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Movies like Don't Break My Heart

The best movies like Don't Break My Heart are A Late Quartet (2012), Purple Hearts (2022) and Chief of Station (2024). If Don't Break My Heart hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. A Late Quartet (2012)

    When the beloved cellist of a world-renowned string quartet is diagnosed with a life threatening illness, the group's future suddenly hangs in the balance as suppressed emotions, competing egos and uncontrollable passions threaten to derail years of friendship and collaboration. As they are about to play their 25th anniversary concert — quite possibly their last — only their intimate bond and the power of music can preserve their legacy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Purple Hearts (2022)

    An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Chief of Station (2024)

    After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Battle of the Year (2013)

    A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. My Favorite Brunette (1947)

    Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)

    Claire Gregory, an upper class New York personality, witnesses a murder in a luxurious nightclub. Detective Mike Keegan, recently promoted, is assigned to protect her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  7. Firebird (2021)

    At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Code 3 (2025)

    A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. The 355 (2022)

    A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987)

    Anne Shirley, now a schoolteacher, has begun writing stories and collecting rejection slips. She acts as Diana's maid of honor, develops a relationship with Gilbert Blythe, and finds herself at Kingsport Ladies' College. But while Anne enjoys the battles and the friends she makes, she finds herself returning to Avonlea.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Hungry Hearts (2015)

    The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Dear John (2010)

    While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah, who promises to write to him until he returns from overseas.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Seven Snipers (2026)

    When a former elite sniper is hunted down by the ruthless warlord who once held her captive, she must fight to the death to protect the daughter she has raised in hiding, on a remote Australian farm.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Sherlock Jr. (1924)

    A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meager skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. StreetDance 2 (2012)

    After suffering humiliation by the crew Invincible, street dancer Ash looks to gather the best dancers from around the world for a rematch.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Blown Away (1993)

    After her mother is killed by a car bomb, a 17-year-old girl lives a reckless and decadent lifestyle. She begins having sex with a boy who works at a local ski resort. He falls in love, and she tells him of her suspicions that her strict father was responsible for her mother's death and wants him to help her out of her situation. He must decide whether she's telling the truth or using him to her own ends.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Waterloo Bridge (1940)

    On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Waiting for Anya (2020)

    During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)

    A by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival first. The lieutenant convinces the Captain this is the only way. Because of aerial reconnaissance, they must look like they are fighting. To sort this out an intelligence officer is sent in. Meanwhile the festival gets complicated with the Mayors daughter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  20. Just Before I Go (2015)

    Ted Morgan has been treading water for most of his life. After his wife leaves him, Ted realizes he has nothing left to live for. Summoning the courage for one last act, Ted decides to go home and face the people he feels are responsible for creating the shell of a person he has become. But life is tricky. The more determined Ted is to confront his demons, to get closure, and to withdraw from his family, the more Ted is yanked into the chaos of their lives. So, when Ted Morgan decides to kill himself, he finds a reason to live.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Don't Break My Heart?

The closest matches to Don't Break My Heart are A Late Quartet (2012), Purple Hearts (2022) and Chief of Station (2024). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Don't Break My Heart?

Start with A Late Quartet (2012), the closest match to Don't Break My Heart.

What is the highest-rated movie like Don't Break My Heart?

Purple Hearts (2022), rated 8.0/10 by 2,979 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Don't Break My Heart?

Seven Snipers (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Don't Break My Heart?

Yes: A Late Quartet (2012), Purple Hearts (2022) and Chief of Station (2024).

How are movies similar to Don't Break My Heart chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Don't Break My Heart, 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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