Movies Like The Wedding
If you liked The Wedding (1998), a romance and drama movie directed by Charles Burnett, 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 Magic of Ordinary Days (2005)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and romancePregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.
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Purple Hearts (2022)
★ 8/10Also romance and dramaAn aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.
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A Valentine's Match (2020)
★ 7/10Also romance and dramaFired from her job as a reality TV host, Natalie returns home for Valentine's Day, only to find herself running the town festival's auction with her ex-fiancé thanks to two scheming mothers.
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I Still Believe (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and romanceThe true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope.
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Newness (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and dramaIn contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.
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Disappearing Acts (2000)
★ 6.2/10Also tv movie and romanceA struggling construction worker and an aspiring musician find themselves falling in love.
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Ruth & Boaz (2025)
★ 7.4/10Also romance and dramaA talented singer leaves the Atlanta music scene and starts over in small-town Tennessee, where she finds love and new purpose but can't escape the past.
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Young at Heart (1954)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and dramaThe lives and romances of three sisters in a musical family; the youngest daughter's life is complicated by the subsequent arrival of a charming composer and a cynical music arranger.
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Not Easily Broken (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceA car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
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Petulia (1968)
★ 6/10Also drama and romanceDr. 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…
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Elena Undone (2010)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romanceThe wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer.
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The Lost Husband (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and romanceTrying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.
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Sisters of the Groom (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also tv movie and romanceWhen Sarah needs to impress a corporate bigwig in order to help her sister's catering business, she finds herself agreeing to be his son’s pretend date to a family wedding
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Save the Last Dance (2001)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romanceAfter the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better when befriends Chenille and her…
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Bed of Roses (1996)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and romanceThe seeds of love are planted when Lisa, a high-powered investment banker, receives flowers from a secret admirer. But when his fairy-tale fantasies clash with her workaholic ways, they soon find out that sometimes…
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A Star Is Born (1954)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and romanceA movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
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Love in Winterland (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also tv movie and romanceAlly, a final contestant on a dating show, must face her high school sweetheart when she is chosen for the Hometown Date.
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Marked Men: Rule + Shaw (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also romance and dramaShaw Landon has loved Rule Archer from the moment she laid eyes on him. Rule, a fiery-tempered rebel tattoo artist, doesn’t have time for a good girl pre-med student like Shaw — even if she’s the only one who can see…
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Home for Christmas Day (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also romance and dramaJane is a single mother dead set on protecting her teenage daughter Betsy from the harsh realities of life. When Betsy falls in love with an enlisted man, Jane tries her best to steer Betsy away from heartache. Little…
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Country Strong (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and romanceSoon after the rising young singer-songwriter Beau Williams gets involved with a fallen, emotionally unstable country star Kelly Canter, the pair embark on a career resurrection tour helmed by her husband/manager James…