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Movies Like This Year's Love

If you liked This Year's Love (1999), a drama and comedy movie directed by David Kane, 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. 1The Rules of Attraction

    The Rules of Attraction (2002)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and romance

    The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.

  2. 2Unfaithful

    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.

  3. 3Carnal Knowledge

    Carnal Knowledge (1971)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and romance

    Two lifelong friends navigate complex sexual encounters and emotional entanglements, wrestling with societal norms and personal desires.

  4. 4Newness

    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.

  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. 6Starting Over

    Starting Over (1979)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance

    After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.

  7. 7London

    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.

  8. 8Shortbus

    Shortbus (2006)

    ★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedy

    In post-9/11 New York City, an eclectic group of citizens find their lives entangled, personally, romantically, and sexually, at Shortbus, an underground Brooklyn salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics…

  9. 9The Little Death

    The Little Death (2014)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and comedy

    A comedy film that looks into the loosely connected lives of people with strange sexual fantasies.

  10. 10Below 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.

  11. 11Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

    Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama

    After returning to Los Angeles from a group therapy session, documentary filmmaker Bob Sanders and his wife, Carol, find themselves becoming vigilante couples counselors, offering unsolicited advice to their best…

  12. 12Petulia

    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…

  13. 13Time 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.

  14. 14The Talk of the Town

    The Talk of the Town (1942)

    ★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama

    Hilarity ensues when a falsely accused fugitive from justice hides at the house of his childhood friend, which she has recently rented to a high-principled law teacher.

  15. 15The Man from Elysian Fields

    The Man from Elysian Fields (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and romance

    A 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.

  16. 16Monday

    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?

  17. 17Your Friends & Neighbors

    Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and comedy

    Restless and unhappy, two couples get caught up in infidelity and deception. Barry is a sullen businessman married to Mary, a writer who is unsatisfied with their relationship. Mary begins an affair with Jerry, a smug…

  18. 18The French Lieutenant's Woman

    The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and romance

    In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both actors are involved in serious…

  19. 19Naked

    Naked (1993)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama and comedy

    An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.

  20. 20Fifty Shades Darker

    Fifty Shades Darker (2017)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and romance

    When 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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