Movies Like Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?

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

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

2003·1h 43m·★ 8.0·Kim Ki-duk

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Seven Years in Tibet

1997·2h 16m·★ 7.1·Jean-Jacques Annaud

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Kundun

1997·2h 14m·★ 7.0·Martin Scorsese

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A Touch of Zen

1970·3h·★ 7.5·King Hu

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Edward Scissorhands

1990·1h 45m·★ 7.8·Tim Burton

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000·2h·★ 7.9·Ang Lee

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Once Were Warriors

1994·1h 39m·★ 7.9·Lee Tamahori

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Barren Lives

1963·1h 40m·★ 7.5·Nelson Pereira dos Santos

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Lisbon Story

1994·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Wim Wenders

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Sissi: The Young Empress

1956·1h 47m·★ 6.7·Ernst Marischka

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The Band's Visit

2007·1h 23m·★ 7.5·Eran Kolirin

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Theorem

1968·1h 35m·★ 7.0·Pier Paolo Pasolini

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Winter Sleepers

1997·2h·★ 7.1·Tom Tykwer

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Policewoman

2000·1h 37m·★ 7.5·Andreas Dresen

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Black Snow

2017·1h 30m·★ 6.2·Martín Hodara

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We're All Going to the World's Fair

2022·1h 26m·★ 5.4·Jane Schoenbrun

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Alone

2004·30m·★ 5.2·Gregory Orr

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How Good Is Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East??

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