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Movies Like Intimate Strangers

If you liked Intimate Strangers (2004), a drama and romance movie directed by Patrice Leconte, 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. 1Double Lover

    Double Lover (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and drama

    Chloé, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. A few months later she moves in with him, but soon discovers that her lover is concealing a part of his identity.

  2. 2Asylum

    Asylum (2005)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and romance

    A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife.

  3. 3Blind

    Blind (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and romance

    A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.

  4. 4Mr. 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.

  5. 5Gabriel's Inferno: Part II

    Gabriel's Inferno: Part II (2020)

    ★ 8.3/10Also romance and drama

    Professor Gabriel Emerson finally learns the truth about Julia Mitchell's identity, but his realization comes a moment too late. Julia is done waiting for the well-respected Dante specialist to remember her and wants…

  6. 6Third Person

    Third Person (2014)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and romance

    An acclaimed novelist struggles to write an analysis of love in one of three stories, each set in a different city, that detail the beginning, middle and end of a relationship.

  7. 7A Journal for Jordan

    A Journal for Jordan (2021)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and romance

    Based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, a soldier deployed to Iraq begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son. Back at home, senior New York Times editor Dana Canedy revisits…

  8. 8Unfaithful

    Unfaithful (2002)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and romance

    A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.

  9. 9The Killing of a Sacred Deer

    The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who…

  10. 10Attraction

    Attraction (2001)

    ★ 6.9/10Also romance

    A 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.

  11. 11On the Edge

    On the Edge (2001)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and romance

    A suicidal young man is committed to a Dublin psychiatric hospital where he meets new friends who greatly influence his life.

  12. 12My Policeman

    My Policeman (2022)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama and romance

    In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom and Patrick at a time when…

  13. 13Leaving

    Leaving (2009)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and romance

    A bourgeois housewife, planning to go back to work as a physiotherapist after having devoted 20 years to her husband and two children, has her comfortable, elegant life turned upside down when she falls for a Spanish…

  14. 14Anna Karenina

    Anna Karenina (1997)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and romance

    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…

  15. 15In Secret

    In Secret (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and romance

    In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching…

  16. 16The Young Lovers

    The Young Lovers (2022)

    ★ 6.4/10Also romance and drama

    Elegant, retired architect Shauna (70) crosses paths with Pierre, a happily married doctor in his 40s, who first made an impression on her in a brief meeting 15 years previously. Both are quite troubled to meet again…

  17. 17The Woman Next Door

    The Woman Next Door (1981)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and romance

    Two ex-lovers wind up living next door to each other with their respective spouses. Forbidden passions ensue.

  18. 18The Little Sister

    The Little Sister (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and romance

    When Fatima leaves her close-knit suburban family to study philosophy in Paris, she finds herself caught between her religious upbringing and the freedom of student life in the city.

  19. 19Time 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.

  20. 20Cesar and Rosalie

    Cesar and Rosalie (1972)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance and drama

    A young woman becomes entangled with a successful businessman, but her ex tries to win her back, provoking intense jealousy that leads her to reconsider her choice. Ultimately, one man's actions force a resolution to…

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