Movies Like East Did Meet West
If you liked East Did Meet West (2026), a drama and romance movie directed by Aiko Lozar, 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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Endless Love (2014)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romanceA privileged girl and a charismatic boy's instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart.
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Mandingo (1975)
★ 6.6/10Also romance and dramaWarren Maxwell, the owner of a run-down plantation, pressures his son, Hammond, to marry and produce an heir to inherit the plantation. Hammond settles on his own cousin, Blanche, but purchases a sex slave when he…
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Come See the Paradise (1990)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and romanceIn this drama from director Alan Parker, on-the-lam Jack McGurn flees to Los Angeles and takes a job as a projectionist at a movie theater owned by a Japanese-American man. Jack falls for the owner's daughter, Lily…
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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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Mayerling (1968)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and romanceCrown Prince Rudolf of Austria clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, over implementing progressive policies for their country. Rudolf soon feels he is a man born at the wrong time in a country…
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Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and romanceAfter a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs.
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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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Love Everlasting (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also romance and dramaBridger is a young outsider who's always wanted more. He and his mother flee an abusive home, eventually finding a small town in the middle of nowhere. Once there, Bridger finds true acceptance with another misfit.
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In the Heights (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and romanceThe story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Heights.
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The Sun Is Also a Star (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also romance and dramaTwo young New Yorkers begin to fall in love over the course of a single day, as a series of potentially life-altering meetings loom over their heads - hers concerning her family’s deportation to Jamaica, and his…
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The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
★ 7.4/10Also history and dramaIn war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron…
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Loving (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and romanceIn 1958, in the state of Virginia, the idea of interracial marriage was not only considered to be immoral to many, it was also illegal. When Richard and Mildred fall in love, they are aware of the eyes staring at them…
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West Side Story (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romanceTwo youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and romanceA couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.
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The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and romanceIn this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both actors are involved in serious…
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The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and romanceA widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.
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The Edge of Love (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and historyWhen the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera. Despite her joy at seeing Dylan after so many…
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Raintree County (1957)
★ 6.4/10Also romance and dramaIn 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is distracted from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither by Susanna Drake, a rich New Orleans girl. This love triangle is further…
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The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and romancePhotographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.
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Downton Abbey (2019)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and romanceThe beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the King and Queen of England will unleash scandal, romance and intrigue that will leave the future…