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Movies Like It's Complicated

If you liked It's Complicated (2016), a romance movie directed by Stormy Daniels, 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. 1True Romance

    True Romance (1993)

    ★ 7.5/10Also romance

    Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.

  2. 2Henry & June

    Henry & June (1990)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance

    While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin…

  3. 3The Hot Spot

    The Hot Spot (1990)

    ★ 6.3/10Also romance

    Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.

  4. 4The Feverish Years

    The Feverish Years (1966)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance

    A story of two people who fell in love and couldn't find their way in the big city: a man who came from the countryside to work in a steel factory and a woman who works in the factory restaurant.

  5. 5Desert Hearts

    Desert Hearts (1985)

    ★ 7.1/10Also romance

    While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman named Cay.

  6. 6Fire

    Fire (1997)

    ★ 6.8/10Also romance

    In a barren, arranged marriage to an amateur swami who seeks enlightenment through celibacy, Radha's life takes an irresistible turn when her beautiful young sister-in-law seeks to free herself from the confines of her…

  7. 7Monsoon Wedding

    Monsoon Wedding (2001)

    ★ 6.8/10Also romance

    A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.

  8. 8Bollywood/Hollywood

    Bollywood/Hollywood (2002)

    ★ 5.7/10Also romance

    Rahul Seth is a dashing young millionaire who believes he is "western" enough to rebel against his mother and grandmother. They are not too keen about his Caucasian girlfriend Kimberly who, to make matters worse, is a…

  9. 9Radit and Jani

    Radit and Jani (2008)

    ★ 5.5/10Also romance

    Fueled by love, rebellion, and rock 'n' roll, Radit and Jani live fast and free—until reality hits, and they’re forced to trade chaos for survival.

  10. 10My Life Without Me

    My Life Without Me (2003)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance

    A fatally ill mother with only two months to live creates a list of things she wants to do before she dies without telling her family of her illness.

  11. 119 Songs

    9 Songs (2004)

    ★ 5.5/10Also romance

    Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - London's Brixton…

  12. 12Open Hearts

    Open Hearts (2002)

    ★ 7.1/10Also romance

    Cecilie and Joachim are about to get married when a freak car accident leaves Joachim disabled, throwing their lives into a spin. The driver of the other car, Marie, and her family don’t get off lightly, either. Her…

  13. 13Italian for Beginners

    Italian for Beginners (2000)

    ★ 6.4/10Also romance

    Several lonely hearts in a semi-provincial suburb of a town in Denmark use a beginner's course in Italian as the platform to meet the romance of their lives. The film, which unspools the connections and family drama…

  14. 14Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

    Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance

    The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other, Harbour, who tries to prevent this. When their father dies leaving them his bookstore they meet a woman who makes…

  15. 15Lu-To

    Lu-To (2013)

    ★ 5.3/10Also romance

    Luisa and Tomas try to save their relationship by avoiding their differences and clinging to the love they have for each other. Everything starts disintegrating when they realize that love is not enough.

  16. 16Without Grace

    Without Grace (2021)

    Also romance

    Based on a true story of heartbreak and triumph, Lucas embarks on a journey filled with lost love, lost faith and three best friends who refuse to give up on him.

  17. 17First-True-Last

    First-True-Last (2017)

    ★ 3/10Also romance

    Three love stories. The same country that condemns them. A queer Guatemalan anthology that explores love between men in a society without LGBTQ+ rights. FIRST: Two teenagers discover their attraction at a party…

  18. 18The Astronomer

    The Astronomer (2024)

    ★ 8/10Also romance

    The astronomer is still searching for his star. Two teenagers have stopped understanding the world and are still searching for something genuine. They all hope to find answers in the stars, and it seems that these have…

  19. 19Bend It Like Beckham

    Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

    ★ 6.3/10Also romance

    Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who…

  20. 20Sissi

    Sissi (1955)

    ★ 7.3/10Also romance

    The young Bavarian princess Elisabeth, who all call Sissi, goes with her mother and older sister Néné to Austria where Néné will be wed to an emperor named Franz Joseph, Yet unexpectedly Franz runs into Sissi while out…

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