Most Similar Movies to Ju Dou (1990)
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The Wooden Man's Bride (1994), To Live (1994), The Goddess (1958), Pavilion of Women (2001), The Third Wife (2018), The Story of Qiu Ju (1992), Under Heaven (1998) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
The Wooden Man's Bride (1994)
After her groom is killed in a bandit ambush, a young peasant bride (Wang Lan) must move into the home of her wealthy mother-in-law, Madame Liu (Wang Yumei). In a perverse tribute to her fallen son, Madame Liu imposes on her new daughter-in-law a life of domestic servitude. In the midst of her misery, the young widow finds new romance with another peasant, the gentle and brave Kui (Chang Shih). But when Madame Liu discovers her infidelity, she vows to keep the lovers apart.
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To Live (1994)
After Fugui and Jiazhen lose their personal fortunes, they raise a family and survive difficult cultural changes during 1940s to 1970s China.
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The Goddess (1958)
A woman adored by the people around her ultimately struggles to be happy with herself.
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Pavilion of Women (2001)
With World War 2 looming, a prominent family in China must confront the contrasting ideas of traditionalism, communism and Western thinking, while dealing with the most important ideal of all: love and its meaning in society.
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The Third Wife (2018)
In 19th-century rural Vietnam, a young woman becomes the third wife of a wealthy landowner. Soon, she learns that she can only gain status by asserting herself as a woman who can give birth to a male child.
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The Story of Qiu Ju (1992)
A pregnant peasant woman seeks redress from the Chinese bureaucracy after the village chief kicks her husband in the groin in this comedy of justice. As she is frustrated by each level of the hierarchy and travels farther and farther away from the countryside the viewer is also provided with a look at the changing Chinese society through the verite camera used in most...Read all
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Under Heaven (1998)
Cynthia and Buck are a young couple with little but love. Soon Cynthia drops the cough syrup and beer drinking Buck: her dreams of being a princess did not involve an unemployed boyfriend who steals steaks and fruit-pies under his shirt. Setting out on her own, a devastated Buck left behind, Cynthia gets a job caring for rich but terminally ill Eleanor. As God would h...Read all
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Water (2005)
Just as Mahatma Gandhi's tenets begin to sweep through India, an 8-year-old (Sarala) must go to live in an ashram with other Hindu widows.
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The Road Home (1999)
A Chinese businessman (Honglei Sun) recalls the story of the courtship of his mother (Ziyi Zhang) and father (Yulian Zhao), on the occasion of the old man's death.
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Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
A young woman becomes the fourth wife of a wealthy lord, and must learn to live with the strict rules and tensions within the household.
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The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.
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The Good Earth (1937)
Although married Chinese farmers Wang and O-Lan initially experience success, their lives are complicated by declining fortunes and lean times, as well as the arrival of the beautiful young Lotus.
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Tilai (1990)
Set in a pre-colonial African past, Tilai is about an illicit love affair and its consequences. Saga returns to his village after an extended absence to discover that his father has taken Nogma, Saga's promised bride, for himself. Still in love with each other, the two begin an affair, although it would be considered incestuous. When the liaison is discovered, Saga's ...Read all
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Leila (1996)
Two months after meeting him, Leila (Leila Hatami) marries Reza (Ali Mosaffa). When they find out Leila is unable to conceive, they initially ignore Reza's mother's (Jamileh Sheikhi) insistence that he must take a second wife who can bear children. Determined to be a devoted Muslim spouse, Leila eventually becomes convinced that her mother-in-law is right and urges Reza to consider the idea. Reza reluctantly agrees to begin interviewing prospective brides, and their marriage soon deteriorates.
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My Woman (1933)
Spirited singer and dancer Connie (Helen Twelvetrees) charms a radio station executive, John Bradley (Victor Jory), when he spots her performing in a Panama nightclub. Connie hits it off with John and visits him in New York City. However, what she really wants is a gig for Chick ...
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Three Sisters (1970)
Nearly a thousand miles away from their beloved Moscow, Chekhov's Three Sisters live in virtual exile. Olga , a schoolmistress, attempts to support her siblings and the home that is the sole legacy of their late father.
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Cries and Whispers (1972)
Two women (Liv Ullmann, Ingrid Thulin) visit their dying spinster sister (Harriet Andersson) in her circa-1900 Swedish manor.
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A Tale of Five Women (1951)
1951. Drama. Stars, Bonar Colleano, Barbara Kelly, Eva Bartok & Gina Lollobrigida. When an Englishman leaves America to enlist in the RAF, his gruelling combat experiences result in a loss of memory.
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