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Movies Like Love Matters

If you liked Love Matters (1993), a thriller and drama movie directed by Eb Lottimer, 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. 1Bad Sister

    Bad Sister (2015)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and tv movie

    As a top student at St. Adeline's Catholic Boarding School, Zoe senses that something is not quite right about the school's new nun-- a sense proven to be true when it is revealed the "good' nun is an imposter with a…

  2. 2In Secret

    In Secret (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and thriller

    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…

  3. 3Deep Water

    Deep Water (2022)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and thriller

    A well-to-do husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers.

  4. 4Unfaithful

    Unfaithful (2002)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller and drama

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

  5. 55lbs of Pressure

    5lbs of Pressure (2024)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller and romance

    Fresh out of prison after serving time for murder, Adam returns to his old stomping grounds to seek out a son who doesn't know him. Eli, the brother of the man he killed is looking for revenge. Mike, is trying to…

  6. 6Infidelity in Suburbia

    Infidelity in Suburbia (2017)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller and tv movie

    With her husband away at work, and her son at school, Laura dreams of a home-renovation project to supplant her restless days. Elliott, her irresistibly hot private contractor, soon fulfills her more forbidden dreams.

  7. 7Butterfly on a Wheel

    Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and thriller

    A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.

  8. 8Adulterers

    Adulterers (2016)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller and drama

    On a steamy New Orleans afternoon, Sam Deuprey decides to surprise his beautiful wife, Ashley, for their anniversary and comes home early. But Ashley is not alone in the bedroom. She and her lover, Damien are about to…

  9. 9Suburbicon

    Suburbicon (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and drama

    In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect…

  10. 10Dream Lover

    Dream Lover (1994)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and thriller

    Not long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. But as strange incidents occur, Ray begins to realize he may not really know the woman…

  11. 11Wicked Minds

    Wicked Minds (2003)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and romance

    Holden returns home from college and is surprised to find his overpowering competitive father married to a much younger woman Lana. Holden quickly falls for the beauty and charisma of his step mother. A passionate…

  12. 12Careful What You Wish For

    Careful What You Wish For (2015)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and thriller

    A guy gets more than he bargained for after entering into an affair with the wife of an investment banker. Soon, a suspicious death and substantial life insurance policy embroil him in a scandal.

  13. 13Fifty Shades Freed

    Fifty Shades Freed (2018)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and romance

    Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But just as she steps into her role as Mrs. Grey and he…

  14. 14She's So Lovely

    She's So Lovely (1997)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and romance

    After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his incarceration.

  15. 15Petulia

    Petulia (1968)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and romance

    Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner, a charming, free-spirited young woman. Petulia's…

  16. 16Heatwave

    Heatwave (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller and drama

    A woman's life takes an unexpected turn when she falls for her boss's wife. She must soon defend herself as she becomes entangled in a web of malice.

  17. 17The Good Neighbor

    The Good Neighbor (2022)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller and drama

    A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and…

  18. 18Bitter Moon

    Bitter Moon (1992)

    ★ 7.1/10Also thriller and drama

    A passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.

  19. 19Shirley

    Shirley (2020)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and thriller

    A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.

  20. 20Intrusion

    Intrusion (2021)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and thriller

    When a husband and wife move to a small town, a home invasion leaves the wife traumatized and suspicious that those around her might not be who they seem.

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