Movies Like Personals: College Girl Seeking...
If you liked Personals: College Girl Seeking... (2001), a drama and romance movie directed by Paul Levine, 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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Fire with Fire (1986)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and romanceA tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, they must fight the prison…
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X (2011)
★ 6.4/10Also romanceA veteran call girl and a runaway prostitute witness a murder which sends them on an out-of-control roller coaster ride through the twilight zone of sex-for-sale.
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The Man from Elysian Fields (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and romanceA failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.
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Newness (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and dramaIn contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.
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The Duke of Burgundy (2015)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceDay in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and submission begins to turn stale, Cynthia yearns for something more…
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Below Her Mouth (2017)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and romanceAn unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.
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Winter Spring Summer or Fall (2024)
★ 7.3/10Also romance and dramaRemi and Barnes, two very different teenagers, meet by chance in the winter of their senior year, then spend four days together over the course of a year that will change their lives forever.
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Two Moon Junction (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and romanceA young Southern débutante temporarily abandons her posh lifestyle and upcoming, semi-arranged marriage to have a lustful and erotic fling with a rugged drifter who works at a local carnival.
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Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and romanceAn erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life, only about the sex games they play, so the relationship begins to…
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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
★ 7/10Also drama and romanceZack Mayo is an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he arrives at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill Sergeant Emil Foley. Mayo is an…
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Chemical Hearts (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and romanceWhen a hopelessly romantic high school senior falls for a mysterious new classmate, it sets them both on an unexpected journey that teaches them about love, loss, and most importantly themselves.
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Circle of Friends (1995)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceThree 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?
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The Strawberry Statement (1970)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and romanceA college student joins a group of revolutionaries to meet girls but ends up committed to their goals.
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Palm Trees and Power Lines (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceSeventeen-year-old Lea spends her summer break tanning in her backyard, and drifting between tiptoeing around her needy mother, and aimlessly trailing her best friend and boys from school. This monotony is interrupted…
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Lolita (1997)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and romanceHumbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed…
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From Straight A's to XXX (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaWhen a change of circumstances leaves Miriam unable to pay her college tuition, she makes a surprising decision: to start performing in adult films, using the pseudonym Belle Knox. Miriam lies to her family and her…
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In Secret (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and romanceIn 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching…
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Unfaithful (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and romanceA New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
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Marked Men: Rule + Shaw (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also romance and dramaShaw Landon has loved Rule Archer from the moment she laid eyes on him. Rule, a fiery-tempered rebel tattoo artist, doesn’t have time for a good girl pre-med student like Shaw — even if she’s the only one who can see…
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Blue Story (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and romanceBlue Story is a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to school in Peckham where he strikes up a…