Movies Like Necessary Love

If you liked Necessary Love (1991), a movie directed by Fabio Carpi, 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
Anna Karenina (1997)
★ 6.1/10
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high…
2
Valmont (1989)
★ 6.7/10
Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins…
3
The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
★ 5.9/10
Ms. Isabel Archer isn't afraid to challenge societal norms. Impressed by her free spirit, her kindhearted cousin writes her into his fatally ill father's will. Suddenly rich and independent, Isabelle ventures into the…
4
Emma. (2020)
★ 7/10
In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.
5
Anna Karenina (1935)
★ 6.6/10
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high…
6
Whatever Works (2009)
★ 7.1/10
Whatever Works explores the relationship between a crotchety misanthrope, Boris and a naïve, impressionable young runaway from the south, Melody. When Melody's uptight parents arrive in New York to rescue her, they are…
7
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
★ 6.8/10
A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty.
8
Class (1983)
★ 6/10
Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the inexperienced Jonathan is emboldened to seek out older women in the…
9
Barefoot (2014)
★ 6.7/10
The "black sheep" son of a wealthy family meets a young psychiatric patient who's been raised in isolation her entire life. He takes the naive young woman home for his brother's wedding an improbable romance blooms, as…
10
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
★ 7.2/10
In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the future wife of another ex-lover of hers in return for one last night with her. Yet things don’t go as planned.
11
Prime (2005)
★ 6/10
A career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst.
12
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
★ 6/10
A Florida con man uses the recent death of the long time Congressman from his district, who he just happens to share a last name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, the U.S. Congress, where the money flows…
13
Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022)
★ 6.7/10
After 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.
14
White Nights (1957)
★ 7.5/10
A middle-aged man meets a young woman who is waiting on a canal bridge for her lover's return.
15
Not Easily Broken (2009)
★ 6.3/10
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
16
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
★ 6.4/10
A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.
17
The Right Kind of Wrong (2013)
★ 5.9/10
A stubborn idealist spies a bride on her way to her wedding and immediately falls in love with her.
18
Camille (2008)
★ 6.2/10
A twisted honeymoon adventure about a young couple on their way to Niagara Falls.
19
The Love Scam (2025)
★ 6.4/10
Drowning in debt, two brothers concoct a plan to scam a wealthy heiress and save their home in Naples — but unexpected love soon complicates the scheme.
20
Lovely, Still (2009)
★ 6.6/10
A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.