Movies Like Elwood Takes a Lover

If you liked Elwood Takes a Lover (2018), a movie directed by John Ira Palmer, 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
Until Forever (2016)
★ 7.6/10
Until Forever: The Michael Boyum Story is a powerful, true account of one young man's courageous battle with leukemia and his journey of faith.
2
Our Friend (2019)
★ 7.2/10
After learning that his terminally ill wife has six months to live, a man welcomes the support of his best friend who moves into their home to help out.
3
The Face of Love (2013)
★ 6.1/10
A widow falls for a guy who bears a striking resemblance to her late husband.
4
The Leisure Seeker (2018)
★ 7.1/10
A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey from Boston to Key West, recapturing their passion for life and their love for each other on a road trip that provides revelation and surprise right up to the very end.
5
We Live in Time (2024)
★ 7.2/10
An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
6
Ordinary Love (2019)
★ 6.8/10
An extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife's breast cancer diagnosis.
7
Safe Haven (2013)
★ 7.2/10
A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
8
Eternity (2025)
★ 7.1/10
In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love, who died young and has waited decades…
9
A Walk to Remember (2002)
★ 7.7/10
When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as…
10
In the Land of Women (2007)
★ 5.9/10
After a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to take care of his ailing grandmother. Once there, he gets mixed up in the lives of the mother and daughters who live…
11
Fathers and Daughters (2015)
★ 7.2/10
A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.
12
Spoiler Alert (2022)
★ 7/10
Journalist Michael Ausiello embarks on a rollercoaster ride of emotions when Kit Cowan, his partner of 14 years, is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
13
Cake (2014)
★ 6.3/10
After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower of the suicide.
14
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
★ 7.6/10
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a patient named Augustus Waters suddenly…
15
Dying Young (1991)
★ 6.7/10
After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood cancer. Slowly, they fall in…
16
All My Life (2020)
★ 7.7/10
It was a chance meeting started by one of Sol’s friends trying to chat up Jennifer. However, in the end, it was those two who hit it off. Sol enjoyed Jen’s smile, her effort, and how silly she could be. Jen enjoyed…
17
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)
★ 7.1/10
Two teenagers trapped in an endless time loop set out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect.
18
The Way Back (2020)
★ 6.6/10
A former basketball all-star, who has lost his wife and family foundation in a struggle with addiction, attempts to regain his soul and salvation by becoming the coach of a disparate ethnically mixed high school…
19
Love of Your Life (2026)
★ 6.8/10
After a chance encounter sparks a sweeping romance, Maya's future is suddenly upended, sending her on an unexpected journey to love and live again.
20
The Whale (2022)
★ 7.8/10
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.