Asian Films Like The Holdovers

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University students from across Korea share a boarding house in Seoul during 1994, while a future-flashback teases which of the men the central female character eventually marries.…

If you loved The Holdovers's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Reply 1994 delivers exactly that. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

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Six friends navigate high school in Busan in 1997 — the height of the first K-pop idol wave — while a flash-forward wedding reveals that one of the men in the group married one of …

The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

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A famous baseball pitcher ends up in prison and navigates life behind bars with colorful cellmates.

If you loved The Holdovers's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Prison Playbook delivers exactly that. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

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A tomboyish woman is mistaken for a man and hired at a coffee shop by its owner who begins to fall for her.

If you loved The Holdovers's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Coffee Prince delivers exactly that. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

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A family with supernatural abilities is targeted by a con artist woman who ends up falling for one of them.

If you loved The Holdovers's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, The Atypical Family delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about grief handled honestly enough to make you feel it. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

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A young man accidentally joins a team of grim reapers who prevent suicides by helping the living resolve their pain.

If you loved The Holdovers's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Tomorrow delivers exactly that. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

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A young woman training to be a nun pretends to be her twin brother and joins an idol group. As she navigates disguises, secret identities, and the pressures of K-pop stardom, three…

If you loved The Holdovers's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, You're Beautiful delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — belonging — is the same. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

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Four men in their early 40s — childhood friends who've stayed immature in love — navigate romance, heartbreak, and growing up alongside a high school ethics teacher who won't give …

If you loved The Holdovers's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, A Gentleman's Dignity delivers exactly that. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

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Special effects artist No Eul-hoon has been repeatedly passed over for promotions and love. After accidentally activating Zero Nine — a humanoid robot programmed to be the perfect …

If you loved The Holdovers's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Absolute Boyfriend delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — belonging — is the same. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

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A high school transfer student known for his emotional unavailability meets the only girl who doesn't seem interested in impressing him. Their relationship starts as irritation, sl…

The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.