Movies Like Paradoxical
If you liked Paradoxical (2017), a romance and drama movie directed by Mu-Ming Tsai, 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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Mr. Nobody (2009)
★ 7.8/10Also science fiction and dramaNemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.
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Love Me (2025)
★ 6/10Also romance and dramaIn a story that spans billions of years, a buoy and a satellite meet online long after humanity’s extinction. As they learn what life was like on Earth, they discover themselves and what it means to be alive and in love.
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Press Play (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also romance and science fictionLaura and Harrison have the picture-perfect romance built on the foundation of a shared love of music. After a deadly accident, Laura gets the chance to save the love of her life when she discovers that their mixtape…
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Just in Time for Christmas (2015)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and dramaLindsay is faced with a life-altering decision as Christmas approaches: Stay in her tiny hometown and marry boyfriend Jason or accept a coveted post teaching at an Ivy League college on the other side of the country…
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The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
★ 7/10Also drama and romanceDue to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare Abshire.
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Resurrection (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also science fiction and dramaIn a world where humanity has lost the ability to dream in exchange for eternal life, one creature remains entranced by the fading illusions of the dreamworld. This monster, adrift in reverie, clings to visions no one…
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Fingernails (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also romance and science fictionAnna and Ryan have found true love together. It's been proven by a controversial test. There's just one problem: Anna still isn't sure. Then she meets Amir.
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The Greatest Hits (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and romanceHarriet finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend, her time travelling collides…
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2046 (2004)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and science fictionWomen enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.
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Omni Loop (2024)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and dramaDiagnosed with a black hole growing inside her chest and stuck in a loop reliving the last five days of her life, a 55-year-old wife and mother from Miami, Florida decides to solve time travel in order to go back and…
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Backlight (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and romanceSeveral characters who are each at critical stages of their lives are strangely impelled towards an uncharted lake in the middle of the desert where they all have the opportunity to save each other.
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Starman (1984)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction and dramaWhen an alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona, the government tries to stop them.
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The Last Mimzy (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and science fictionTwo siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys, and soon their parents and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world – and find a task ahead of them that is far more…
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Equals (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and romanceA futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated.
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Her (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also romance and science fictionIn the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his…
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Vesper (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and dramaAfter the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking…
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Interstellar (2014)
★ 8.5/10Also drama and science fictionThe adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
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Not Easily Broken (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceA car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
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Upside Down (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and science fictionIn an alternate universe where twinned worlds have opposite gravities, a young man battles interplanetary prejudice and the laws of physics in his quest to reunite with the long-lost girl of his dreams in this visually…
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In the Blink of an Eye (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and dramaThree storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection, and the circle of life.