Movies Like Yu no machi jōwa
If you liked Yu no machi jōwa (1951), a romance movie directed by Masamitsu Igayama, 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)
★ 7.1/10Also 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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Attraction (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also romanceA writer/radio advice show host fails to heed his own advice as he stalks his ex-girlfriend and then becomes involved with an actress friend of hers.
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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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Safe Haven (2013)
★ 7.2/10Also romanceA young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
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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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June and John (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also romanceJohn leads an ordinary life with a monotonous routine. One day John runs into a woman on the subway who is as beautiful as she is mysterious named June. His encounter with her finally leads him to have a goal in his…
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Gabriel's Rapture: Part I (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also romanceIn the fourth instalment of the Gabriel's Inferno series, Professor Gabriel Emerson has embarked on a passionate, yet clandestine affair with his former student Julia Mitchell, but when they return from their romantic…
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The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also romanceTwo teenagers trapped in an endless time loop set out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect.
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Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also romanceFor Pablo Escobar family is everything. When young surfer Nick falls for Escobar's niece, Maria, he finds his life on the line when he's pulled into the dangerous world of the family business.
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Sailing Into Love (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also romanceA biology teacher’s crusade to save a nearby island from development leads to unexpected romance with the handsome and mysterious young sea captain who is new to the seaside town of Willow Bay.
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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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Five Star Christmas (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also romanceAfter moving back to her hometown, Lisa (Lenz) plots with her siblings and grandparents to help her father's bed and breakfast get a five-star review from an incognito travel critic (Webster), but ends up falling for…
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Forever in My Heart (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also romanceJenna and Charlie found love in Ireland but their dreams drove them apart. Five years later, they reunite and Jenna has to decide where her heart belongs—back home or in the Emerald Isle.
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The Hot Spot (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also romanceUpon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
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Frequencies (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also romanceThe story of the forbidden relationship between a 'low born' boy and a 'high born' girl in an alternate reality where every person's relationships and life worth are determined by their innate 'frequencies'.
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A Royal Winter (2017)
★ 7.1/10Also romanceWhile on a last-minute European holiday, a young woman finds herself in the middle of a real-life fairy tale when a chance meeting with a handsome local leads to something more. However, things get complicated when she…
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Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also romanceA skeptical writer shows up in Evergreen to get the scoop on the town's famed passion for Christmas during a search for a long-lost time capsule.
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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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Chateau Christmas (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also romanceMargot, a world-renowned pianist, returns to Chateau Newhaus to spend the holidays with her family and is reunited with an ex who helps her rediscover her passion for music.
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Gabriel's Rapture: Part III (2022)
★ 7.9/10Also romanceIn the sixth installment of the Gabriel's Inferno series, Julia deals with the aftermath of Gabriel's departure, while Gabriel goes on a journey of self-discovery. Will they reunite and be able to repair what is broken?