

1987·2h 20m·★ 7.6·James Ivory

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My Policeman

2022·1h 53m·★ 6.6·Michael Grandage

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Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

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Looking: The Movie

2016·1h 25m·★ 7.5·Andrew Haigh

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After We Collided

2020·1h 45m·★ 5.1·Roger Kumble

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Lolita

1997·2h 17m·★ 6.8·Adrian Lyne

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Paradise Now

2005·1h 30m·★ 7.4·Hany Abu-Assad

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Walk on Water

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.3·Eytan Fox

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How Good Is Lan Yu?

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Where to Watch Lan Yu

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United States

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Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Fandango At Home

Amazon DVD / Blu-ray

Available in 6 countries