Movies Like The Dream of the Red Chamber

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

Return of the Dead

1979·1h 38m·★ 6.4·Li Han-Hsiang

Both star Elliot Ngok Wah & Wang LaiDir. Li Han-Hsiang

From Here to Eternity

1953·1h 58m·★ 7.6·Fred Zinnemann

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

Lord Jim

1965·2h 34m·★ 6.7·Richard Brooks

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Eight Hundred Heroes

1975·1h 52m·★ 6.2·Ting Shan-Hsi

Both star Brigitte Lin & Sylvia ChangDrama & History

B. Monkey

1999·1h 34m·★ 5.9·Michael Radford

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

A Story of the Forest: Mavka

1980·1h 23m·★ 6.7·Yurii Illienko

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The Red Cockatoo

2006·2h 8m·★ 6.7·Dominik Graf

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The River Why

2010·1h 41m·★ 5.5·Matthew Leutwyler

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The Love Eterne

1963·2h 2m·★ 7.2·Li Han-Hsiang

Starring Ou-Yang Sha-FeiDir. Li Han-HsiangDrama & Romance

The Golden Lotus

1974·1h 51m·★ 5.7·Li Han-Hsiang

Starring Hu ChinDir. Li Han-HsiangRomance & Drama

M. Butterfly

1993·1h 41m·★ 6.7·David Cronenberg

Fans also likedRomance & Drama & History

The Devil Is a Woman

1935·1h 20m·★ 6.9·Josef von Sternberg

Fans also likedDrama & Romance & History

Mayerling

1968·2h 20m·★ 6.2·Terence Young

Fans also likedDrama & Romance & History

Gabriel's Inferno: Part II

2020·1h 46m·★ 6.3·Tosca Musk

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Shutter Island

2010·2h 18m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

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COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing

2025·1h 45m·★ 6.4·Hiroyuki Hata

TMDB recommends

I Still Believe

2020·1h 55m·★ 6.5·Andrew Erwin

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Ruth & Boaz

2025·1h 33m·★ 6.0·Alanna Brown

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The Secret: Dare to Dream

2020·1h 47m·★ 6.6·Andy Tennant

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Jane Eyre

1997·1h 48m·★ 7.0·Robert Young

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How Good Is The Dream of the Red Chamber?

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