Movies Like Butterfly Lovers 40

If you liked Butterfly Lovers 40 (2003), a drama and romance movie, 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
Ruth & Boaz (2025)
★ 7.4/10Also romance and drama
A talented singer leaves the Atlanta music scene and starts over in small-town Tennessee, where she finds love and new purpose but can't escape the past.
2
The Thing Called Love (1993)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and romance
A group of newcomers to the country music business seek love and stardom.
3
I Still Believe (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also music and drama
The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope.
4
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
★ 6.9/10Also music and romance
Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the…
5
A Star Is Born (1976)
★ 6/10Also drama and music
Has-been singing idol John Norman Howard falls in love with young, up-and-coming songstress Esther Hoffman in Frank Pierson's version of the classic love story updated to the rock and roll era.
6
Center Stage: Turn It Up (2008)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and music
All self-taught dancer Kate Parker has ever wanted to do was perform with the American Academy of Ballet. But when she doesnt make it after auditioning, she learns that it takes more than precision and perfection to…
7
Coda (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also music and drama
A famous pianist at the twilight of his career meets a free-spirited music critic who soon becomes his rock as his mental state deteriorates.
8
Star! (1968)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and music
Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness.
9
Purple Hearts (2022)
★ 8/10Also romance and drama
An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.
10
Step Up All In (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also romance and drama
All-stars from previous installments convene in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.
11
Save the Last Dance (2001)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romance
After the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better when befriends Chenille and her…
12
High Strung Free Dance (2018)
★ 7.3/10Also music and romance
Zander Raines, a dazzling and tempestuous young choreographer, gives the break of a lifetime to two hopeful artists when he casts a stunning contemporary dancer, Barlow, and innovative pianist, Charlie, in New York’s…
13
Pure Country 2: The Gift (2010)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and music
Three angels bestow the gift of song to a young girl, who must follow a series of rules in order hold on to it during her rise to fame and fortune.
14
Not Easily Broken (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
15
Good Vibrations (2012)
★ 6.7/10Also music and drama
The story of music legend Terri Hooley, a key figure in Belfast's punk rock scene. Hooley founded the Good Vibrations store from which a record label sprung, representing bands such as The Undertones, Rudi and The…
16
Young at Heart (1954)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and drama
The lives and romances of three sisters in a musical family; the youngest daughter's life is complicated by the subsequent arrival of a charming composer and a cynical music arranger.
17
Newness (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and drama
In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.
18
Battle of the Year (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also music and drama
A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.
19
Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance (2016)
★ 8/10Also drama and music
The epic love story tells the tragic tale of young Vietnamese bar girl Kim, orphaned by war, who falls in love with American GI Chris — but their lives are torn apart by the fall of Saigon.
20
The Edge of Love (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and romance
When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera. Despite her joy at seeing Dylan after so many…