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Movies like The Prick (2026)

The best movies like The Prick (2026) are Taipei Story (1985), Caught by the Tides (2024) and The Boys from Fengkuei (1983). If The Prick hooked you with its drama, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Taipei Story (1985)

    A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the future, but Lung is stuck in a past that combines baseball and traditional loyalty that leads him to squander his nest egg bailing her father out of financial trouble.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  2. Caught by the Tides (2024)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  3. The Boys from Fengkuei (1983)

    Ah-Ching and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village, and now spend most of their time drinking and fighting. Three of them decide to go to the port city of Kaohsiung to look for work. They find an apartment through relatives, and Ah-Ching is attracted to the girlfriend of a neighbor. There they face the harsh realities of the big city.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  4. Tigertail (2020)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  5. Upstream (2024)

    A moment of impulsiveness turns Gao Zhilei into a "stay-at-home" individual, but he never expected his life to take a turn in the opposite direction. A series of changes compel him to take on his responsibilities as the head of the family. When life's burdens hit hard, he must confront himself and start anew.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  6. Lighting Up the Stars (2022)

    Having been released after serving his sentence, a funeral director accidentally crosses paths with a girl which brings about an unexpected change in his attitude towards life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  7. Hounddog (2008)

    A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. A Question of Faith (2017)

    When Tragedy Strikes three Families, their Destiny forces them on a coverging path and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  9. Buddha Mountain (2011)

    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 college student who has run away from home.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  10. One Week Friends (2022)

    A high school student suffers from a strange amnesia, causing her memories to only last a week. After she befriends a new student, his kindness and persistence make her gradually open up.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  11. Pickpocket (1997)

    A small town pickpocket whose friends have moved on to higher trades finds himself bitter and unable to adapt.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (2020)

    In the Chinese town of Fuyang, four brothers go about their day-to-day lives, their destinies shaped by love and challenges.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  13. Goodbye June (2025)

    Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. El Chicano (2019)

    A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. One Second (2020)

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

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  16. Blood Brothers (1973)

    Set in the waning years of the Ching Dyansty, this dramatic, tragic, romantic, blood-soaked martial arts tale of betrayal and revenge explores one of the most sensational scandals in Chinese history and marked the true ascension of its director and actors to superstar status. In fact, Ti Lung won Taiwan's Golden Horse Award for Outstanding Performance as the challenging role of a jealous provincial governor who kills his friend in order to steal the man's wife.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  17. The Breaking Ice (2023)

    In cold wintry Yanji, a city on China's northern border, young urbanite Haofeng, visiting from Shanghai, feels lost and adrift. By chance, he goes on a tour led by Nana, a charming tour guide who instantly fascinates him. She introduces him to Xiao, a personable but frustrated restaurant worker. The three bond quickly over a drunken weekend. Confronting their individual traumas, their frozen desires slowly thaw as they seek to liberate themselves from an icy world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. Hungry Hearts (2015)

    The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  19. The Kindness of Strangers (2019)

    Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away, the family meets Alice, who gets them into an emergency shelter. While stealing food at a Russian restaurant called ‘Winter Palace’, Clara meets Marc, who has been given the chance to help the old eatery regain its former glory. The ‘Winter Palace’ soon becomes a place of unexpected encounters between people who are all undergoing some sort of crisis and whom fate has now brought together.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. The Nest (2020)

    Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of their safe American suburban surroundings, the family is plunged into the despair of an archaic '80s Britain and their unaffordable new life in an English manor house threatens to destroy the family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Prick?

The closest matches to The Prick are Taipei Story (1985), Caught by the Tides (2024) and The Boys from Fengkuei (1983). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Prick?

Start with Taipei Story (1985), the closest match to The Prick.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Prick?

Hungry Hearts (2015), rated 6.5/10 by 228 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Prick?

Goodbye June (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Chinese movies like The Prick?

Yes: Taipei Story (1985), Caught by the Tides (2024) and The Boys from Fengkuei (1983).

How are movies similar to The Prick chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Prick, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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