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Movies like Caramel (2005)

The best movies like Caramel (2005) are Two English Girls (1971), White Wedding (1989) and Fire with Fire (1986). If Caramel hooked you with its drama and romance, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Two English Girls (1971)

    In the early 20th-century, Frenchman Claude meets Englishwoman Ann in Paris. Ann invites him to her family home, intending him for her sister Muriel. Claude falls for Muriel, but families demand year-long separation before approving marriage.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  2. White Wedding (1989)

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

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  3. Fire with Fire (1986)

    A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, they must fight the prison authorities, their parents and the law.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  4. Blind (2017)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  5. Maria's Lovers (1984)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  6. Dangerous Liaisons (2022)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

  7. Life in a Year (2020)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  8. Boy Meets Girl (1984)

    In Paris at night, a young aspiring filmmaker grapples with heartbreak after his girlfriend leaves him for his best friend. After a failed attempt to confront his friend, he wanders the streets and encounters a girl who has just been abandoned. Their paths cross at a party, bringing together two tormented souls.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  9. Not Easily Broken (2009)

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

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  10. What the Day Owes the Night (2012)

    Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized Jonas, he grows up among the Rio Salado youths, with whom he becomes friends. Emilie is one of the gang; everyone is in love with her. A great love story develops between Jonas and Emilie, which is soon unsettled by the conflicts troubling the country.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  11. Nobody Has to Know (2022)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  12. Time Is Up (2021)

    Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama

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  13. Love Affair(s) (2020)

    Vacations 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 four days, while waiting for his return, Daphne and Maxime get to know each other and share very intimate stories that bring them closer...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  14. Nine Lives (2005)

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

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  15. Sylvie's Love (2020)

    When a young woman meets an aspiring saxophonist in her father’s record shop in 1950s Harlem, their love ignites a sweeping romance that transcends changing times, geography, and professional success.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama

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  16. Love at Twenty (1962)

    Love at Twenty unites five directors from five different countries to present their different perspectives on what love really is at the age of 20. The episodes are united with the score of Georges Delerue and still photos of Henri Cartier-Bresson.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  17. The Girl on the Train (2009)

    Jeanne is a young woman, striking but otherwise without qualities. Her mother tries to get her a job in the office of a lawyer, Bleistein, her lover years ago. Jeanne fails the interview but falls into a relationship with Franck, a wrestler whose dreams and claims of being in a legitimate business partnership Jeanne is only too happy to believe. When Franck is arrested, he turns on Jeanne for her naivety; she's stung and seeks attention by making up a story of an attack on a train. Is there any way out for her?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

  18. Ashes in the Snow (2018)

    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 drawings.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  19. Newness (2017)

    In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama

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  20. The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020)

    A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Caramel?

The closest matches to Caramel are Two English Girls (1971), White Wedding (1989) and Fire with Fire (1986). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Caramel?

Start with Two English Girls (1971), the closest match to Caramel.

What is the highest-rated movie like Caramel?

Life in a Year (2020), rated 8.2/10 by 2,027 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Caramel?

Dangerous Liaisons (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there French movies like Caramel?

Yes: Two English Girls (1971), White Wedding (1989) and Dangerous Liaisons (2022).

How are movies similar to Caramel chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Caramel, 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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