If you loved The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, try Bao

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Bao has roughly 6.3× fewer votes than The Secret Life of Walter Mitty — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theysit in Comedy / Drama / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Bao is

Here's a film that knows its audience. A Chinese-Canadian woman makes a dumpling that comes alive. The ensuing years test their bond as the dumpling grows up. It's a slight story, but somehow works as a tearjerker.

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