Movies like Hot Young Bloods (2014)
The best movies like Hot Young Bloods (2014) are A Taxi Driver (2017), May 18 (2007) and 1987: When the Day Comes (2017). If Hot Young Bloods hooked you with its romance and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedA Taxi Driver (2017)8.0/10 from 1,248 votes
- NewestYou Are the Apple of My Eye (2025)Released 2025
- In KoreanA Taxi Driver (2017)Also in Korean
A Taxi Driver (2017)
May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who will pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju city. Not knowing that he’s a German journalist with a hidden agenda, Man-seob takes the job.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisMay 18 (2007)
The citizens of Gwangju lead a relatively peaceful life, until one day the military takes over the city, accusing the residents of conspiracy and claiming that they are communist sympathisers preparing a revolution against the current government. Seeing as the soldiers beat defenceless people, mainly students, to death, the citizens are in for retaliation and form a militia.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like this1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
In 1987 Korea under an oppressive military regime, the unlawful interrogation and death of a college student ignite ordinary citizens to fight for the truth and bring about justice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisMy Sassy Girl (2001)
A young man’s world is turned upside down when a female force of nature takes his life by storm in this outrageous and uplifting ode to true love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLove Lesson (2013)
Korea's most popular song writer Hee-soo runs into a nineteen-year-old boy in the elevator. Hee-soo is inspired by a new song watching him shake at her figure. She starts to tell him about women under the excuse that she's teaching him music. They fall for each other but things get complicated when her life teacher, Joon-ho who taught her about life and music comes back.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWindstruck (2004)
Kyung-jin, a police officer who finds herself chasing down a suspected bag-snatcher on her day off. However, the man she catches turns out to be Myungwoo, a passer-by who was himself trying to apprehend the real criminal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLove 911 (2012)
A doctor tries to woo a grieving, widowed firefighter in her attempt to get him to testify on her behalf in a medical malpractice case.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSunny (2011)
Seven girls become good friends in high school, then events pull them apart for 25 years. When one of the friends lies dying in a hospital, she wishes to see each of them one last time.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSing Street (2016)
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisYou Are the Apple of My Eye (2011)
A group of close friends who attend a private school all have a debilitating crush on the sunny star pupil, Shen Chia-yi. The only member of the group who claims not to is Ko Ching-teng, but he ends up loving her as well.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMade on the Rooftop (2021)
Ha-neul, who is unemployed, moves to his best friend Bong-sik's house after breaking up with his lover. Together, they face the woes of love and relationships.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
The Harmonium in My Memory (1999)
Hong-yun is a high school girl in little mountain village when she falls head-over-heels for a handsome new school teacher, Mr. Kang. What with taking care of her youngest baby brother for her widowed mother and the impossible age difference, it is a roller-coaster ride for her as she tries to become someone special for Mr. Kang while he seems interested in the other new teacher at the school, Miss Yang.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAdult Only Institute (2017)
Chi-soo is a repeater who gets bullied by his friends. However, he had a secret about his body that rumors wouldn't die down about... The secret was that he was the possessor of an outstanding package. Rumors about Chi-soo spread and all the women begin to desire him. Chi-soo who realizes what he has, takes revenge on those who bullied him by conquering all their women...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Soulmate (2023)
When Mi-so and Ha-eun first meet in childhood, their lives become instantly intertwined, forming a bond surrounded by happiness and naivety. But as adulthood arrives, alone and together, they are forced to deal with sadness, anger, grief, growth, and most of all, love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisFashion King (2014)
A teenaged boy transforms from a 'fashion terrorist' to a 'fashion king' in order to win the heart of the prettiest girl in school. The story is about high school boy Ki-myung, who has a crush on the prettiest girl in his class and opens his eyes to fashion in order to become the best dressed person in the world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
You Are the Apple of My Eye (2025)
A group of close friends who attend a private school all have a debilitating crush on the sunny star pupil, Sun-ah. The only member of the group who claims not to is Jin-woo, but he ends up loving her as well.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisAlways (2011)
A former boxer turned parking lot attendant finds hope in the love of the blind telemarketer who walks into his booth one day.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Classic (2003)
Ji-hae's friend is having problems expressing her feelings to the boy she loves, so she asks Ji-hae to write e-mails to him in her name. As the boy falls in love with her letters, Ji-hae discovers the story of her mother's romance which is remarkably similar to her own circumstances.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisI'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006)
Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has been admitted into a mental institution. Firmly believing herself to be a cyborg, she refuses to consume like a human being. Il-soon is another patient, who catches the eye of Young-goon and soon becomes a close friend. Il-soon is now confronted with the biggest task: to cure Young-goon's mental problem and have her eat real food.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNight Flight (2014)
Yong-ju, Gi-woong and Gi-taek used to be best friends in middle school, but in high school, Gi-woong becomes a member of the gang that bullies Gi-taek. As Yong-ju tries to fix this broken relationship, he realizes his special feeling toward Gi-woong.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Girl and I (2005)
Su-ho is a plain high school boy, and Su-eun is a bright and beautiful girl in the same school. For some unknown reason, Su-eun has a crush on the boy, and for equally mysterious reasons she rescues Su-ho in the sea though he doesn't know who actually saved him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Our Shining Days (2017)
A youth inspirational film, about how a group of high school students try to revive Chinese orchestra ensemble. They face many challenges along the way to compete nationally, including a rivalry with the more popular Western orchestra club.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCastaway on the Moon (2009)
Mr. Kim is jobless, lost in debt and has been dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River – only to find himself washed up on a small, mid-river island. He soon abandons thoughts of suicide or rescue and begins a new life as a castaway. His antics catch the attention of a young woman whose apartment overlooks the river. Her discovery changes both their lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisMan in Love (2014)
Tae-il lives a fast life as low level thug. He then learns that he has a terminal illness and not much time left to live. Then, for the first time in his life, he falls in love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDancing Queen (2012)
The next mayor of Seoul candidate's wife becomes a dance singer in this movie as Hwang Jeong-min takes on the role of poor lawyer turned politician and Uhm Jung-hwa as the wife who makes an attempt at singing without her husband knowing at first.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
A Man Who Was Superman (2008)
A snobbish producer makes a documentary about the extraordinary behavior of her neighbor who believes himself to be Superman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTwenty (2015)
A story about three friends who just turned twenty; an age where you can do whatever you want, love whoever you want with opportunities abroad.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisChéri (2009)
The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhich Brings Me to You (2023)
Two romantic burnouts, Jane and Will, are immediately drawn to each other at a mutual friend’s wedding. After a disastrous hookup in the coatroom, the two spend the next 24 hours together, trading candid confessions of messy histories and heartbreak, on the off chance that this fling might be the real thing.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove in Taipei (2023)
A young American woman is sent by her parents to a cultural immersion program in Taipei where she begins a new journey of self-discovery and romance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Hot Young Bloods?
The closest matches to Hot Young Bloods are A Taxi Driver (2017), May 18 (2007) and 1987: When the Day Comes (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Hot Young Bloods?
People who watched Hot Young Bloods most often go on to A Taxi Driver (2017), May 18 (2007) and 1987: When the Day Comes (2017).
What is the highest-rated movie like Hot Young Bloods?
A Taxi Driver (2017), rated 8.0/10 by 1,248 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Hot Young Bloods?
You Are the Apple of My Eye (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Korean movies like Hot Young Bloods?
Yes: A Taxi Driver (2017), May 18 (2007) and 1987: When the Day Comes (2017).
How are movies similar to Hot Young Bloods chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Hot Young Bloods, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.