Movies Like The L-Shaped Room
If you liked The L-Shaped Room (1962), a drama and romance movie directed by Bryan Forbes, 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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Vera Drake (2004)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaAbortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
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Locke (2014)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaIvan Locke has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of…
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All of Us Strangers (2023)
★ 7.4/10Also romance and dramaOne 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.
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Third Person (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and romanceAn acclaimed novelist struggles to write an analysis of love in one of three stories, each set in a different city, that detail the beginning, middle and end of a relationship.
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Life Itself (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and romanceAs a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes.
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Brooklyn (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and romanceIn 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.
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Never Let Me Go (2010)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and romanceAs children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English boarding school. As they grow into adults, they must come to terms with the complexity and strength of their love for one…
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Sweetness in the Belly (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaOrphaned in Africa as a child, Lilly escapes to England as a refugee, fleeing civil war in Ethiopia. Lost in this cold new world, Lilly embraces the immigrant community in London, attempting to reunite people with…
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Room at the Top (1958)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romanceAn ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.
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Urchin (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaMike, a rough sleeper in London, is trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he attempts to turn his life around. Along the way, he encounters unexpected chances for a fresh start.
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Night Always Comes (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaFacing eviction in a city her family can no longer afford, a woman plunges into a desperate and increasingly dangerous all-night search to raise $25,000.
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Doing Life (2026)
★ 7.8/10Also romance and dramaA single mother and an incarcerated man forge an unlikely bond through heartfelt letters, unlocking a door to redemption, hope and love against all odds.
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Lakeview Terrace (2008)
★ 6/10Also dramaA young interracial couple has just moved into their California dream home when they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who disapproves of their relationship. A tightly wound LAPD officer has appointed…
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The Truth About Emanuel (2013)
★ 6/10Also dramaA troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
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The Scarlet Letter (1995)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and romanceSet in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. She refuses to divulge the name of the father, is "convicted" of…
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Philomena (2013)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaA woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.
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Poor Cow (1967)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaJoy lives a life filled with bad choices. At a young age, she marries and has a child–with an abusive thief who quickly ends up incarcerated. Left alone, she takes up with the guy's mate, another thief, who seems to…
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Two Lovers (2008)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romanceA depressed man moves back in with his parents following a recent heartbreak and finds himself with two women.
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Everything, Everything (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and romanceA teenager who's lived a sheltered life because she's allergic to everything, falls for the boy who moves in next door.
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Bedlam (1946)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaLondon, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy watching the patients confined there as if they were caged animals. Nell Bowen, one of the visitors, is horrified by…