Movies Like Cruise Control
If you liked Cruise Control (2016), a romance movie directed by Axel Braun, 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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Mambo Italiano (2003)
★ 6/10Also romanceWhen an Italian man comes out of the closet, it affects both his life and his crazy family.
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36 Fillette (1988)
★ 5/10Also romanceA 14-year-old pursues romance with a man while vacationing with her family in Switzerland.
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9 Songs (2004)
★ 5.5/10Also romanceMatt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - London's Brixton…
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Dirty Dancing (1987)
★ 7.3/10Also romanceExpecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly…
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Cruel Intentions (1999)
★ 6.8/10Also romanceSlaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. If he succeeds, the prize is the chance to bed Kathryn. But if he…
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Original Sin (2001)
★ 6.2/10Also romanceA young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.
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Ask the Dust (2006)
★ 5.5/10Also romanceMexican beauty Camilla hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini, a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on…
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Body of Evidence (1993)
★ 5/10Also romanceWhen an elderly millionaire is found dead with cocaine in his system, his will leaves $8 million to Rebecca Carlson, who was having an affair with him. District attorney Robert Garrett decides to prosecute Rebecca…
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Sex and Lucía (2001)
★ 6.7/10Also romanceLucía is a young waitress in Madrid who seeks refuge on a quiet, secluded Mediterranean island after the loss of her longtime boyfriend. Amidst the fresh air, dazzling sun, and glistening deep blue water, Lucía begins…
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Notes on a Scandal (2006)
★ 7.1/10Also romanceA veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.
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Gloomy Sunday (1999)
★ 7.7/10Also romanceBudapest in the 1930s. Restaurant owner Laszlo hires pianist András to play in his restaurant. Both men fall in love with the beautiful waitress Ilona who inspires András to his only composition. His song of Gloomy…
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The Dreamers (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also romanceWhen Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew to stay with them, what begins as a casual friendship ripens into a sensual voyage of discovery and desire in which nothing is off limits and everything is possible.
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Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
★ 6.7/10Also romanceBridget Jones is an average woman struggling against expectations. As a New Year's resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth…
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Shortbus (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also romanceIn 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…
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Young Adam (2003)
★ 5.9/10Also romanceA young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.
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Bed and Board (1970)
★ 7.1/10Also romanceParisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have set up a cozy domestic life of selling flowers and giving violin lessons while Antoine fitfully works on his…
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The Cuckoo (2002)
★ 7.1/10Also romanceSeptember of 1944, a few days before Finland went out of the Second World War. A chained to a rock Finnish sniper-kamikadze Veikko managed to set himself free. Ivan, a captain of the Soviet Army, arrested by the Front…
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Marnie (1964)
★ 7.1/10Also romanceMarnie is a beautiful but emotionally withdrawn thief, stealing from employers before disappearing under new identities. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, discovers her secret, his fascination turns to obsession, and he…