Movies Like Shining Boy
If you liked Shining Boy (1989), a romance movie directed by Kinya Ogawa, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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The Matchmaker's Playbook (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also romanceAfter a career-ending accident, former NFL recruit Ian Hunter is back on campus, and he's putting his extensive skills with women to work as one of the masterminds behind a successful and secretive dating service. But…
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Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also romanceAs Sasaki prepares for his college entrance exams, Miyano tries to make the most of their limited time together while grappling with his own emotions.
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Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also romanceHow far would you go to get the person of your dreams? With the help of Gwen and Tiffani, Kyle pretends to be heterosexual in order to land Troy, the new guy (and nude model) who's turning the heads of both men and…
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Mask Danshi wa Koishitakunai noni (2023)
★ 7.6/10Also romanceWhen Saikawa rips off Keigo’s mask, he sparks unexpected feelings—and a deal: tutoring in exchange for learning to love what’s behind the mask.
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X (2011)
★ 6.4/10Also romanceA veteran call girl and a runaway prostitute witness a murder which sends them on an out-of-control roller coaster ride through the twilight zone of sex-for-sale.
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Kase-san and Morning Glories (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also romanceYamada may be shy and rather clumsy, but the flower gardens at her school have always brought her happiness. Suddenly, a different sort of beauty catches her eye—the vivacious track star, Kase-san. Although the two…
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Nostalgic Christmas (2019)
★ 7/10Also romanceWhen Anne helps her father close the family's toy store, what she finds will help inspire an entire town that is need of some Christmas cheer.
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Holiday Date (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also romanceWhen Brooke’s boyfriend, Ethan, breaks up with her just before the holidays, she agrees to go home with Joel, an actor who will pose as her boyfriend.
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Flying Home (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also romanceColin, an ambitious young American businessman, has a deal with a potential client, a rich Arab sheikh who is a passionate pigeon fancier. The sheikh has tried several times to buy a champion pigeon, but the owner…
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Prince Charming (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also romanceAfter an extramarital indiscretion, a fairy-tale prince and his sidekick are turned into frogs for all eternity or until the prince can convince a maiden to kiss and then marry him.
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Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through The Snow (2015)
★ 6.2/10Also romanceStranded at an airport at Christmastime, Ashley Harrison accepts a ride from Dash Sutherland, who has just rented the last car in town. As the pair heads north, their adventures include car trouble, adopting a puppy…
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All of My Heart: The Wedding (2018)
★ 7.4/10Also romanceBrian and Jenny are planning their wedding at the Inn where they fell in love. When a distant relative arrives and stakes their claim to the Inn, Brian and Jenny must find a way to save their beloved Inn or risk having…
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A Christmas Prince (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also romanceWhen a reporter goes undercover as a nanny to get the inside scoop on a playboy prince, she gets tangled in some royal intrigue and ends up finding love - but will she be able to keep up her lie?
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Twinkle All the Way (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also romanceTo pull off a spectacular Christmas-themed wedding, a wedding planner joins forces with the co-owner of a family-run Christmas decoration and house-lighting company.
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A Glenbrooke Christmas (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also romanceAs Christmas nears, heiress Jessica Morgan seizes what seems like her last chance to experience a relaxed Christmas and heads off to the small town of Glenbrooke, where she meets a handsome fireman.
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Evergreen Love (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also romanceSayaka works at a office. She's not very good at her job or with love. One night, she finds a man, Itsuki, collapsed in front of her home. She takes him inside and they begin to live together. Itsuki teaches Sayaka…
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Christmas Under the Stars (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also romanceWhen Nick is fired from his high-powered investment firm at Christmastime, he takes a job at a Christmas tree lot. There, he meets Julie, an astronomy teacher who’s always looked to the stars for hope. As the Christmas…
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Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also romanceChristmas enthusiast party planners Ella and her sister, Marianne, clash with their client, Edward, who is a not-so-jolly toy company CEO.
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Every Day (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also romance16-year old Rhiannon falls in love with a mysterious spirit named “A” that inhabits a different body every day. Feeling an unmatched connection, Rhiannon and “A” work each day to find each other, not knowing what the…
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Date A Bullet: Nightmare or Queen (2020)
★ 7.7/10Also romanceSecond part of the "Date A Bullet" films.