Movies like Breathless (2020)
The best movies like Breathless (2020) are The Hot Spot (1990), Henry & June (1990) and True Romance (1993). If Breathless hooked you with its romance, these 23 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedTrue Romance (1993)7.5/10 from 3,243 votes
- NewestTalk Me (2026)Released 2026
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 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 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 thisLine 9 (2017)
In a city with constant movement like the subway rides, the paths of Andrés and Miguel are crossing. It seems like the beginning of a new Romance but Andrés doesn't know which direction to take.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Stay (2024)
Being young and in love. a short story about Miscommunication. we follow Charlie and Molly from 18 to 21 years of age, after a long time apart Molly is back from University and bumps into Charlie. they spend the night reconnecting with each other.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Kid Fish (2018)
Hugo, a shy teenager, has a sexual relationship with Ernesto, a cynical young guy. For Hugo it's more than sex, but Ernesto is involved with a girl. Jealous, Hugo decides to take his revenge.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Paper Planes (2023)
A woman with agoraphobia and the Airbnb guest across the hall strike up a correspondence that becomes something more for the holidays.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Curtain Closes (2012)
During a robbery attempt at the local cinema-plex in 1977, Shawn Davis reflects on the last three years of his life. Movies, cars, girls, college, drugs and personal life-changing decisions.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Freed (2019)
After two years in jail, Issa is about to get out when he meets Gaëtan, a young inmate who has not served his sentence yet.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Beautiful Stranger (2021)
Romain, in his thirties, has just been dumped by his boyfriend. Lonely and romantic, he tries a dating app and will make two surprising encounters in a two-star hotel.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Yet Another Affair to Remember! (2024)
To reconcile her sins, Mrs. Garbo invites her friend, Bovete-Berta to a tea party and engages in gossip. But her husband, Jean-Jacques, unexpectedly gets a visit ...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Strangers in the Park (2017)
Two strangers. Two personalities. One hand-made secret.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Here with You (2019)
When Imani goes to her friend's housewarming party, she meets a boy who piques her interest. She invites him over to hang out, only to realise that they have more in common than she thought.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
(Almost) A Mischance (2006)
A young woman keeps meeting another man at the same train. Both assumes that if fate would have it, then they will have a chance to meet the next time. Will fate be on their side?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
We All Die Alone (2021)
A standoff between two rival gangsters and their respective posse's leads to surprising and hilarious consequences. Part noir, part comedy and part romance - the only thing faster than a bullet is the dialogue in this stylish, snappy short.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Play Rewind Play (2017)
In a near future, where time travel is as common as air travel is today, a young woman spends her days revisiting one painful memory.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Last Night (2003)
When a French speaking Canadian couple hire a Russian speaking male prostitute for a ménage-à-trois to spice up their sex lives, the results are not as they expected.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Window Shopping (1997)
A marriage proposal prompts Carolina to recall three previous relationships as she wanders through Manhattan.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Dirt Daughter (2019)
A security guard in an empty building in a big city finds herself overcome with loneliness. She turns to an unlikely source to find a companion: farmersonly.com -- but quickly realizes that she must make some serious changes.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Where's Sydney? (2017)
Lisa, a young journalist, attends an art gallery in the hopes of scoring an interview with the original painter, Sydney M. Cobb.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Talk Me (2026)
Pedro, an outsider trapped in a passionless marriage, secretly escapes through music. When he meets Kira, another outsider who shares his yearning for true intimacy, they begin a risky conversational affair.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
A Hard Blow (2005)
Elsa arrives at Oliver's. She is ready to be seduced. But what he wants her to do is far much more exciting.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Ruby's Secret (2013)
A man and a woman hit it off at a bar and decide to go back to her place. The man soon realizes that she is more than he bargained for.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Breathless?
The closest matches to Breathless are The Hot Spot (1990), Henry & June (1990) and True Romance (1993). Below are 20 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Breathless?
Start with The Hot Spot (1990), the closest match to Breathless.
What is the highest-rated movie like Breathless?
True Romance (1993), rated 7.5/10 by 3,243 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Breathless?
Talk Me (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Breathless?
Yes: The Hot Spot (1990), Henry & June (1990) and True Romance (1993).
How are movies similar to Breathless chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Breathless, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.