Movies Like Thus Began Antoine's Down-Going
If you liked Thus Began Antoine's Down-Going (2021), a drama and romance movie directed by Paul Rigoux, 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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The Green Ray (1986)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and romanceA lonely Parisian woman comes to terms with her isolation and anxieties during a long summer vacation.
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Paris Je T'aime (2006)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and romanceOlivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful…
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Private Fears in Public Places (2006)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and romanceSeven lonely lives in Paris: a middle-aged estate agent who believes a colleague is sending messages in video tapes she loans him; his co-worker whose Bible is close at hand in times of stress; her late-night charge…
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Mélo (1986)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romanceIn 1920s Paris, violinists and lifelong friends Pierre Belcroix and Marcel Blanc are happy with their lives, although Marcel has become famous and Pierre has not. Pierre is married to Romaine, a stylish young flapper…
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Paris (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaPierre, a professional dancer, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a transplant which may (or may not) save his life, he has nothing better to do than look at the people around him, from the…
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One Fine Morning (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also romance and dramaWith a father suffering from neurodegenerative disease, a young woman lives with her eight-year-old daughter. While struggling to secure a decent nursing home, she runs into an unavailable friend with whom she embarks…
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A Tale of Springtime (1990)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and romanceThe story of an introverted young girl just reaching adulthood who takes a liking to an older woman she meets at a party and determines to match her off with her father, despite the latter's already having a lover of…
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Synecdoche, New York (2008)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaA theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
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A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and romanceWhen Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave for Paris on her own. After spending a year in the city as a mistress of the wealthy Pierre Revel, she is reunited with…
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The Taste of Things (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also romance and dramaSet in 1889 France, Dodin Bouffant is a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugénie. They share a long history of gastronomy and love but Eugénie refuses to marry Dodin, so the food lover decides to do…
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My Little Loves (1974)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaDaniel lives with his grandmother and, after a year of high school, goes to live with his mother in the south of France; a harsher environment which rapidly changes his perception of friends, work, and women.
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Orpheus (1950)
★ 7.7/10Also romance and dramaA famous poet in postwar Paris, scorned by the Left Bank youth, is in love with both his wife Eurydice and a mysterious princess. Seeking inspiration, the poet becomes obsessed and follows the princess from the world…
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An Autumn Tale (1998)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and romanceMagali, forty-something, is a winemaker and a widow: she loves her work but feels lonely. Her friends Rosine and Isabelle both want secretly to find a husband for Magali.
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Love in the Afternoon (1972)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and romanceSuccessful Parisian lawyer Frédéric is happily married to schoolteacher Hélène. Though he daydreams of affairs with other women, he doesn't come close to acting on such thoughts until he runs into Chloé, a beautiful…
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Luna (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and romanceA film in which the director captures the beautiful and accurate qualities of reality when building the energetic portrait of a 16-year-old girl immersed in the macho culture of urban suburban south-west France, just a…
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Full Moon in Paris (1984)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and romanceFeeling suffocated by a possessive boyfriend, work and suburban life, a young woman starts spending the weekends in her Paris apartment in order to reclaim some of her lost freedom.
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Love Affair(s) (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceVacations in the French countryside. Daphne, three months pregnant, finds herself alone to welcome Maxime, her boyfriend François’ cousin. François had to leave in a hurry for Paris to cover for a sick colleague. For…
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Moulin Rouge! (2001)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and romanceA celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge…
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Three Colors: Blue (1993)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaThe wife of a famous composer survives a car accident that kills her husband and daughter. Now alone, she shakes off her old identity and explores her newfound freedom but finds that she is unbreakably bound to other…
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The Apartment (1996)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and romanceMax is a former playboy who has decided to settle down by marrying his current love, Muriel. However, when Max catches a glimpse of the great lost love of his life, he becomes obsessed with rekindling their relationship.