Movies Like Love Is a Funny Thing
If you liked Love Is a Funny Thing (1969), a drama and romance movie directed by Claude Lelouch, 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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Je Tu Il Elle (1974)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and romanceA woman suffers a subdued psychological breakdown in the wake of a devastating breakup.
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The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and romanceReporter Charles Wills, in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth following a brief flirtation with her sister, Marion. After he and Helen marry, Charles pursues his novelistic…
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Poetic Justice (1993)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and romanceStill 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…
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Happiness (1965)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and romanceThough married to the good-natured, beautiful Thérèse, young husband and father François finds himself falling unquestioningly into an affair with an attractive postal worker.
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Love of Your Life (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also romance and dramaAfter a chance encounter sparks a sweeping romance, Maya's future is suddenly upended, sending her on an unexpected journey to love and live again.
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Interstate 60 (2002)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaAn aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.
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The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and romanceThe wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.
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Passages (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also romance and dramaTomas and Martin are a gay couple living in Paris whose marriage is thrown into crisis when Tomas impulsively begins a passionate affair with young schoolteacher Agathe. But when Martin begins an affair of his own…
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Blind (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and romanceA novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.
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Malcolm & Marie (2021)
★ 7/10Also drama and romanceAs a filmmaker and his girlfriend return home from his movie premiere, smoldering tensions and painful revelations push them toward a romantic reckoning.
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A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and romanceMabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially in the company of others, she craves happiness, but her extremely volatile…
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Matthias & Maxime (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and romanceTwo childhood best friends are asked to share a kiss for the purposes of a student short film. Soon, a lingering doubt sets in, confronting both men with their preferences, threatening the brotherhood of their social…
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Closer (2004)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and romanceThe relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.
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My Week with Marilyn (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and romanceLondon, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe. Young Colin Clark, who…
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American Honey (2016)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaA restless teenager escapes her troubled home and joins a traveling crew of young drifters selling magazines across the American Midwest. Immersed in a world of reckless partying, risky hustles, and fleeting romances…
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A Man and a Woman (1966)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and romanceA man and a woman meet by accident on a Sunday evening at their childrens' boarding school. Slowly, they reveal themselves to each other, finding that they have something deeply in common.
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Double Lover (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and dramaChloé, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. A few months later she moves in with him, but soon discovers that her lover is concealing a part of his identity.
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The Sheltering Sky (1990)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaAn American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.
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Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and romanceBen Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact…
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Paris, 13th District (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and romanceÉmilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a boy – They're friends, sometimes lovers and often both.