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Movies Like If You Want - Love, if You Want - Don't...

If you liked If You Want - Love, if You Want - Don't... (1988), a drama movie directed by Vladimir Kolos, 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. 1Lorelei

    Lorelei (2020)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    A man is released from prison after 15 years. He reunites with his high school girlfriend, now a single mother of three. What follows is a lyrical take on love, regret and second chances.

  2. 2Bastard Out of Carolina

    Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as…

  3. 3Hounddog

    Hounddog (2008)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.

  4. 4Beast

    Beast (2026)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal…

  5. 5The Young One

    The Young One (1960)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.

  6. 6Lila & Eve

    Lila & Eve (2015)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    Lila, a grief-stricken mother reeling from her son’s murder, attends a support group where she meets Eve, who urges her to take matters into her own hands to track down her son’s killers.

  7. 7Rogue Agent

    Rogue Agent (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.

  8. 8The Truth About Emanuel

    The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

  9. 9Sergio

    Sergio (2020)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most treacherous mission of his career.

  10. 10Alex of Venice

    Alex of Venice (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by herself.

  11. 11Wasp

    Wasp (2003)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    Zoë is a single mother who lives with her four children in Dartford. She is poor and can't afford to buy food. One day her old flame drives by and asks her to go on a date with him. Scared that he doesn't want to go…

  12. 12Charm City Kings

    Charm City Kings (2020)

    ★ 7.8/10Also drama

    Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds…

  13. 13Mindwalk

    Mindwalk (1991)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama

    On the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Jack, a failed presidential candidate, Tom, a poet and Sonia, a physicist, engage in an intellectual conversation about politics, philosophy and life over the course of a…

  14. 14Battle of the Year

    Battle of the Year (2013)

    ★ 6.8/10Also 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.

  15. 15Luckiest Girl Alive

    Luckiest Girl Alive (2022)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    A successful woman in New York City finds her life upended when she is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.

  16. 16Skater Girl

    Skater Girl (2021)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.

  17. 17Love You to Death

    Love You to Death (2019)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    Inspired by a true story, this film tells the shocking tale of a mother and daughter who are nothing like they seem, their tumultuous relationship ending in a brutal murder.

  18. 18Gracie

    Gracie (2007)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.

  19. 19Hunting Season

    Hunting Season (2025)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama

    When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.

  20. 20The Road Dance

    The Road Dance (2022)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    A young girl lives in the Outer Hebrides in a small village in the years just before WWI. Isolated and hard by the shore, her life takes a dramatic change when a terrible tragedy befalls her.

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