Movies Like Swept Away
If you liked Swept Away (1974), a comedy and drama movie directed by Lina Wertmüller, 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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Love & Sex (2000)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and dramaWhen her rather explicit copy is rejected, magazine journalist Kate is asked by her editor to come up with an article on loving relationships instead, and to do so by the end of the day. This gets Kate thinking back…
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Empire of Light (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romanceThe duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.
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Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and romanceWhen a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy…
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The Duke of Burgundy (2015)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceDay 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…
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Diva Futura (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceIn 1980s - 1990s Italy, Riccardo Schicchi’s agency Diva Futura turns free love into porn, making stars of Ilona Staller, Moana Pozzi and others known around the world. Their fame leads to Cicciolina’s election and…
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Bergman Island (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and romanceAn English-German filmmaking couple retreat to Fårö for the summer to each write screenplays for their upcoming films in an act of pilgrimage to the place that inspired Ingmar Bergman. As the summer and their…
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Cyrus (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and dramaWith John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcée finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life - her son. Before…
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Working Girl (1988)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and romanceWhen a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she takes a risky chance to reclaim it by impersonating him and running the project from his position.
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How to Please a Woman (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and comedyWhen her all-male house-cleaning business gets out of control, a mature woman must embrace her own sexuality, if she is to make a new life for herself.
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Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and romanceWhen college senior Anastasia Steele steps in for her sick roommate to interview prominent businessman Christian Grey for their campus paper, little does she realize the path her life will take. Christian, as enigmatic…
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Just Before I Go (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and dramaTed Morgan has been treading water for most of his life. After his wife leaves him, Ted realizes he has nothing left to live for. Summoning the courage for one last act, Ted decides to go home and face the people he…
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Triangle of Sadness (2022)
★ 7/10Also comedy and dramaA celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What first appears Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert…
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The Tearsmith (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also romance and dramaAdopted together after a tough childhood in an orphanage, Nica and Rigel realize that unexpected but irresistible feelings pull them together.
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Numb (2007)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and dramaHudson Milbank is a successful Hollywood screenwriter who suddenly and strangely finds himself without any emotional feelings. He tries doctor after doctor and shrink after shrink, but nothing works. The Golf Channel…
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Querelle (1982)
★ 6.6/10Also romance and dramaFrench sailor Querelle arrives in Brest and starts frequenting a strange whorehouse. He discovers that his brother Robert is the lover of the lady owner, Lysiane. Here, you can play dice with Nono, Lysiane's husband…
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Monday (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and romanceA spark on a Friday can lead to a sizzling weekend fling, but what happens when you get to the inevitable Monday?
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The Lobster (2015)
★ 7/10Also comedy and dramaIn a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into animals and sent off…
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The Last Sunrise (2026)
★ 6.9/10Also romance and dramaRy, a college student with a chronic illness, escapes to Mallorca for the summer with her mother, where she unexpectedly falls for a local and begins to embrace living in the moment. But as her condition worsens and…
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Chéri (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and comedyThe son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.
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Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and romanceTwo high school students become stranded on a tropical island and must rely on each other for survival. They learn more about themselves and each other while falling in love.