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Movies Like The Soft Skin

If you liked The Soft Skin (1964), a drama and romance movie directed by François Truffaut, 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. 1A Tale of Winter

    A Tale of Winter (1992)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and romance

    Felicie and Charles have a whirlwind holiday romance. Due to a mix-up on addresses they lose contact, and five years later at Christmas-time Felicie is living with her mother in a cold Paris with a daughter as a…

  2. 2Mélo

    Mélo (1986)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and romance

    In 1920s Paris, violinists and lifelong friends Pierre Belcroix and Marcel Blanc are happy with their lives, although Marcel has become famous and Pierre has not. Pierre is married to Romaine, a stylish young flapper…

  3. 3Goodbye Again

    Goodbye Again (1961)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and romance

    Middle-aged businesswoman Paula Tessier rejects the advances of her client's amusing 25-year-old son, Philip Van der Besh, but reconsiders when her longtime philandering partner begins yet another casual affair with a…

  4. 4One Fine Morning

    One Fine Morning (2022)

    ★ 6.4/10Also romance and drama

    With a father suffering from neurodegenerative disease, a young woman lives with her eight-year-old daughter. While struggling to secure a decent nursing home, she runs into an unavailable friend with whom she embarks…

  5. 5The Bridges of Madison County

    The Bridges of Madison County (1995)

    ★ 7.7/10Also drama and romance

    Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.

  6. 6Private Fears in Public Places

    Private Fears in Public Places (2006)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and romance

    Seven lonely lives in Paris: a middle-aged estate agent who believes a colleague is sending messages in video tapes she loans him; his co-worker whose Bible is close at hand in times of stress; her late-night charge…

  7. 7The Apartment

    The Apartment (1996)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and romance

    Max is a former playboy who has decided to settle down by marrying his current love, Muriel. However, when Max catches a glimpse of the great lost love of his life, he becomes obsessed with rekindling their relationship.

  8. 8Not 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.

  9. 9Cyrano

    Cyrano (2021)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a…

  10. 10Hello, 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?

  11. 11Sweet November

    Sweet November (2001)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and romance

    Nelson is a man devoted to his advertising career in San Francisco. One day, while taking a driving test at the DMV, he meets Sara. She is very different from the other women in his life. Nelson causes her to miss out…

  12. 12The Little Thief

    The Little Thief (1988)

    ★ 6.3/10Also romance and drama

    In a small town in post-WWII France, 16-year-old Janine tries to improve her conditions by any means necessary. Three people—Michel, a married lover; Raoul, a fellow thief; Mauricette, a photographer she meets in…

  13. 13Love at First Sight

    Love at First Sight (2023)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance and drama

    Hadley and Oliver begin falling in love on a flight from New York to London, but when they lose each other at customs, can they defy all odds to reunite?

  14. 14The Swimming Pool

    The Swimming Pool (1969)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    Set in a magnificent villa near a sun-drenched St. Tropez, lovers Jean-Paul and Marianne are spending a happy, lazy summer holiday. Their only concern is to gratify their mutual passion - until the day when Marianne…

  15. 15Persuasion

    Persuasion (1995)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and romance

    In early 19th-century England, dire financial straits reacquaint the aristocratic Anne Elliot with her wealthy ex-fiance Frederick Wentworth. The two must choose between either putting the past behind them or listening…

  16. 16Nights in Rodanthe

    Nights in Rodanthe (2008)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    Adrienne is trying to decide whether to stay in her unhappy marriage or not, and her life changes when Paul, a doctor who is travelling to reconcile with his estranged son, checks into an inn where she is staying.

  17. 17Hunting & Gathering

    Hunting & Gathering (2007)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance and drama

    When Camille falls ill, she is forced to live with Philibert and Franck.

  18. 18What the Day Owes the Night

    What the Day Owes the Night (2012)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama and romance

    Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized Jonas, he grows up among the Rio Salado youths, with whom he becomes friends. Emilie is one of the gang; everyone is…

  19. 19Just a Breath Away

    Just a Breath Away (2018)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    When a deadly mist engulfs Paris, people find refuge in the upper floors of the buildings. With no information, no electricity and hardly any supplies, Mathieu, Anna and their daughter Sarah try to survive the disaster.

  20. 20Bounce

    Bounce (2000)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and romance

    Buddy 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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