Movies like Dear You (2026)

Name: Dear You
Released: 2026

10 films to watch after Dear You, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

Xiaowei travels to Thailand to find his "billionaire grandfather" who is out of contact due to debt problems, but unexpectedly find the one who has been corresponding with his grandmother for years is not her husband.

1

The Farewell (2019)

Fit 67%

Shares Comedy and Drama with Dear You.

A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.
2

City Island (2009)

Fit 61%

Shares Drama and Comedy with Dear You.

The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con brought home by Vince, the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, and a hopeful actor in private.
3

Georgia Rule (2007)

Fit 58%

Shares Drama and Comedy with Dear You.

Rebellious, uncontrollable teenager, Rachel is hauled off by her dysfunctional mother to spend the summer with her estranged grandmother, Georgia. Her journey will lead all three women to revelations of buried family secrets and an understanding that - regardless what happens - the ties that bind can never be broken.
4

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)

Fit 58%

Shares Comedy and Drama with Dear You.

In a sleepy Louisiana parish, a group of lifelong friends stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about her complicated mother and let go of her painful past.
5

The Angels' Share (2012)

Fit 55%

Shares Drama and Comedy with Dear You.

Robbie is a Glasgow boy locked in a family feud who just wants a way out. On community service, he meets Rhino, Albert and Mo. Little did Robbie imagine that turning to drink might change their lives, leading them to the distilleries of the Scottish Highlands and the biggest gamble of his life.
6

I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016)

Fit 50%

Shares Comedy and Drama with Dear You.

Li Xuelian, a woman from the countryside is falsely accused by her husband of having an affair. To defend herself, Li moves from her small town to the big city until she reached the capital.
7

Nothing in Common (1986)

Fit 43%

Shares Drama and Comedy with Dear You.

A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.
8

Inventing the Abbotts (1997)

Fit 39%

Shares Drama with Dear You.

In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and Alice, wanting simply to break the hearts of rich young women. But sensitive Doug has a real romance with Pamela, which Jacey and the Abbott patriarch, Lloyd, both frown upon.
9

Successor (2024)

Fit 37%

Shares Comedy with Dear You.

Ma Chenggang, a wealthy man in Xihong City, worries that his eldest son is too spoiled to succeed him. Determined to raise a capable successor, he takes an unconventional approach. They conceal their wealth, moving the family to a dilapidated neighborhood, and maintain an illusion of poverty, so that his son could develop qualities such as hard work, knowledge, careful budgeting, physical fitness, and perseverance.
10

Johnny Keep Walking! (2023)

Fit 36%

Shares Drama and Comedy with Dear You.

A simple technician at a rural factory is mistakenly promoted to a high-level managerial position at corporate headquarters due to a series of clerical errors and a bribery scheme gone wrong.