Movies Like So Young (2013)

So Young is a 2013 drama, romance film from Zhao Wei with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with So Young 2: Never Gone and SoulMate.

Drama Romance

So Young 2: Never Gone

2016

A wealthy young man pursues a young woman of modest means, but circumstances often separate them as the years pass.

6.3

MagicScore

SoulMate

2016

The films spans two decades as the story unfolds in a series of flashbacks that begin when Qiyue and Ansheng were just thirteen. The two became inseparable until they met a boy who ended up tearing their lives apart.

7.1

MagicScore

I Belonged to You

2016

A romantic tale revolving around two radio disc jockeys and the world they inhabit. They find the audience they reach reflects their love and heartbreak, forcing them to deal with issues larger than just their own lives.

6.0

MagicScore

Dead to Rights

2025

During the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, a postman poses as a photo developer, helping Japanese forces while secretly sheltering Chinese refugees. He later risks his life evacuating them and revealing evidence of the atrocities.

8.0

MagicScore

City of Life and Death

2009

In 1937, during the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army has just captured Nanjing, then-capital of the Republic of China. What followed was known as the Nanking Massacre, or the Rape of Nanking, a six week period wherein tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed.

7.4

MagicScore

Blind Massage

2014

The employees of a massage parlour share a close bond with each other as they all share a trait in common, they are all visually impaired.

6.9

MagicScore

I Used to Go Here

2020

Following the lackluster launch of her debut novel, 35-year-old writer Kate Conklin receives an invitation from her former professor and old crush to speak at her alma mater. With her book tour canceled and her ego deflated, Kate decides to take the trip, wondering if it might give her the morale boost she sorely needs. Instead, she falls into a comical regression—from misadventures with eccentric twenty-year-olds, to feelings of jealousy toward her former professor’s new favorite student. Striking the balance between bittersweet and hilarious, Kate takes a journey through her past to reevaluate her future.

5.6

MagicScore

Mad Love

1995

Matt falls for Casey, the new girl in school. She's fun-loving and eccentric, but there's a darkness to her whimsy that Matt can't begin to comprehend. When Casey attempts to commit suicide, her parents place her in a mental institution. Matt springs her out, and together the young lovers head on a road trip. They believe their love can "cure" Casey's problems. Matt starts to wonder, though, if are they inspired or misguided.

5.2

MagicScore

Embrace of the Vampire

1995

An 18-year-old college freshman is seduced by a handsome vampire lover who introduces her to a dark world of carnal desires.

4.8

MagicScore

#10

Saltburn

2023

Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.

7.0

MagicScore

#11

Can't Hardly Wait

1998

It's graduation day at Huntington Hills High, and you know what that means - time to party. And not just any party, either. This one will be a night to remember, as the nerds become studs, the jocks are humiliated, and freshman crushes blossom into grown-up romance.

6.2

MagicScore

#12

The Prince & Me

2004

A fairy tale love-story about pre-med student Paige who falls in love with a Danish Prince "Eddie" who refused to follow the traditions of his parents and has come to the US to quench his thirst for rebellion. Paige and Edward come from two different worlds, but there is an undeniable attraction between them.

6.2

MagicScore

#13

The Blot

1921

Professor Griggs, teaching at the college, doesn't get paid a living wage; his next door neighbor, successful shoemaker Olsen, has money and plentiful food, while the Griggses have hardly any. When the professor's rich student Phil West falls for beautiful Griggs daughter Amelia and also befriends the poor Reverend Gates (a young man who is also in love with Amelia), he observes the difference in his life and theirs and tries to help make a difference.

6.2

MagicScore

#14

Sarah Prefers to Run

2013

When Sarah has a chance to go to a first class university and to join its premiere athletic club, her suburban mother is fearful of the change and refuses to help financially. But Sarah's roommate knows that they will get a grant if they marry. Sarah agrees but only to discover that her true heart lies elsewhere. Sarah prefers to run.

5.9

MagicScore

#15

The Riot Club

2014

Two first-year students at Oxford University join a secret society and learn that their reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of one evening.

5.9

MagicScore

#16

Loser

2000

On a university scholarship, a good natured student from the midwest gets a crash course in city life while dealing with three evil roommates. He befriends a virtually homeless college student whom he falls for, but she's dating a nasty professor.

5.4

MagicScore

#17

Daria in 'Is It College Yet?'

2002

All vile things must come to an end, and for Daria Morgendorffer that means it's time to look beyond high school to college. Our little girl has grown up so fast. It's time for higher learning, lowered expectations, and a heavy dose of sarcasm. Life can't suck more after high school, can it?

7.3

MagicScore

#18

Sorority House Massacre

1986

Upon joining a sorority, Beth is plagued by nightmares of a knife-wielding killer, when her past comes back to haunt her.

4.7

MagicScore

#19

The Dorm

2014

Vivian begins college as a shy, self-consciousness freshman, but she begins a complete transformation after becoming a dorm mate of the popular Sarah.

4.3

MagicScore

#20

Evangeline

2013

Evangeline (Kat de Lieva) has left her sheltered upbringing to reinvent herself in college. As she begins to break out of her shell, she attracts the attention of a sociopathic fraternity leader (Richard Harmon) and his two cohorts. “Beaten and left for dead, Evangeline finds herself trapped in a supernatural nightmare, where she is caught between salvation and vengeance. But to save herself, Evangeline discovers she must make the most horrifying choice of all…

4.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like So Young?

The top films similar to So Young by MovieMagicScore are So Young 2: Never Gone (6.3), SoulMate (7.1), I Belonged to You (6.0). Each shares drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is So Young worth watching?

So Young holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 108 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is So Young?

So Young (2013) is a drama, romance film directed by Zhao Wei, starring Yang Zishan, Bao Bei'er, Maggie Jiang.

Where can I find more recommendations like So Young?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like So Young

This ranked list pairs So Young (2013), a drama and romance film from Zhao Wei, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Yang Zishan take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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