
Movies that feel likeDays of Being Wild (1990)
If you loved Days of Being Wild, the closest films we have are As Tears Go By (1988), Happy Together (1997) and Better Days (2019). All three share Days of Being Wild's contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Port of Shadows (1938).
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If Days of Being Wild hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: In the Mood for Love (2000) · 2046 (2004)

Both are Wong Kar-Wai's work, and they rhyme

Wong Kar-Wai directing both, with the same fingerprints on each
The difference: Takes it somewhere less gritty than Days of Being Wild does

Both land grit and stillness at once
The difference: 29 years apart, and the 2010s show

Romantic where it counts, tender underneath

Crime built on grit, twice over

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

Romance with a pulse of romance, in both cases
The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Days of Being Wild does

Both lean on tenderness more than on crime

Contemplative drama in both cases

Both lean on grit more than on romance

Drama built on romance, twice over

Romance built on tenderness, twice over
In the mood for more gritty?
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