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Movies Like Romance

If you liked Romance (1986), a drama movie directed by Massimo Mazzucco, 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. 1Daddy Longlegs

    Daddy Longlegs (2010)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    After months of living a solitary existence, Lenny, 34, picks up his kids from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage, 9, and Frey, 7. Lenny hosts his kids within a midtown studio apartment…

  2. 2Most

    Most (2003)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama

    A poetic and powerful story of a father forced to choose between love and duty.

  3. 3The Beautiful Country

    The Beautiful Country (2004)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    After reuniting with his mother in Ho Chi Minh City, a family tragedy causes Binh to flee from Viet Nam to America. Landing in New York, Binh begins a road trip to Texas, where his American father is said to live.

  4. 4Along the Ridge

    Along the Ridge (2006)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    A young father and his two children struggle to find harmony after his wife leaves them for another man.

  5. 5Anemone

    Anemone (2025)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama

    Middle-aged Jem sets out from his suburban home on a journey into the woods, where he reconnects with his estranged hermit brother Ray. Bonded by a mysterious, complicated past, the men share a fraught, if occasionally…

  6. 6The Dinner

    The Dinner (2014)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    Story about two brothers and their wives, and the interactions between them and their two high school age children. When the kids get into serious trouble together, how will the parents relationships change with and…

  7. 7I Never Sang for My Father

    I Never Sang for My Father (1970)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    A man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California.

  8. 8The Mass Is Ended

    The Mass Is Ended (1985)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama

    Young Father Giulio returns to Rome, where he was born and raised, to replace a priest who has left the clergy to start a family. He is delighted to reunite with his loved ones, especially his mother, sister, and old…

  9. 9A Daughter

    A Daughter (2025)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    A middle-aged man, Pietro, becomes a widower and must take care of his daughter. He will never have the time to delve into his own pain, committing himself to raising his daughter with love and dedication, in an…

  10. 10Last Ride

    Last Ride (2009)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    A young boy travels across Australia with his father, who's wanted by the law.

  11. 11Tigertail

    Tigertail (2020)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.

  12. 12Strange Weather

    Strange Weather (2016)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.

  13. 13The Etruscan Smile

    The Etruscan Smile (2018)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    Rory MacNeil, a rugged old Scotsman, reluctantly leaves his beloved isolated Hebridean island and travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment. Moving in with his estranged son, Rory sees his life transformed…

  14. 14Bad Tales

    Bad Tales (2020)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    In a small suburb on the outskirts of Rome, the cheerful heat of summer camouflages a stifling atmosphere of alienation. From a distance, the families seem normal, but it’s an illusion: in the houses, courtyards and…

  15. 15Things We Don't Say

    Things We Don't Say (2026)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama

    Carlo and Elisa are a successful couple. He’s a university professor and writer facing a creative block; she’s a brilliant, sharp-witted journalist, known for her internationally published editorials. They live in…

  16. 16Embattled

    Embattled (2020)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.

  17. 175 Is the Perfect Number

    5 Is the Perfect Number (2019)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    Peppino, a retired hitman for the Camorra, has now fully passed on his job and know-how to his single son, Nino. But when Nino is brutally assassinated, the old man is back in business to take revenge. Aside his…

  18. 18Light of My Life

    Light of My Life (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    Years after a pandemic wipes out most of the female population, a father struggles to shield his daughter from a dangerous and predatory world.

  19. 19Husbands and Lovers

    Husbands and Lovers (1991)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    Stefan finds that he can no longer tolerate the arrangement of his cheating wife ... he, the husband, gets her during the week and her lover gets her on the weekends. At the same time the wife finds herself…

  20. 20Paternal Leave

    Paternal Leave (2025)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    Torn between longing and anger, 15-year-old Leo travels to the coast of northern Italy to meet her biological father. The two are complete strangers to each other. They struggle to find truth, affinity, love and the…

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