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Movies Like Finding the Right Words

If you liked Finding the Right Words, a drama and romance movie directed by Shayna Davis, 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.

  1. 1Not Easily Broken

    Not Easily Broken (2009)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.

  2. 2The Magic of Ordinary Days

    The Magic of Ordinary Days (2005)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama and romance

    Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.

  3. 3Newness

    Newness (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and drama

    In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.

  4. 4Fifty Shades Freed

    Fifty Shades Freed (2018)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and romance

    Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But just as she steps into her role as Mrs. Grey and he…

  5. 5The Lost Husband

    The Lost Husband (2020)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and romance

    Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.

  6. 6Home by Spring

    Home by Spring (2018)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and romance

    When an ambitious event planner gets an opportunity she can’t refuse, she goes undercover as her boss and returns to her rural hometown. With the help of her family and the man she left behind, she pulls off the…

  7. 7Petulia

    Petulia (1968)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and romance

    Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner, a charming, free-spirited young woman. Petulia's…

  8. 8Fifty Shades Darker

    Fifty Shades Darker (2017)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and romance

    When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy…

  9. 9Fingernails

    Fingernails (2023)

    ★ 5.9/10Also romance and drama

    Anna and Ryan have found true love together. It's been proven by a controversial test. There's just one problem: Anna still isn't sure. Then she meets Amir.

  10. 10Monday

    Monday (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and romance

    A spark on a Friday can lead to a sizzling weekend fling, but what happens when you get to the inevitable Monday?

  11. 11Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between

    Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and drama

    Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?

  12. 12Time Is Up

    Time Is Up (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance and drama

    Vivien, 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.

  13. 13Wander Darkly

    Wander Darkly (2020)

    ★ 6/10Also romance and drama

    New parents Adrienne and Matteo are forced to reckon with trauma amidst their troubled relationship. They must revisit the memories of their past and unravel haunting truths in order to face their uncertain future.

  14. 14The Girl from the Song

    The Girl from the Song (2017)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and romance

    A young musician travels to Burning Man, a psychedelic festival in the middle of the Nevada desert, in an attempt to get the impetuous girl he has fallen in love with.

  15. 15A Valentine's Match

    A Valentine's Match (2020)

    ★ 7/10Also romance and drama

    Fired from her job as a reality TV host, Natalie returns home for Valentine's Day, only to find herself running the town festival's auction with her ex-fiancé thanks to two scheming mothers.

  16. 16Life in a Year

    Life in a Year (2020)

    ★ 8.2/10Also drama and romance

    A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.

  17. 17Mr. Jones

    Mr. Jones (1993)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and romance

    The story about the relationship between a manic depressive man, Mr. Jones, and the female doctor who takes more than a professional interest in his treatment.

  18. 18Purple Hearts

    Purple Hearts (2022)

    ★ 8/10Also romance and drama

    An 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.

  19. 19Love Me

    Love Me (2025)

    ★ 6/10Also romance and drama

    In a story that spans billions of years, a buoy and a satellite meet online long after humanity’s extinction. As they learn what life was like on Earth, they discover themselves and what it means to be alive and in love.

  20. 20All of You

    All of You (2025)

    ★ 6.3/10Also romance and drama

    Laura and Simon have been best friends since college. Over the years, they've realized their bond is more than platonic. Can they—and should they—risk everything to explore a love that has existed all along?

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