Movies like Pretty Lovely Lies (2023)
The best movies like Pretty Lovely Lies (2023) are The Hot Spot (1990), True Romance (1993) and Henry & June (1990). If Pretty Lovely Lies hooked you with its romance, these 23 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedAmélie (2001)7.9/10 from 12,831 votes
- NewestChristmas at the Catnip Café (2025)Released 2025
- In FrenchAmélie (2001)Also in French
The Hot Spot (1990)
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrue Romance (1993)
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHenry & June (1990)
While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin her blessing to sleep with her husband. Then, when June returns to France, an unexpected, and sometimes contentious, threesome forms.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmélie (2001)
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisCock o' the Walk (1930)
Carlos Lopez is a handsome Argentine sportsman. Many women love him and he toys with them all. His days are filled with romance and intrigue and he manages to get himself feared and hated by most of the married men in Buenos Aires.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Apartment (1996)
Max is a former playboy who has decided to settle down by marrying his current love, Muriel. However, when Max catches a glimpse of the great lost love of his life, he becomes obsessed with rekindling their relationship.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMudlove (2019)
A chance spark in a cafe sends two lovers into a surreal mud wrestling ring where they must find a common rhythm while their friends demand a fight.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Late Night Shopping (2001)
Four friends Sean, Vincent, Lenny and Jody find themselves at something of a deadend. Trapped in a twilight world of permanent night shift work, they hang out together in the local cafe, drinking coffee and entertaining themselves by observing Vincent's unwavering success in pulling women. There seems to be little prospect of change...until Vincent accidentally sleeps with Sean's girlfriend.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIt Ends with the Taste of Smoke (2013)
Conversation between man and woman that leads to some unexpected events.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Destiny Calls (2019)
It has been a year since Tod's death, yet Pla Thong still cannot move on.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Limpa a Vista Artista (2023)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Toute une nuit (1982)
Following over two dozen different individuals in the almost wordless atmosphere of a dark night in a Brussels town, acceptance and rejection in the realm of romance is examined.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Donkey (2025)
Kenza is a donkey - or at least that is what her family thinks of her - so when her uncle fires her from the family cafe, she makes a plan to show them what she’s truly capable of.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Delicacy (2011)
A French woman mourning over the death of her husband three years prior is courted by a Swedish co-worker.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRomance on the Menu (2020)
New York restaurateur Caroline inherits a café in Lemon Myrtle Cove, Australia. While there, she starts falling for the place and its people, particularly Simon, the café’s charming local chef.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Love and Other Catastrophes (1996)
Over the course of one frantic day, five university students try to keep their heads above water.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2010)
When Ethan arrives at the airport just in time to declare his undying love for his girlfriend, love appears to have conquered all. The scene, however, is really the ending of Ethan's novel, which his agent calls "unrealistic." Ethan soon meets a waitress, Jesse, and falls in love with her despite her growing devotion to Troy, a charming businessman. But the line between reality and fiction becomes increasingly blurred.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisChristmas at the Catnip Café (2025)
When a marketing executive learns she’s short on the down payment for her dream condo, she’s informed that her great aunt left her half of a cat café in upstate New York. Hoping to sell it before the holidays, she then meets Dr. Ben Kane, the veterinarian who owns the other half, and has no intention of closing.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Christmas by Starlight (2020)
Annie, a lawyer, must help her loved ones this holiday season. Her family’s restaurant, The Starlight Café, is slated for demolition. The heir to the development firm responsible, William, makes her an unlikely proposition: he’ll spare the café if Annie spends the week “appearing” as the legal counsel his father is demanding he hire in the wake of some costly mistakes.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTiffany Blues (2025)
When a clumsy scooter crash ruins her ube latte, a quirky trans woman and a charming stranger stumble into love, proving that sometimes the best things happen after a little mess.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Right Person, Wrong Time (2023)
A romantic comedy about not judging a book by its cover. As Sarah navigates the world of online dating, she ends up with more than what she bargained for.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Dream for an Insomniac (1996)
A girl with insomnia who works in a coffee house has impossibly high standards for her love and fears she will never meet a worthy man. Then in walks a new employee and they click - until she discovers he has a girlfriend. Undaunted, she moves to L.A. with a friend sure that he will dump the girlfriend and follow her. She puts all her faith in fate and hopes for the best.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Pretty Lovely Lies?
The closest matches to Pretty Lovely Lies are The Hot Spot (1990), True Romance (1993) and Henry & June (1990). Below are 20 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Pretty Lovely Lies?
Start with The Hot Spot (1990), the closest match to Pretty Lovely Lies.
What is the highest-rated movie like Pretty Lovely Lies?
Amélie (2001), rated 7.9/10 by 12,831 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Pretty Lovely Lies?
Christmas at the Catnip Café (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like Pretty Lovely Lies?
Yes: Amélie (2001), The Apartment (1996) and Toute une nuit (1982).
How are movies similar to Pretty Lovely Lies chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Pretty Lovely Lies, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.