Movies Like 狄仁杰之三尸九虫

If you liked 狄仁杰之三尸九虫, a drama and mystery movie directed by Leste Chen, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Donovan's Echo (2011)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and mystery
A series of uncanny déjà vu events force a man to re-examine his tragic past, memory, instinct, and future.
2
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and mystery
When the future empress Wu Zetian's two courtiers die in a mysterious fire, she gets Di Renjie, a former detective and rebel, released from prison to solve the mystery of the fire.
3
A Writer's Odyssey (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and drama
Lu Kongwen is the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager, also named Kongwen, on a quest to end the tyrannical rule of Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor. But through a strange…
4
Kaili Blues (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and mystery
Chen Sheng goes off in search of his nephew who has been abandoned by his father. Along the way, he encounters numerous people from his past and also those from his future.
5
The Secret of the Magic Gourd (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and fantasy
When schoolboy Wang Bao discovers a magical gourd that can instantly grant his every wish, the awkward child suddenly becomes a hero amongst his curious classmates. When the gourd proves more of a burden than a…
6
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and mystery
Dee, the detective serving Chinese empress Wu Zetian, is called upon to investigate a series of strange events in Loyang, including the appearance of mysterious warriors wearing Chiyou ghost masks, foxes that speak…
7
The Five Venoms (1978)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and mystery
A dying master sends his last student to check up on five former pupils, who each know a special style of kung-fu.
8
The Shepherd (2023)
★ 7/10Also drama and fantasy
On Christmas Eve, a fighter pilot on his way home becomes lost while flying over water and needs a miracle to land safely.
9
The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and mystery
Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim…
10
Remember (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and mystery
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
11
The Good Doctor (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and mystery
Dr. Martin Blake, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, suffering from a kidney infection, and gets a much-needed boost of self-esteem. However, when her health starts…
12
Painted Skin (2008)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and drama
Painted Skin is based on one of Pu Songling's classic short stories in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Zhou Xun stars as Xiao Wei, a fox spirit that feasts on human hearts in order to maintain her lovely…
13
Nine Days (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and fantasy
A bureaucrat interviews five souls to decide which of them will be given a life on Earth. But he soon faces an existential challenge of his own.
14
Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and fantasy
According to demon lore, it takes hundreds of years to attain human form. Even then, lacking a human heart, a demon cannot experience the true pains and passions of existence. However, there is a legend that if a pure…
15
Horns (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and fantasy
In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.
16
Super Me (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and fantasy
Sang Yu is so exhausted from trying to stay awake. Every time he closes his eyes, a demon chases and kills him in his dreams. One night Sang realizes he has a special power: he can bring treasures from his dreams into…
17
The Ritual Killer (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also mystery and drama
Unable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an…
18
Hidden Blade (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and mystery
Follows the story of underground workers who risked their lives to send intelligence and defend the motherland, set after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor when the Wang Jingwei regime declared war on Britain and the U.S.
19
Cliff Walkers (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and mystery
In the puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s, four Communist party special agents, after returning to China, embark on a secret mission. Sold out by a traitor, the team find themselves surrounded by threats on all…
20
The Dead End (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and mystery
A "Chinese noir full of sublimated homoeroticism" . The story of three brothers raising a little girl they found as a baby. These sworn brothers are not related by blood, but by a long-standing acquaintance and a…