
Movies that feel like As Tears Go By (1988)
If you loved As Tears Go By, the closest films we have are Days of Being Wild (1990), Happy Together (1997) and Fallen Angels (1995). All three share As Tears Go By's romantic and tender feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.
If As Tears Go By hit the spot, these will too

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

Wong Kar-Wai working the same nerve twice
The difference: Not nearly as gritty as As Tears Go By

The same mix in both: grit, then romance
The difference: None of the stillness As Tears Go By is built on

Both land stillness and tenderness at once

Contemplative drama in both cases
The difference: Leans harder into thriller than As Tears Go By does

Romance built on romance, twice over

Both lean on tenderness more than on crime

Gritty drama, and it commits to that
The difference: 31 years apart, and the 2010s show

Crime with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Romance built on grit, twice over

Romantic drama in both cases

Same instincts, 50 years apart
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