Movies Like Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2003)

Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks is a 2003 documentary film from Wang Bing with a MovieMagicScore of 7.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Up the Yangtze and Pelle the Conqueror.

Documentary

Up the Yangtze

2007

At the edge of the Yangtze River, not far from the Three Gorges Dam, young men and women take up employment on a cruise ship, where they confront rising waters and a radically changing China.

7.3

MagicScore

Pelle the Conqueror

1987

In the late 19th century, two Swedish emigrants, Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle, arrive on the Danish island of Bornholm hoping to find work on a farm and save enough money to travel to the United States of America.

7.3

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I Stand Alone

1999

After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage daughter, The Butcher wants to start life anew. He institutionalizes his daughter and moves to the Lille suburbs with his mistress, who promises him a new butcher shop. Learning that she lied, The Butcher returns to Paris to find his daughter.

7.4

MagicScore

The Working Class Goes to Heaven

1971

After losing a finger in a work accident, an Italian worker becomes increasingly involved in political and revolutionary groups.

7.8

MagicScore

Ascension

2021

The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the “Chinese Dream.” Driven by mesmerizing—and sometimes humorous—imagery, this observational documentary presents a contemporary vision of China that prioritizes productivity and innovation above all.

6.9

MagicScore

Nights of Cabiria

1957

Rome, 1957. A woman, Cabiria, is robbed and left to drown by her boyfriend, Giorgio. Rescued, she resumes her life and tries her best to find happiness in a cynical world. Even when she thinks her struggles are over and she has found happiness and contentment, things may not be what they seem.

8.0

MagicScore

Tutti giù per terra

1997

Having just moved back in with his working-class parents, twentysomething on-and-off philosophy undergrad Walter navigates turn-of-the-millennium Turin and Gen-X ennui.

6.6

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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

1960

A 22-year-old factory worker lets loose on the weekends: drinking, brawling, and dating two women, one of whom is older and married.

7.0

MagicScore

Europe '51

1952

A wealthy, self-absorbed Rome socialite is racked by guilt over the death of her young son. As a way of dealing with her grief and finding meaning in her life, she decides to devote her time and money to the city’s poor and sick. Her newfound, single-minded activism leads to conflicts with her husband and questions about her sanity.

7.4

MagicScore

#10

Freaks - You're One of Us

2020

After having a chance encounter with a mysterious character, Wendy, a young working class mother, discovers that she has super powers.

5.7

MagicScore

#11

The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime

2014

This incredibly disturbing story follows the exploitation of an apprentice butcher, Hermógenes, and his trial after he murders his boss in broad daylight. Hermógenes, a farmhand from northern Argentina, relocates to Buenos Aires in search of a better life for himself and his young wife, but soon finds himself at the mercy of a corrupt boss. The film is based on a thorough investigation of a real event that happened in Buenos Aires 10 years ago. Almost every scene in the film is inspired by real facts or based on well documented daily practices of the “meat business” and its environment. Both a shocking exposé of unscrupulous practices in the meat industry and a heart-wrenching personal story, El Patrón became one of the most successful Argentine films of 2014.

7.6

MagicScore

#12

Rosetta

1999

Young, impulsive Rosetta lives a hard and stressful life as she struggles to support herself and her alcoholic mother. Refusing all charity, she is desperate to maintain a dignified job.

7.2

MagicScore

#13

Riff-Raff

1991

Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with their "signing on" for unemployment benefits. Some coworkers help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a council estate. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, who's struggling to be a professional singer.

6.7

MagicScore

#14

Winter's Bone

2010

After discovering her father put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared, 17-year-old Ree Dolly must confront the local criminal underworld and the harsh Ozark wilderness in order to to track down her father and save her family.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

A Kind of Loving

1962

As Vic Brown vacillates between infatuation and disinterest for his co-worker Ingrid Rothwell, she finds out that she is pregnant and Vic has to reconcile how he thought his life would go with what life actually has in store for him.

7.0

MagicScore

#16

Daddy and Them

2001

Ruby and her husband Claude are a working-class couple who live in suburban Arkansas. As crazy as they are for each other, their relationship is far from harmonious. (The lack of money doesn't help matters, either.) In fact, their whole family is fraught with unresolved conflicts. Then Claude's uncle is arrested on a felony charge, and everyone rallies round. Ruby's mother Jewel and flirtatious sister Rose (Claude's ex-girlfriend) even fly in from Tennessee; but, far from being a source of support, Jewel seems only to want to break up Ruby and Claude.

5.3

MagicScore

#17

The Last Hour

2017

Lima, Peru, 1991. After years of fruitless efforts, a group of police officers finally find a lead on the whereabouts of Abimael Guzmán, the bloodthirsty leader of the communist terrorist gang Shining Path.

6.9

MagicScore

#18

Unknown Origins

2020

In Madrid, Spain, a mysterious serial killer ruthlessly murders his victims by recreating the first appearance of several comic book superheroes. Cosme, a veteran police inspector who is about to retire, works on the case along with the tormented inspector David Valentín and his own son Jorge Elías, a nerdy young man who owns a comic book store.

6.2

MagicScore

#19

Sleepless Night

2011

Vincent, a police officer, and his partner Manuel steal a large amount of cocaine from José Marciano, a ruthless crime lord who is quick to seek revenge, endangering Vincent's life, career and family.

5.9

MagicScore

#20

Serenity

2019

The quiet life of Baker Dill, a fishing boat captain who lives on the isolated Plymouth Island, where he spends his days obsessed with capturing an elusive tuna while fighting his personal demons, is interrupted when someone from his past comes to him searching for help.

5.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks?

The top films similar to Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks by MovieMagicScore are Up the Yangtze (7.3), Pelle the Conqueror (7.3), I Stand Alone (7.4). Each shares documentary themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks worth watching?

Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.7/10 from 48 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks?

Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2003) is a documentary film directed by Wang Bing.

Where can I find more recommendations like Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks?

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

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This ranked list pairs Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2003), a documentary film from Wang Bing, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap. 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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