Movies Like Akron
If you liked Akron (2015), a romance and drama movie directed by Sasha King and Brian O'Donnell, 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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Departure (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceAn English mother and her teenage son spend a week preparing the sale of their remote holiday house in the South of France. Fifteen-year-old Elliot struggles with his dawning sexuality and an increasing alienation from…
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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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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 Everlasting (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also romance and dramaBridger is a young outsider who's always wanted more. He and his mother flee an abusive home, eventually finding a small town in the middle of nowhere. Once there, Bridger finds true acceptance with another misfit.
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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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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 Object of My Affection (1998)
★ 5.8/10Also drama and romanceA pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.
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The Man from Elysian Fields (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and romanceA failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.
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Racing with the Moon (1984)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceIn a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be…
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The Best of Me (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and romanceA pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
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Untamed Heart (1993)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romanceCaroline, a young waitress who seems to have bad taste in men, is on her way home one night when thugs attempt to rape her. Adam, the mysterious busboy who works at the same diner, helps fight off the assailants, and…
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Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and romanceBizarre tale of sex, betrayal, and perversion at a military post.
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TalhotBlond (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaThomas 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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You Can Live Forever (2023)
★ 7/10Also drama and romanceWhen Jaime, a gay teenager, is sent to live in a community of Jehovah's Witnesses in small-town Quebec, she falls madly in love with a devout Witness girl. The two embark on an intense affair with consequences that…
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Really Love (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and dramaA rising black painter tries to break into a competitive art world while balancing an unexpected romance with an ambitious law student.
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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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Moonlight Mile (2002)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and dramaAs he copes with the death of his fiancee along with her parents, a young man must figure out what he wants out of life.
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Endless Love (2014)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romanceA privileged girl and a charismatic boy's instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart.
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Turtles All the Way Down (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and romanceAza confronts her potential for love, happiness, friendship, and hope while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts.
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Nine Lives (2005)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and romanceCaptives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.