Films like American Dreams in China

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   Caught by the Tides

   Film · 2024 · also drama

   Years after her boyfriend left her for the big city and promised to bring her there after he’s settled down, a Chinese woman sets out on a journey to be reunited with him...

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   Buddha Mountain

   Film · 2011 · also drama

   In Chengdu, China, a retired female opera singer named Master Chang takes in a trio of young tenants into her boarding home. The tenants include a rock singer and a colle...

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   Black Dog

   Film · 2024 · also drama

   Released from jail, Lang returns to his hometown in Northwest China. As part of a dog patrol tasked with clearing stray dogs before the 2008 Olympics, he bonds with a bla...

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   One Second

   Film · 2020 · also drama

   A movie fan escapes from a labour camp during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and strikes up a relationship with a homeless female vagabond.

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5. 5

   Won't Back Down

   Film · 2012 · also drama

   Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their communit...

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   Tigertail

   Film · 2020 · also drama

   A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.

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   Gigi & Nate

   Film · 2022 · also drama

   A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.

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8. 8

   The Girl in the Book

   Film · 2015 · also drama

   The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.

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   Step Up: Year of the Dance

   Film · 2019 · also drama

   Two young people from different social classes put aside their differences and come together to form a dance group and win a championship in China.

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    Fast Girls

    Film · 2012 · also drama

    A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.

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