Movies Like The Things of Love
If you liked The Things of Love (1989), a drama and romance movie directed by Jaime Chávarri, 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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Our Lady of the Assassins (2000)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and dramaWorld-weary author Fernando has returned to his native Colombia to live out his days in peace. But Fernando's once-quiet hometown has become a hotbed of violence, drugs, and corruption. On the brink of despair…
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Romeo + Juliet (1996)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and romanceIn this contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly…
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Save the Last Dance (2001)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romanceAfter the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better when befriends Chenille and her…
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Blue Story (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and dramaBlue Story is a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to school in Peckham where he strikes up a…
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Killer Heat (2024)
★ 5.8/10Also crime and dramaAn expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family.
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Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
★ 6.9/10Also music and romanceJohnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the…
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Green Butterflies (2017)
★ 7.1/10Also romance and dramaMateo is an intelligent boy who falls in love with Daniel, but when everyone reveals that relationship, Mateo is at a crossroads, and he will have to decide between fighting his adversities or giving up everything…
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Cabaret (1972)
★ 7.4/10Also music and romanceInside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force.
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Convict (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and dramaSet in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the…
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Pure Country 2: The Gift (2010)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and musicThree angels bestow the gift of song to a young girl, who must follow a series of rules in order hold on to it during her rise to fame and fortune.
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My Policeman (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and romanceIn the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom and Patrick at a time when…
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West Side Story (1961)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and dramaIn Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.
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West Side Story (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romanceTwo youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
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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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On the Road (2026)
★ 8.3/10Also drama and crimeVeneno, a rebellious young drifter, frequents roadside diners where he sleeps with truck drivers. Urgently needing a ride, he meets Muñeco, a hard-edged driver who keeps to himself. He convinces Muñeco to take him…
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Twisted Romance (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and dramaRoberto is a bored young man living in the suburbs of Buenos Aires who begins a relationship with an older man named Raúl. Their romance takes a disturbing turn after Raúl catches Roberto with another man and turns…
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Silverton Siege (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and dramaAfter a failed sabotage mission, a trio of anti-apartheid freedom fighters ends up in a tense bank hostage situation. Based on a true story.
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I Still Believe (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also music and dramaThe true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope.
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Peter Ibbetson (1935)
★ 7/10Also drama and romanceWhen his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter is an architect with little time for women, until he begins a project…
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Star! (1968)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and musicGertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness.