Movies Like Two in the Shadow
If you liked Two in the Shadow (1967), a romance and drama movie directed by Mikio Naruse, 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 Greatest (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaTeenagers Rose and Bennett were in love, and then a car crash claimed Bennett's life. He left behind a grieving mother, father and younger brother, and Rose was left all alone. She has no family to turn to for support…
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Love of Your Life (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also romance and dramaAfter a chance encounter sparks a sweeping romance, Maya's future is suddenly upended, sending her on an unexpected journey to love and live again.
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In Name Only (1939)
★ 7/10Also drama and romanceA wealthy man falls for a widow but is locked into a loveless marriage with a woman who has contrived to convince his parents she is the ideal wife.
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P.S. I Love You (2007)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and romanceA young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.
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The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romanceIn the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. There, he's introduced to the lovely Selima. In keeping with tradition…
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Not Easily Broken (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceA car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
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The Rose Tattoo (1955)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romanceA grieving widow embarks on a new romance when she discovers her late husband had been cheating on her.
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The Rain People (1969)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaWhen a housewife finds out she is pregnant, she runs out of town looking for freedom to reevaluate her life decisions.
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Bounce (2000)
★ 5.8/10Also drama and romanceBuddy Amaral, a successful and self-absorbed Los Angeles advertising executive, switches airline tickets with a stranger just before boarding a long-delayed flight so that he might enjoy an overnight fling with a…
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Purple Hearts (2022)
★ 8/10Also romance and dramaAn aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.
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Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black (2024)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaAva, a young bank professional is devastated when her husband Dallas abandons a marriage she is determined to fight for until fate intervenes, revealing Dallas' wicked deeds that have trashed their marriage, and once…
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Premonition (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaA depressed housewife who learns her husband was killed in a car accident the day previously awakens the next morning to find him alive and well at home, and then awakens the day after to a world in which he is still…
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A Love Song (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romanceTwo childhood sweethearts, now both widowed, share a night by a lake in the mountains.
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2 Hearts (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also romance and dramaWhen illness strikes two people who are polar opposites, life and death bring them together in surprising ways.
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Feast of Love (2007)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and dramaA meditation on love and its various incarnations, set within a community of friends in Oregon. It is described as an exploration of the magical, mysterious and sometimes painful incarnations of love.
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Time Is Up (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also romance and dramaVivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the time.
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The Last Tycoon (1976)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceMonroe Stahr, a successful movie producer, pursues a beautiful and elusive young woman — all the while working himself to death.
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Radiance (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also romance and dramaThe story follows the social intercourse between a cameraman, Masaya, with a visual impairment, and Misako who disconnects from the world.
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Blind (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and romanceA novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.
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Brief Encounter (1945)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and romanceReturning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during…