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Movies Like Once Upon a Time in the Provinces

If you liked Once Upon a Time in the Provinces (2008), a romance and drama movie directed by Ekaterina Shagalova, 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. 1Time 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.

  2. 2Newness

    Newness (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and drama

    In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.

  3. 3London

    London (2005)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and romance

    London is a drug laden adventure that centers on a party in a New York loft where a young man is trying to win back his ex-girlfriend.

  4. 4Petulia

    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…

  5. 5Fifty 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…

  6. 6A Gentle Creature

    A Gentle Creature (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    A woman lives in a small village in Russia. One day she receives the parcel she sent to her husband, serving a sentence in prison. Confused and angered, she sets out to find why her package was returned to sender.

  7. 7Sugar Baby

    Sugar Baby (2024)

    ★ 7/10Also romance and drama

    Love comes without asking. Often not to those, not so and not then. Can a genuine feeling survive when everything started wrong and the whole world is against it? Give up everything or give up? Burn or survive?

  8. 8Asylum

    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.

  9. 9Below Her Mouth

    Below Her Mouth (2017)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and romance

    An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.

  10. 10Unfaithful

    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.

  11. 11The Duke of Burgundy

    The Duke of Burgundy (2015)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and submission begins to turn stale, Cynthia yearns for something more…

  12. 12Monday

    Monday (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and romance

    A spark on a Friday can lead to a sizzling weekend fling, but what happens when you get to the inevitable Monday?

  13. 13Mexicali

    Mexicali (2026)

    ★ 7.8/10Also drama

    A former special forces contractor is forced out of retirement as an avocado farmer in Mexico when local gangsters try to force him and his family off their farm.

  14. 14Original Sin

    Original Sin (2001)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and romance

    A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.

  15. 15Lockdown

    Lockdown (2000)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casseus) are wrongly accused of murder and…

  16. 16Bimmer

    Bimmer (2003)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    A black BMW, a symbol of luxury, is racing along the night streets of Moscow in the 90s. Bad luck turns four friends into criminals and they have no way back. Only the black “bimmer” is reliable in this life without…

  17. 17Femme

    Femme (2023)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and romance

    Jules is a drag artist in London who withdraws into himself and loses his career after a horrific attack. Months later, he recognizes one of his assailants in a gay sauna and quickly realizes he has the perfect…

  18. 18Mammal

    Mammal (2016)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    After Margaret, a divorcée living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his involvement with a violent gang and the…

  19. 19Pimp

    Pimp (2018)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he's gone she's left to look out for her prostitute mother and…

  20. 20Hungry Hearts

    Hungry Hearts (2015)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.

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