Movies Like Xiānghé

If you liked Xiānghé (2025), a history and romance movie directed by Yang Fudong, here are 14 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)
★ 7.6/10Also documentary and history
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and…
2
O.J.: Made in America (2016)
★ 8.4/10Also documentary and history
A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.
3
The Untold History Of The United States (2012)
★ 8.2/10Also documentary and history
Oliver Stone charts the history of the United States from the Second World War to the present.
4
Salecina (2011)
Also documentary
The Salecine meeting place, founded near Maloja in 1971 by Zurich communist bookseller Theo Pinkus, quickly became a socio-cultural and political Mecca for the left-wing intelligentsia. The film provides an overview of…
5
SMS From Shangri-La (2010)
Also documentary
"Gross national happiness is more important than gross national product", declares the King of Bhutan. Can happiness be decreed? We accompany seven Swiss musicians to this mountainous Himalayan country. Between…
6
Monte Grande: What is Life? (2005)
★ 9/10Also documentary
Documentary account of a man’s life in the face of imminent death – Francisco Varela's story told affectionately and gently, touchingly and astutely. Varela spent his life building bridges: between Western science and…
7
Max Frisch, Citoyen (2008)
Also documentary
Max Frisch was the last big Swiss intellectual widely respected as a “voice” in its own right – a character hardly found today. The film retells Frisch’s story as a witness of the unfolding 20th century, wondering if…
8
Knickknacks (2024)
Also documentary
A visual poetry short film, inspired by and featuring the poem "Knickknacks" by Tuesday Taylor York.
9
Manic Magic: a Poem in Four Parts (2025)
★ 8/10Also documentary
A poem about mania written by Omar Zefier. His second film.
10
Offshore: Elmer and the Swiss Bank Secrecy (2016)
Also documentary
While managers of Swiss banks in the USA ruefully apologize for their tax evasions practices and customer data is disclosed to the American authorities, Rudolf Elmer, former auditor at bank Julius Bär, is indicted for…
11
Von heute auf morgen (2013)
Also documentary
'From One Day To The Next' follows four elderly people through their everyday lives, observing how they cope with a gradual loss of autonomy.
12
La Terre Promise (2014)
Also documentary
Philippe Savoy head of the choir at Saint Michael's College in Fribourg is preparing to take his fifty-five students to Palestine for a series of concerts. From Bethlehem to Ramallah, passing by Jerusalem and Hebron…
13
Iraqi Odyssey (2014)
★ 7/10Also documentary
Tracing the emigrations of his family over more than half a century, this riveting documentary epic from acclaimed expatriate Iraqi filmmaker Samir pays moving homage to the frustrated democratic dreams of a people…
14
Toumast - Entre Guitare et Kalashnikov (2010)
Also documentary
In 1996, Kalashnikovs were publicly burnt in Timbuktu. At the time, the "Flame of Peace" symbolized the end of the Touareg rebellion, which had been suppressed in bloody massacres. That year, the rebels laid down their…