Movies Like The Typist

If you liked The Typist (1972), a tv movie movie directed by Klemenz Jónsson, 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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Elevator Girl (2010)
★ 6/10Also tv movie
A smart, uptight attorney and a disorganized yet passionate and creative woman meet in a stuck elevator, and sparks ignite instantly. Will opposites attract, or are they simply passing time before getting off on…
2
Girl in the Box (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also tv movie
The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as a slave to her captors.
3
Love, Classified (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also tv movie
Romance novelist Emilia is a whirlwind who blows back into the lives of her adult children, Taylor and Zach, under the pretense of a book signing arranged by her hometown's local book shop. As Emilia tries to…
4
The Magic of Ordinary Days (2005)
★ 7.5/10Also tv movie
Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.
5
Oslo (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also tv movie
The true story of negotiations between implacable enemies — the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis, Palestinians and one Norwegian couple that…
6
A Royal Runaway Romance (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also tv movie
Princess Amelia of Bundbury travels across America to explore a budding romance with an artist, only to fall in love with her bodyguard, Grady.
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Normal (2003)
★ 6.7/10Also tv movie
A Midwestern husband and father announces his plan to have a sex change operation.
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Christmas at the Drive-In (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also tv movie
Sadie Walker is starting over in her hometown of Chesterfield, New York, following a series of major life disruptions that include leaving her law practice after losing her biggest case and no longer being engaged.
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A Merry Christmas Wish (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also tv movie
Janie, a rising marketing executive living in The Big Apple, returns to her hometown of Woodland Falls when her Great-Uncle Randall passes away. Randall has even arranged for his farmhand, Dylan to help at the event…
10
Beauty and the Billionaire (2022)
★ 7/10Also tv movie
Addison travels with a picky billionaire as an assistant in her brother's place so he doesn't lose his job. She clashes with the billionaire until both start to see more in each other than they thought.
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My Christmas Prince (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also tv movie
Samantha, a dedicated teacher in Manhattan, returns to her home town of Maple Falls, Wyoming every year for Christmas. This year, she’s delighted when her boyfriend Alex, a European diplomat from the tiny country of…
12
Love in Winterland (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also tv movie
Ally, a final contestant on a dating show, must face her high school sweetheart when she is chosen for the Hometown Date.
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A Christmas Kiss (2011)
★ 6.1/10Also tv movie
Wendy Walton is the best designer in Boston... but no one knows it yet. Hoping to kick-start her career, Wendy has left work with the local theatre to take a job as an assistant to Priscilla Hall, the most prestigious…
14
'Tis the Season to be Merry (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also tv movie
Looking for a fresh angle to her book on relationships, Merry heads to snow-covered Vermont. She finds a new perspective and Christmas cheer with charismatic aid worker Chris.
15
TalhotBlond (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also tv movie
Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.
16
Paris, Wine & Romance (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also tv movie
Isabella is the ambitious new owner of her family’s Oregon winery whose dream of becoming world-renowned takes a big step forward when she enters a prestigious wine competition in Paris. Upon arrival, Isabella meets…
17
Emma (1996)
★ 6.6/10Also tv movie
Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma…
18
The Hunchback (1997)
★ 5.9/10Also tv movie
Based on Victor Hugo's famed novel, the story of Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer of Notre Dame, and his unrequited love for the gypsy girl, Esmeralda.
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Jolly Good Christmas (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also tv movie
David is an American architect who relocates across the pond to take up a job at a prestigious London firm. As the clock counts down to Christmas Day, David is running out of time to buy his girlfriend – who also…
20
12 Gifts of Christmas (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also tv movie
When Anna Parisi, an unemployed fine arts painter, is unable to make ends meet, she is hired to become a personal Christmas shopper for Marc, an uptight corporate exec. As they begin working together, Marc learns that…