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Movies Like The Crying Bird

If you liked The Crying Bird (1971), a romance and drama movie directed by Choi Hoon, 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. 1Man in Love

    Man in Love (2014)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and romance

    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.

  2. 2R-Rated Idol Seung-ha's Sex Scandal

    R-Rated Idol Seung-ha's Sex Scandal (2020)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and romance

    When they were young, Min-joo and Seo-yeon cared for each other and were closer than brothers and sisters. However, she accidentally learns about Seo-yeon's tutor, Woo-hyeon, and because of this man, their 10-year…

  3. 3Killer Heat

    Killer Heat (2024)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and romance

    An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family.

  4. 4Endless

    Endless (2020)

    ★ 6.6/10Also romance and drama

    When madly in love high school graduates Riley and Chris are separated by a tragic car accident, Riley blames herself for her boyfriend's death while Chris is stranded in limbo. Miraculously, the two find a way to…

  5. 5Maundy Thursday

    Maundy Thursday (2006)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and romance

    Yu-jeong is suicidal, yet she reluctantly goes to prison for volunteer work. There, she meets a prisoner who is waiting for death penalty. The two quickly fall in love despite their differences, yet they do not have…

  6. 6Not Easily Broken

    Not Easily Broken (2009)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.

  7. 7Failan

    Failan (2001)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and romance

    After losing both her parents, Failan emmigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives. Once she reaches Korea, she finds out that her relatives have moved to Canada well over a year ago. Desperate to stay and…

  8. 8Life in a Year

    Life in a Year (2020)

    ★ 8.2/10Also drama and romance

    A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.

  9. 9Woman Is the Future of Man

    Woman Is the Future of Man (2004)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and romance

    As the first snow falls in Seoul, two old friends reunite; one is a successful college professor, and the other, a struggling filmmaker recently returned from the United States. After their reminiscences, they finally…

  10. 10Time Is Up

    Time Is Up (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance and drama

    Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the time.

  11. 11Purple Hearts

    Purple Hearts (2022)

    ★ 8/10Also romance and drama

    An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.

  12. 12Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between

    Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and drama

    Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?

  13. 13Portrait of a Beauty

    Portrait of a Beauty (2008)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and romance

    Yun-jeong, a skilled painter, disguises herself as a man in court to continue her family's legacy. Circumstances become difficult when her relationship with Kang-mu draws jealousy from the others.

  14. 14Daisy

    Daisy (2006)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and romance

    A painter in Amsterdam receives flowers from a mysterious admirer, while a hitman and cop find themselves in conflict.

  15. 15Blind

    Blind (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and romance

    A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.

  16. 16Peter Ibbetson

    Peter Ibbetson (1935)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and romance

    When his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter is an architect with little time for women, until he begins a project…

  17. 17Gabriel's Inferno: Part III

    Gabriel's Inferno: Part III (2020)

    ★ 8.3/10Also romance and drama

    The final part of the film adaption of the erotic romance novel Gabriel's Inferno written by an anonymous Canadian author under the pen name Sylvain Reynard.

  18. 18In Secret

    In Secret (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and romance

    In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching…

  19. 191 Mile To You

    1 Mile To You (2017)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and romance

    After a teenager's friends die in an accident, he finds running allows him to remember them perfectly. Running, however, also brings him notoriety. He is caught between keeping the past alive and making new memories in…

  20. 20Winter's Tale

    Winter's Tale (2014)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.

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