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Movies Like The Present

If you liked The Present (2020), a movie directed by Katherine Nesbitt, 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. 1Mr. Church

    Mr. Church (2016)

    ★ 7.4/10

    A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.

  2. 2All of You

    All of You (2025)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Laura and Simon have been best friends since college. Over the years, they've realized their bond is more than platonic. Can they—and should they—risk everything to explore a love that has existed all along?

  3. 3Remember Me

    Remember Me (2010)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Still reeling from a heartbreaking family event and his parents' subsequent divorce, Tyler Hawkins discovers a fresh lease on life when he meets Ally Craig, a gregarious beauty who witnessed her mother's death. But as…

  4. 4If Only

    If Only (2004)

    ★ 7/10

    After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Samantha, dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight (and nearly broke up), Ian Wyndham, a grief-stricken British businessman living in London gets a chance to relive…

  5. 5Stealing Beauty

    Stealing Beauty (1996)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Lucy Harmon, an American teenager is arriving in the lush Tuscan countryside to be sculpted by a family friend who lives in a beautiful villa. Lucy visited there four years earlier and exchanged a kiss with an Italian…

  6. 6Time Freak

    Time Freak (2018)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Stillman, a heartbroken physics student, builds a time machine when his girlfriend breaks up with him. Going back in time, he attempts to save their relationship by fixing every mistake he made—while dragging his best…

  7. 7Goodbye June

    Goodbye June (2025)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.

  8. 8Poetic Justice

    Poetic Justice (1993)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to attend a convention because of her broken-down car, Justice gets a lift…

  9. 9Magnolia

    Magnolia (1999)

    ★ 7.7/10

    On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will…

  10. 10All of Us Strangers

    All of Us Strangers (2023)

    ★ 7.4/10

    One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life.

  11. 11The World to Come

    The World to Come (2021)

    ★ 7/10

    In 1856, two women forge a close connection despite their isolation on the American frontier.

  12. 12A Ghost Story

    A Ghost Story (2017)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and…

  13. 13Her

    Her (2013)

    ★ 7.8/10

    In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his…

  14. 14Beaches

    Beaches (1988)

    ★ 6.7/10

    A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.

  15. 15For Colored Girls

    For Colored Girls (2010)

    ★ 6.7/10

    A film about existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in…

  16. 16Peggy Sue Got Married

    Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

    ★ 6.1/10

    At her 25th high school reunion, Peggy Sue faints and awakens in 1960—back in her senior year, before her marriage and all her regrets. Given a second chance to relive her youth, she must decide whether to change the…

  17. 17Another Woman

    Another Woman (1988)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Marion is a woman who has learned to shield herself from her emotions. She rents an apartment to work undisturbed on her new book, but by some acoustic anomaly she can hear all that is said in the next apartment in…

  18. 18Love, Rosie

    Love, Rosie (2014)

    ★ 7.8/10

    Since the moment they met at age 5, Rosie and Alex have been best friends, facing the highs and lows of growing up side by side. A fleeting shared moment, one missed opportunity, and the decisions that follow send…

  19. 19The Map of Tiny Perfect Things

    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.

  20. 20The Greatest Hits

    The Greatest Hits (2024)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Harriet finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend, her time travelling collides…

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