Movies Like The Call of Life

If you liked The Call of Life (1937), a movie directed by Georges Neveux, 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
Lady Chatterley's Lover (2015)
★ 6.3/10
An early-20th-century tale of love across class boundaries which tells the legendary and romantic story of Lady Chatterley’s affair with her gamekeeper. Jed Mercurio’s adaptation of DH Lawrence’s classic.
2
Miller's Girl (2024)
★ 6.3/10
A talented young writer embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher assigns a project that entangles them both.
3
The Whole Wide World (1996)
★ 6.6/10
In 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…
4
Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022)
★ 6.7/10
After a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs.
5
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
★ 6.8/10
Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help of an outgoing showgirl. O'Toole, who received his fourth…
6
Not Easily Broken (2009)
★ 6.3/10
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
7
The Best of Me (2014)
★ 7.5/10
A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
8
Things to Come (2016)
★ 6.5/10
Nathalie teaches philosophy at a high school in Paris. She is passionate about her job and particularly enjoys passing on the pleasure of thinking. Married with two children, she divides her time between her family…
9
Mr. Jealousy (1998)
★ 5.9/10
After his first date at age 15 ended with the girl making out with another man at a party, aspiring writer Lester Grimm has treated all his girlfriends with jealousy and suspicion. While dating Ramona Ray, paranoia…
10
Endless Love (2014)
★ 6.9/10
A privileged girl and a charismatic boy's instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart.
11
The Rewrite (2014)
★ 6/10
An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.
12
Fist Fight (2017)
★ 6/10
When one school teacher gets the other fired, he is challenged to an after-school fight.
13
Disappearing Acts (2000)
★ 6.2/10
A struggling construction worker and an aspiring musician find themselves falling in love.
14
The Beautiful Person (2008)
★ 6.5/10
In the wake of her mother's tragic death, French teenager Junie transfers to a different high school. Though Junie lives mostly inside her own head, her beauty and stoicism win her the attention of the entire male…
15
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
★ 6.1/10
At her 25th high school reunion, Peggy Sue faints and awakens in 1960—back in her senior year, before her marriage and all her regrets. Given a second chance to relive her youth, she must decide whether to change the…
16
The Chinese Botanist's Daughters (2006)
★ 6.4/10
At the house of a famous Chinese botanist teacher his daughter and a female intern fall in love with each other - a forbidden love that must be kept secret.
17
Melody (1971)
★ 7/10
Two youngsters declare to their parents that they want to get married. Not sometime in the future but as soon as possible.
18
Dirty Teacher (2013)
★ 5.9/10
When a high school senior discovers her teacher is seducing her boyfriend, events turn deadly after the teacher tries to cover it up.
19
Circle of Friends (1995)
★ 6.3/10
Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus. Can a self-conscious dreamer hook the biggest fish in the pond?
20
The Invisible Woman (2013)
★ 5.9/10
In 1857, at the height of his fame and fortune, novelist and social critic Charles Dickens meets and falls in love with teenage stage actress Nelly Ternan. As she becomes the focus of his heart and mind, as well as his…