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Movies Like Life Dances On

If you liked Life Dances On (1937), a drama and romance movie directed by Julien Duvivier, 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.

  1. 1Private Fears in Public Places

    Private Fears in Public Places (2006)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and romance

    Seven 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…

  2. 2Blind

    Blind (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and romance

    A 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.

  3. 3White Wedding

    White Wedding (1989)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and romance

    A philosophy professor has an illicit affair with one of his students, a bright yet troubled girl who lives alone.

  4. 4Life in a Year

    Life in a Year (2020)

    ★ 8.2/10Also drama and romance

    A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.

  5. 5Luna

    Luna (2018)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and romance

    A 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…

  6. 6No Limit

    No Limit (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and romance

    Roxana Aubrey decides to drop her studies and escape her life in Paris for a free diving course in the south of France. She is quickly pulled into a life that reaches new depths brought by the weight of an ocean's…

  7. 7Ashes in the Snow

    Ashes in the Snow (2018)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and romance

    The coming-of-age tale of 16-year-old Lina Vilkas who is deported to Siberia amid Stalin's reign of terror in the Baltic region during WWII. An aspiring artist, she secretly documents her harrowing journey with her…

  8. 8Dangerous Liaisons

    Dangerous Liaisons (2022)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and romance

    The innocent Célène might be falling in love with popular surfer Tristan at her new school. But she has no idea that, in actuality, she’s the object of a cruel bet between Tristan and Instagram influencer Vanessa.

  9. 9Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between

    Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and drama

    Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?

  10. 10Cesar and Rosalie

    Cesar and Rosalie (1972)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance and drama

    A young woman becomes entangled with a successful businessman, but her ex tries to win her back, provoking intense jealousy that leads her to reconsider her choice. Ultimately, one man's actions force a resolution to…

  11. 11Gervaise

    Gervaise (1956)

    ★ 6.7/10Also romance and drama

    Gervaise Macquart is a beautiful Parisian laundress and mother whose lover, Lantier, walks out on her. She eventually marries Henri Coupeau, a roofer who has an unfortunate accident. As her now crippled husband…

  12. 12Nobody Has to Know

    Nobody Has to Know (2022)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and romance

    After a stroke and no memories from his past, Phil encounters Millie who inhabits a desert part of Isle of Lewis. She will shortly entrust him with his deepest secret : they were in love.

  13. 13Mélo

    Mélo (1986)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and romance

    In 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…

  14. 14Purple Hearts

    Purple Hearts (2022)

    ★ 8/10Also romance and drama

    An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.

  15. 15In Secret

    In Secret (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and romance

    In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching…

  16. 16Maria's Lovers

    Maria's Lovers (1984)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and romance

    A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love.

  17. 17Kitty Foyle

    Kitty Foyle (1940)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and romance

    A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's disapproval.

  18. 18Peter Ibbetson

    Peter Ibbetson (1935)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and romance

    When 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…

  19. 19Nine Lives

    Nine Lives (2005)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and romance

    Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.

  20. 20Not Easily Broken

    Not Easily Broken (2009)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.

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