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Movies like A Duel for Love (1914)

The best movies like A Duel for Love (1914) are The Little Matchgirl (2006), John Henry (2000) and A Corner in Wheat (1909). If A Duel for Love hooked you with its drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The Little Matchgirl (2006)

    An animated short based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale about a poor young girl with a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames filled with images of loving relatives, bountiful food, and a place to call home.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  2. John Henry (2000)

    The story of the legendary steel-driving folk hero born with a hammer in his hands, who pitted his strength against a mighty railroad-building machine.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  3. A Corner in Wheat (1909)

    On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines and others further into poverty. The film contrasts the differences between the lives of those who work to grow the wheat and the life of the man who dabbles in its sale for profit.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  4. The Little Prince(ss) (2021)

    When Gabriel, a 7-year-old Chinese kid who loves ballet, becomes friends with Rob, another Chinese kid from school, Rob’s dad gets suspicious about Gabriel's feminine behavior and decides to intervene.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  5. National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2015)

    As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  6. Kitbull (2019)

    An unlikely connection sparks between two creatures: a fiercely independent stray kitten and a pit bull. Together, they experience friendship for the first time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  7. Anuja (2024)

    When a brilliant nine-year-old working in a sweatshop gets a chance to attend school, she must make a difficult choice for her and her sister's future.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. Canvas (2020)

    After a heartbreaking loss, a grandfather struggling to reclaim his passion for painting finds the inspiration to create again.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  9. Primal: Tales of Savagery (2019)

    Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal: Tales of Savagery features a caveman and a dinosaur on the brink of extinction. Bonded by tragedy, this unlikely friendship becomes the only hope of survival.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  10. Ethel & Ernest (2016)

    This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  11. The Christmas Shoes (2002)

    Two separate stories mesh - in the first, a young music teacher, Maggie Andrews, begins dying of a heart condition and her son Nathan tries to get a pair of Christmas shoes for her before she dies. In the second, lawyer Robert Layton and his wife Kate are slowly drifting apart and the matter comes to a head during Christmas when Kate takes over for Maggie for the school choir.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. Battleground (1949)

    Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatriots have already seen one of their own, Roderigues, perish under enemy fire. The men try to rebuff another series of Nazi attacks, but what they really need is a change in the weather. Without clear skies, they'll never get the air support they need.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  13. Head Full of Honey (2018)

    A young girl tries to help her grandfather, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, navigate his increasing forgetfulness, and ends up going on a remarkable adventure with him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)

    The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. Wonderstruck (2017)

    The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  16. Brand Upon the Brain! (2007)

    After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  17. Flicka (2006)

    Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets her mind to tame a mustang and prove to her father she can run the ranch. But when tragedy happens, it will take all the love and strength the family can muster to restore hope.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. Lick the Star (1998)

    Kate has been absent from high school for a week due to a fractured foot. Upon returning, she discovers that her clique of friends has devised a new, secret plan codenamed "Lick the Star."

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  19. Sitara - Let Girls Dream (2019)

    Pari, a 14-year-old girl, dreams of becoming a pilot while growing up in a society that doesn’t allow her to dream.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. Girl Fight (2011)

    Inspired by a true story, Girl Fight recounts the harrowing story of a 16-year-old, stellar high school student whose life spirals downward when her former friends conspire to upload onto the Internet a shocking video of them beating her up.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. First Day in the Grave (2017)

    A student movie loosely based on the short story by Sadegh Chubak

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  22. Panda Syndrome (2004)

    A young boy, Bjørn, discovers on his 17th birthday that his problems with the girls might not be self-inflicted.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  23. Splinter (2013)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  24. Immaculate (2013)

    A man lives isolated in his grandmother's country-house in an attempt to recover from a tragic event involving his family. His lonely and silent days are spent with an unnameable hope.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  25. Antoine and Colette (1962)

    After indulging in much delinquency in his youth, seventeen-year-old Antoine Doinel is now an upstanding member of society working for Philips Records, which allows him to indulge in his love of music. At the Youth Concerts, he has noticed the same young woman at several performances. She is Colette, and the two begin to date. Colette treats Antoine like a buddy, while Antoine has fallen in love with her.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  26. Afronauts (2014)

    16th July 1969: America prepares to launch Apollo 11. Thousands of kilometers away, a ragtag group of Zambian exiles is trying to beat America to the Moon.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  27. Into the Night (2020)

    A yuppie seeks help from two townspeople in finding his wife and daughter, during a blizzard storm. Based on the short story by Stephen King.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  28. How Do I Tell You This (2024)

    Two long-time internet friends - Ted, the hometown artist, and Liz, a globe-hopping humanitarian. On the night of his gallery opening, on a river that goes nowhere, they meet for the first time. Neither one knows that the other loves them.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  29. Wandering Footsteps (1926)

    Hal Whitney, an irresponsible young millionaire, befriends Timothy Payne, a wise old college professor whose life had been ruined by alcohol. After "adopting" Timothy as his father, Hal introduces him to his sweetheart, Helen Maynard. The outraged Helen breaks their engagement, certain that Timothy will be a bad influence on her hard-drinking fiancé. However, both men assist in each other's reformation, and Hal is soon reunited with Helen, while Timothy marries Hal's mother, Elizabeth, whom he had loved in his youth.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  30. Erica (2016)

    Erica has a secret relationship to the married Sebastian. When his wife Liv finds out, she decides to confront Erica over an evening of gin and tonics. Erica is soon being pushed to question what things in life are worth fighting for.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like A Duel for Love?

The closest matches to A Duel for Love are The Little Matchgirl (2006), John Henry (2000) and A Corner in Wheat (1909). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after A Duel for Love?

Start with The Little Matchgirl (2006), the closest match to A Duel for Love.

What is the highest-rated movie like A Duel for Love?

Primal: Tales of Savagery (2019), rated 8.4/10 by 373 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like A Duel for Love?

Anuja (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like A Duel for Love?

Yes: The Little Matchgirl (2006), John Henry (2000) and A Corner in Wheat (1909).

How are movies similar to A Duel for Love chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside A Duel for Love, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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