Movies Like Junkyard Dog

If you liked Junkyard Dog (2023), a drama and romance movie directed by Jean-Baptiste Durand, 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
Love, Rosie (2014)
★ 7.8/10Also romance and drama
Since the moment they met at age 5, Rosie and Alex have been best friends, facing the highs and lows of growing up side by side. A fleeting shared moment, one missed opportunity, and the decisions that follow send…
2
Full Moon in Paris (1984)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and romance
Feeling 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.
3
An Indian Tale (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also drama and comedy
The life of two men changed unexpectedly when Ajith, an Indian sailor who was robbed and lost everything, appears out of nowhere in front of Pierre, a single and grumpy Frenchman.
4
The Best of Me (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and romance
A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
5
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and drama
Sarah and David are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together where they get to re-live…
6
About a Boy (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and comedy
Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a…
7
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
★ 6/10Also romance and comedy
Celebrity photographer Connor Mead lives life in the fast lane, committed to lifelong bachelorhood and simultaneous relationships with multiple women. On the eve of his younger brother Paul's wedding, Connor's mockery…
8
A California Christmas: City Lights (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also romance and comedy
Follows Callie and Joseph one year after they fell in love, now running a dairy farm and winery, but their romance is threatened when business and family obligations call Joseph back to the city.
9
What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedy
Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.
10
Boys and Girls (2000)
★ 6/10Also comedy and drama
Ryan and Jennifer are opposites who definitely do not attract. At least that's what they always believed. When they met as twelve-year-olds, they disliked one another. When they met again as teenagers, they loathed…
11
La Collectionneuse (1967)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romance
Bombastic, womanising art dealer Adrien and his painter friend Daniel go on holiday at a 17th-century villa on the Riviera. But their idyll is disturbed by the presence of the bohemian Haydée, accused of being a…
12
Charlie St. Cloud (2010)
★ 7/10Also drama and romance
Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his…
13
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…
14
Other People's Children (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and comedy
Rachel loves her life, her students, her friends, her ex, her guitar lessons. When she falls in love with Ali, she grows close to his 4-year-old daughter, Leila. She tucks her in, looks after her, and loves her like a…
15
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and comedy
Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel. Back to work and on the apps, she's pursued by a younger man and maybe – just maybe – her son's…
16
Endless (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also romance and drama
When madly in love high school graduates Riley and Chris are separated by a tragic car accident, Riley blames herself for her boyfriend's death while Chris is stranded in limbo. Miraculously, the two find a way to…
17
To Paint or Make Love (2005)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and comedy
An affluent, middle-aged couple's uneventful lives are forever changed when they move into an isolated house in the country and befriend an odd, younger couple.
18
Conversations with My Gardener (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama
A successful artist, weary of Parisian life and on the verge of divorce, returns to the country to live in his childhood house. He needs someone to make a real vegetable garden again out of the wilderness it has…
19
Endings, Beginnings (2020)
★ 6/10Also romance and drama
An artist dumps her longtime boyfriend, but her attempt to take a break from dating ends when she quickly finds herself in two passionate romances.
20
Diary of a Fleeting Affair (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also romance and drama
A single mother and a married man enter into an affair with the understanding that their relationship is purely sexual. Though they agree the relationship has no future, they find themselves increasingly drawn into…