Movies like Black Lesbian Romance (2011)
The best movies like Black Lesbian Romance (2011) are The Hot Spot (1990), True Romance (1993) and Desert Hearts (1985). If Black Lesbian Romance hooked you with its romance, these 22 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedTrue Romance (1993)7.5/10 from 3,246 votes
- NewestFiery Enigma (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 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 thisDesert Hearts (1985)
While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman named Cay.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLooking for Her (2022)
Taylor is headed home for the holidays and her family is finally ready to meet her girlfriend "Jess". The only problem is, Jess isn't really her girlfriend. Taylor holds open auditions for someone to play the part for the holidays.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
D.E.B.S. (2005)
The star of a team of teenage crime fighters falls for the alluring villainess she must bring to justice.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTogether (2000)
Elisabeth leaves her abusive and drunken husband Rolf, and goes to live with her brother, Göran. The year is 1975 and Göran lives in a commune called Together. Living in this leftist commune Elisabeth learns that the world can be viewed from different perspectives.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFlor do Ártico (2022)
Laura and Clarice live very different realities. While Laura tries to decide her life and take courage about her future, Clarice deals with her past tormented by an abusive relationship. Their lives intertwine as Laura's curiosity speaks louder, she takes her first dose of courage, and a passion arises with both facing their previous baggage and future plans along the way.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Aimée & Jaguar (1999)
In 1943, while the Allies are bombing Berlin and the Gestapo is purging the capital of Jews, a dangerous love affair blossoms between two women – one a Jewish member of the underground, the other an exemplar of Nazi motherhood.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChasing Amy (1997)
Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhen Night Is Falling (1995)
Camille is a professor at a Protestant college and is in a long-term relationship with Martin, a respected minister and fellow professor. When Camille meets Petra, a bold and flamboyant performer in a circus troupe, she is inexplicably drawn. Pursuing Petra, Camille throws her whole conservative life into disarray.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGraduation Film (2019)
A film student is having her birthday party with a few of her classmates she hasn’t seen in a while. Yeong-ju and Chae-eun become close friends after the party, and the two form a romantic relationship after realizing the chemistry they have. Yeong-ju writes a screenplay based on the story of her and Chae-eun.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Wild Side (1996)
A bank accountant who moonlights as a high-priced call girl becomes embroiled in the lives of a money launderer, his seductive wife, and his bodyguard.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisFiery Enigma (2026)
Andrea shares her memories of her years working at the gay nightclub Enigma. Among memorabilia and photographs emerges Miriam, with whom she forged an intense and forbidden romance interrupted by cancer. Thirty years after Miriam’s passing, Andrea seeks closure to that chapter of her life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Purple Sea (2009)
Nothing - not her father, not the church - can stop unruly Angela from being with her childhood best friend turned great love, Sara. Based on a true story, Viola di Mare, presents a uniquely engaging portrait of family, community and gender roles in a 19th century Italian village.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Can't Think Straight (2008)
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 could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship. But Tala is not ready to accept the implications of the choice her heart has made for her and escapes back to Jordan, while Leyla tries to move on with her new-found life, to the shock of her tradition-loving parents. As Tala's wedding day approaches, simmering tensions come to boiling point and the pressure mounts for Tala to be true to herself.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Girl Dying of an Affliction Called Love (2025)
Robin breaks up with Venus, leading to more dire consequences than either thought possible.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Daughters of Bilitis Club (2011)
Ju Yeon is a young girl who just discovered her homosexuality. She's looking for other women like her on the Internet for a movie she wants to make and that's how she meets Yeo Gyeong, another lesbian girl who's in the same school. The movie also follows Han Na, an office worker who lives with her girlfriend Yeong Eun, who will feel betrayed by her partner's pregnancy, and Myeong Hee and Hyang Ja, owners of a lesbian bar who will face the return of Hyang Ja's estranged daughter.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Water Lilies (2007)
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 girl of the team? Sciamma, and the two leads, capture the uncertainty of teenage sexuality with a sympathetic eye in this delicate drama of the angst of coming-of-age.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove Game (1990)
Dana, a famous lesbian tennis player meets a girl she wants to get to know. A lesbian romantic comedy set on the Buttercup Bras Women's Tennis Tour.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Pitch for Love (2026)
When Indie books an Airbnb, she has no idea the owner, Keira, is competing for the same dream job. What begins as an awkward encounter soon turns into late-night confessions, as their opposing views on love and connection collide. By the day of the interview, both women must decide - is love a risk not worth taking, or the only truth worth pitching?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Twist of Fate (2023)
It's Ashley's birthday and she wants to tick learning to drive off her bucket list. Falling for her driving instructor is an added bonus.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Crush (2022)
When an aspiring young artist is forced to join her high school track team, she uses it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she's been harboring a long-time crush on. But she soon finds herself falling for an unexpected teammate and discovers what real love feels like.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Black Lesbian Romance?
The closest matches to Black Lesbian Romance are The Hot Spot (1990), True Romance (1993) and Desert Hearts (1985). Below are 19 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Black Lesbian Romance?
Start with The Hot Spot (1990), the closest match to Black Lesbian Romance.
What is the highest-rated movie like Black Lesbian Romance?
True Romance (1993), rated 7.5/10 by 3,246 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Black Lesbian Romance?
Fiery Enigma (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Black Lesbian Romance?
Yes: The Hot Spot (1990), True Romance (1993) and Desert Hearts (1985).
How are movies similar to Black Lesbian Romance chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Black Lesbian Romance, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.