Movies Like Wet Season (2019)

Wet Season is a 2019 drama, romance film from Anthony Chen with a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Goodbye, Mr. Chips and Up the Down Staircase.

Drama Romance

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1969

Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help of an outgoing showgirl. O'Toole, who received his fourth Oscar-nomination for this performance, is joined by '60s pop star Petula Clark and fellow Oscar-nominee Michael Redgrave.

6.6

MagicScore

Up the Down Staircase

1967

Sylvia, a novice schoolteacher, is hired to teach English in a high school, but she’s met with an apathetic faculty, a delinquent student body and an administration that drowns its staff in paperwork. The following days go from bad to worse as Sylvia struggles to reach her most troubled students.

7.0

MagicScore

The Garden of Words

2013

Takao, who is training to become a shoemaker, skipped school and is sketching shoes in a Japanese-style garden. He meets a mysterious woman, Yukino, who is older than him. Then, without arranging the times, the two start to see each other again and again, but only on rainy days. They deepen their relationship and open up to each other. But the end of the rainy season soon approaches.

7.6

MagicScore

The Paradise of Thorns

2024

When his partner Sek dies, Thongkam loses his property to his late love's eager family and must fight to reclaim the home they built together.

7.7

MagicScore

Wushu

2008

A group of Wushu students stumble into a child kidnapping ring run by an alumnus.

6.1

MagicScore

Take Me Home

2011

In New York City, Thom is broke and jobless, illegally working as a taxi driver. Claire is a successful business-woman, but personally she's in shambles - then comes the phone call that her estranged father is in the hospital. Not knowing what to do, Claire hops in Thom's cab and orders him to just drive and so he does. They find themselves in Pennsylvania and Claire makes the rash decision to drive across the country to California. On the road, there are many detours as the obstacles and secrets force them to learn about themselves and each other.

6.5

MagicScore

My Memories of Old Beijing

1983

It is the late 1920s when six-year-old Yingzi and her family move to Beijing. As Yingzi explores the busy streets and alleys, she befriends a widow who, driven mad by grief, stands vigil at the entrance of her hutong, waiting for her missing daughter to return.

7.7

MagicScore

Trucker

2008

Loner Diane Ford is a truck driver with an 11-year-old son, Peter, whom she never sees, and that's fine with her. But, when Peter's father, Len, falls ill, he asks Diane to take care of their son for a while. Eventually, Diane reluctantly agrees, but she quickly realizes that caring for a child interferes with her independent lifestyle - and Peter isn't all that thrilled with the arrangement, either.

5.9

MagicScore

Trainwreck

2015

Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.

5.8

MagicScore

#10

Angel

1937

While vacationing without her busy British diplomat husband, a married woman falls for another man.

6.7

MagicScore

#11

The Tarnished Angels

1957

In the 1930s, once-great World War I pilot Roger Shumann performs as a daredevil barnstorming pilot at aerial stunt shows while his wife, LaVerne, works as a parachutist. When newspaper reporter Burke Devlin arrives to do a story on the Shumanns’ act, he quickly falls in love with the beautiful--and neglected--LaVerne.

6.7

MagicScore

#12

Romance on the High Seas

1948

Georgia Garrett is sent by jealous wife Elvira Kent on an ocean cruise to masquerade as herself while she secretly stays home to catch her husband cheating. Meanwhile equally suspicious husband Michael Kent has sent a private eye on the same cruise to catch his wife cheating. Love and confusion ensues along with plenty of musical numbers.

6.7

MagicScore

#13

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

1990

Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his children.

6.0

MagicScore

#14

Vixen!

1968

In a Canadian mountain resort, Vixen Palmer resides with her naive pilot husband Tom. While he's away flying in tourists, she sleeps with practically everybody including a husband and his wife, and even her biker brother. However, the only one she won't bed is her brother's friend... who is Black.

5.5

MagicScore

#15

Murder

2004

To escape a secure but stifling life with her workaholic husband Sudhir, bored housewife Simran begins an affair with Sunny, an ex-boyfriend from her college days. However, when Sudhir grows suspicious and hires a private detective, the infidelity soon comes to light.

4.9

MagicScore

#16

In the Mood for Love

2000

In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love.

8.1

MagicScore

#17

Be with Me

2005

Three tales of love wrap around the true story of a blind and deaf woman named Theresa Chan. In the first an elderly shopkeeper is devoted to his sick wife. In the second, two teenage girls become soul mates and lovers. In the third a chubby security guard tries to find the courage to woo a beautiful woman who works in his building.

6.0

MagicScore

#18

The Idle Class

1921

At an upper class golf resort, a tramp discovers he's the lookalike of a rich man with a beautiful, unhappy wife.

6.7

MagicScore

#19

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939

A shy British teacher looks back nostalgically at his long career, taking note of the people who touched his life.

7.4

MagicScore

#20

In the Room

2015

This sensitive and sensual film draws together several narratives spanning several decades, all of them transpiring in the same room of the same Singaporean hotel — and all of them involving sex.

4.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Wet Season?

The top films similar to Wet Season by MovieMagicScore are Goodbye, Mr. Chips (6.6), Up the Down Staircase (7.0), The Garden of Words (7.6). Each shares drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Wet Season worth watching?

Wet Season holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10 from 37 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Wet Season?

Wet Season (2019) is a drama, romance film directed by Anthony Chen, starring Yeo Yann Yann, Koh Jia Ler, Christopher Lee Ming-Shun.

Where can I find more recommendations like Wet Season?

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 Wet Season

This ranked list pairs Wet Season (2019), a drama and romance film from Anthony Chen, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Yeo Yann Yann 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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