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Movies Like The Seagull

If you liked The Seagull (1996), a drama and romance movie directed by Nils Tavernier, 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. 1Matthias & Maxime

    Matthias & Maxime (2019)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and romance

    Two childhood best friends are asked to share a kiss for the purposes of a student short film. Soon, a lingering doubt sets in, confronting both men with their preferences, threatening the brotherhood of their social…

  2. 2A Perfect Ending

    A Perfect Ending (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and romance

    This intimate drama follows Rebecca, a woman who has kept her sexuality a secret from her friends but chooses to reveal it to a stranger. While Rebecca's revelations may not yield the results she expects, a perfect…

  3. 3One Fine Morning

    One Fine Morning (2022)

    ★ 6.4/10Also romance and drama

    With 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…

  4. 4Gia

    Gia (1998)

    ★ 7.1/10Also romance and drama

    Gia Carangi meteorically rises to modeling fame in the late 1970s but becomes overconsumed by persistent loneliness and drug addiction.

  5. 5Maurice

    Maurice (1987)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama and romance

    After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society.

  6. 6Paris, 13th District

    Paris, 13th District (2021)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and romance

    Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a boy – They're friends, sometimes lovers and often both.

  7. 7Paris Je T'aime

    Paris Je T'aime (2006)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and romance

    Olivier 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…

  8. 8The Object of My Affection

    The Object of My Affection (1998)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and romance

    A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.

  9. 9I Can't Think Straight

    I Can't Think Straight (2008)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama and romance

    Tala, a London-based Palestinian, is preparing for her elaborate Middle Eastern wedding when she meets Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend. Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla…

  10. 10Camp Belvidere

    Camp Belvidere (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance and drama

    Camp Belvidere is a lesbian romance set in the 1950s about the coming of age of Camp Leader Rose and her forbidden encounter with Nurse Gin. It depicts the journey and evolution of a friendship into a romance between…

  11. 11Below Her Mouth

    Below Her Mouth (2017)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and romance

    An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.

  12. 12Lost and Delirious

    Lost and Delirious (2001)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and romance

    After starting at an upmarket boarding school, a teenage girl forms close friendships with her two older roommates. However, when she discovers that her new friends are lovers she finds herself caught in a complicated…

  13. 13Water Lilies

    Water Lilies (2007)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and romance

    Set during a sultry summer in a French suburb, Marie is desperate to join the local pool's synchronized swimming team, but is her interest solely for the sake of sport or for a chance to get close to Floriane, the bad…

  14. 14My Policeman

    My Policeman (2022)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama and romance

    In 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…

  15. 15Private 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…

  16. 16Passages

    Passages (2023)

    ★ 6.4/10Also romance and drama

    Tomas and Martin are a gay couple living in Paris whose marriage is thrown into crisis when Tomas impulsively begins a passionate affair with young schoolteacher Agathe. But when Martin begins an affair of his own…

  17. 17Blue Is the Warmest Color

    Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)

    ★ 7.1/10Also romance and drama

    Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire, to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adele grows, seeks herself, loses…

  18. 18Before Sunset

    Before Sunset (2004)

    ★ 7.8/10Also drama and romance

    Nine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine. After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and they spend part of the day together…

  19. 19Desire

    Desire (2011)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    In a social context deteriorated by a countrywide economic crisis, the life of several people will be turned upside down after they meet Cécile, a character who symbolizes desire.

  20. 20The Last Time I Saw Paris

    The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and romance

    Reporter 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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