Movies Like Sweet Hostage
If you liked Sweet Hostage (1975), a romance and drama movie directed by Lee Philips, 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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Home by Spring (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and romanceWhen an ambitious event planner gets an opportunity she can’t refuse, she goes undercover as her boss and returns to her rural hometown. With the help of her family and the man she left behind, she pulls off the…
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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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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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Nora Roberts' Montana Sky (2007)
★ 6/10Also drama and romanceThe wealthy stock dealer bequeaths his Montana farm to the three daughters provided they would live there together at least for a year.
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The Hunchback (1997)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and romanceBased on Victor Hugo's famed novel, the story of Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer of Notre Dame, and his unrequited love for the gypsy girl, Esmeralda.
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Prescription for Love (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also romance and dramaClaire’s life as a nurse in a busy hospital is complicated by a supervisor who is intent on making her miserable with tedious and extra tasks. Claire’s only relief is the patients she treats, and even that is not…
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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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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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Love Finds You in Valentine (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and tv movieKennedy Blaine, a Californian girl, inherits a ranch in the small town of Valentine in Nebraska. Before she sells the property, she decides to spend the summer in her house and learn more about her family.
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Steel Magnolias (2012)
★ 6.9/10Also romance and dramaIn an updated contemporary version of the beloved stage play and 1989 film, "Steel Magnolias" chronicles the lives and friendship of six women in Louisiana. Supporting each other through their triumphs and tragedies…
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Borrowed Hearts (1997)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and romanceSingle mom Kathleen Russell (Roma Downey) and her daughter Zoey pretend to be Kathleen's boss's "family" so he can close a major business deal with the mysterious Mexican financier Javier Del Campo.
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Crossfire Trail (2001)
★ 6.4/10Also romance and tv movieRafe Covington is as good as his word, and he's determined to keep his promise to a dying man that he'll look after the man's widow and Wyoming ranch. But the widow doubts the integrity of drifter Covington. And an…
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TalhotBlond (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and tv movieThomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.
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The Outsider (2002)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and romanceMontana sheep farmer Rebecca Yoder offers sanctuary to an on-the-lam outlaw, Johnny Gault, who is suffering from a gunshot wound. Yoder is a recent widow, and her decision to help the outsider doesn't sit well with her…
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Hello (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and tv movieAn emotionally unavailable flight attendant meets a potential love interest and later finds out that her "perfect guy" has ulterior motives. As the clock ticks down on New Year's Eve, she must fight to keep her…
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Girl in the Box (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and tv movieThe true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as a slave to her captors.
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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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Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and dramaClare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?
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Love and Sunshine (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also romance and tv movieAlly Craig has been fostering retired military dog, Sunshine, as she recovers from a broken engagement. But sparks fly again when Sunshine's military partner, Jake Terry, returns to claim the dog.
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Hello, It's Me (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romanceTwo years after her husband dies in a sudden accident, Annie and her two children are left to cope with the loss. Annie can't imagine falling in love again, until she meets a wealthy bachelor who is drawn to her free…