Movies Like The Fruit Is Swelling
If you liked The Fruit Is Swelling (1997), a romance movie directed by Cash Chin Man-kei, 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 Hot Spot (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also romanceUpon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
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True Romance (1993)
★ 7.5/10Also romanceClarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
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Henry & June (1990)
★ 6.1/10Also romanceWhile traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin…
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Young Hearts (2024)
★ 8.6/10Also romance14-year-old Elias increasingly feels like an outsider in his village. When he meets his new neighbour of the same age, Alexander, Elias is confronted with his burgeoning sexuality.
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Down to You (2000)
★ 5.2/10Also romanceCollege coeds in New York City, Al, the son of a celebrity chef, and Imogen, a talented artist, become smitten the second they lay eyes on one another at a bar. However, the road to happiness is not a smooth one…
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Love Love You (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also romanceA couple's love is tested when one partner must move in with an attractive new student, while the other gets a surprise visitor from his past.
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Water Lilies (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also romanceSet during a sultry summer in a French suburb, Marie is desperate to join the local pool's synchronized swimming team, but is her interest solely for the sake of sport or for a chance to get close to Floriane, the bad…
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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
★ 6/10Also romanceCelebrity photographer Connor Mead lives life in the fast lane, committed to lifelong bachelorhood and simultaneous relationships with multiple women. On the eve of his younger brother Paul's wedding, Connor's mockery…
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Summertime Blues (2009)
★ 5.8/10Also romanceThe life of 15 year old Alex is turned upside down, when his parents are divorced and find new partners right away. After a fight at school, the mother takes him over to England, where Alex chaotic life continues.
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Mannequin (1987)
★ 6.9/10Also romanceJonathan Switcher, an unemployed artist, finds a job as an assistant window dresser for a department store. When Jonathan happens upon a beautiful mannequin he previously designed, she springs to life and introduces…
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Mischief (1985)
★ 6.7/10Also romance1956: The shy Jonathan's luck with girls changes when he wins the rebellious Gene as a friend in his last year of high school. Gene is adored by many girls and manages to teach Jonathan a few lessons. Gene himself…
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Stealing Beauty (1996)
★ 6.7/10Also romanceLucy Harmon, an American teenager is arriving in the lush Tuscan countryside to be sculpted by a family friend who lives in a beautiful villa. Lucy visited there four years earlier and exchanged a kiss with an Italian…
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I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)
★ 5.8/10Also romanceA mother falls for a younger man while her daughter falls in love for the first time.
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One True Loves (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also romanceEmma and Jesse are living the perfect life together, until Jesse disappears in a tragic helicopter crash on their first wedding anniversary. Four years later, Emma has found happiness again and is about to marry her…
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Schwabinger Girls (1985)
Also romanceDebauched parties with hot music and lots of shirtless, panty-less girls; it's all there in Munich. Everyone takes it pretty easy, only the somewhat shy Angie is shocked. She has other ideas about life and is waiting…
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Pretty in Pink (1986)
★ 6.7/10Also romanceAndie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at…
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Arsène Lupin (2004)
★ 5.3/10Also romanceAs the daring thief Arsène Lupin ransacks the homes of wealthy Parisians, the police, with a secret weapon in their arsenal, attempt to ferret him out.
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Sabrina (1995)
★ 6.2/10Also romanceAfter her return from school in Paris, a playboy finally takes notice of his family's chauffeur's daughter Sabrina, who's long had a crush on him, but he questions his more serious brother's motives when he warns…
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Colors of Wind (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also romanceYuri leaves Ryo with mysterious words. Ryo goes to Hokkaido knowing that his doppelganger magician is missing. Ryo realizes Yuri was also the magician’s lover and he learns magic. The story that crosses over two…
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Taste and Tears (2025)
★ 5/10Also romanceBound by shared loneliness, Shinya and his classmate Yuka grow close while working on their school newspaper. But after a sudden incident, Yuka vanishes without a trace, leaving Shinya clinging to an unfulfilled…