Movies Like Kadalora Kavithaigal
If you liked Kadalora Kavithaigal (1986), a drama and romance movie directed by Bharathiraja, 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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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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The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and romanceA widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.
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Nobody Has to Know (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and romanceAfter a stroke and no memories from his past, Phil encounters Millie who inhabits a desert part of Isle of Lewis. She will shortly entrust him with his deepest secret : they were in love.
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Lovely, Still (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romanceA holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.
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The Lost Husband (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and romanceTrying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.
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Kitty Foyle (1940)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romanceA hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's disapproval.
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My Brilliant Career (1979)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and romanceA young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.
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A Ring of Endless Light (2002)
★ 6.5/10Also romance and dramaWhen 15-year-old Vicky Austin, her sister Suzy and little brother Rob visit their grandfather on Seven Bay Island, Vicky faces several unexpected challenges. Her beloved grandfather, retired Reverend Eaton, seems to be…
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Peter Ibbetson (1935)
★ 7/10Also drama and romanceWhen his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter is an architect with little time for women, until he begins a project…
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The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romanceIn the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. There, he's introduced to the lovely Selima. In keeping with tradition…
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Love Finds You in Valentine (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and romanceKennedy 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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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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Bad Girl (1931)
★ 6/10Also romance and dramaA man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack of confidence in the opposite sex haunts their marriage.
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Flamingo Road (1949)
★ 7/10Also drama and romanceA stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.
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The Whole Wide World (1996)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romanceIn 1930s Texas, pulp fiction master Robert E. Howard is introduced to Novalyne Price, a teacher with aspirations of becoming an author herself, and they begin a unique relationship filled with conversation and…
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Roja (1992)
★ 7/10Also drama and romanceRoja, a simple girl from a village in Tamil Nadu, makes desperate efforts to find her husband, Rishi, after he is kidnapped by militants during a secret undercover mission in Kashmir.
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Falling in Love (1984)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romanceDuring shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment will start to change their lives, when they recognize each other months later in the train home and have a good time…
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Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and romanceA son deals with the death of his father and examines how their relationship influences him through growing up, romance, tragedy and adventure.
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Goodbye Again (1961)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and romanceMiddle-aged businesswoman Paula Tessier rejects the advances of her client's amusing 25-year-old son, Philip Van der Besh, but reconsiders when her longtime philandering partner begins yet another casual affair with a…
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Restless (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and romanceTwo outsiders, both shaped by the circumstances that have brought them together, forge a deep and lasting love.