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Movies like No lo grites

The best movies like No lo grites are The Pass (2016), See You Soon (2019) and My Policeman (2022). If No lo grites hooked you with its drama and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The Pass (2016)

    The night before their debut game, two professional soccer players share a kiss. In a sporting world where image is everything, this surprising ‘pass’ sets the men up for a contrasting decade of fame and failure, full of secrets and denial.

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

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  2. See You Soon (2019)

    A U.S. soccer star suffers a career-threatening injury in the run-up to the World Cup, and during his recovery, embarks on an epic romance with a Russian single mom.

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

  3. My Policeman (2022)

    In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom and Patrick at a time when homosexuality was illegal.

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

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  4. The Fugitive Kind (1960)

    Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued by Carol Cutere, the enigmatic local tramp-of-good-family.

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

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  5. Departure (2016)

    An English mother and her teenage son spend a week preparing the sale of their remote holiday house in the South of France. Fifteen-year-old Elliot struggles with his dawning sexuality and an increasing alienation from his mother, Beatrice. She in turn is confronted by the realisation that her marriage to his father, Philip, has grown loveless and the life she knows is coming to an end. When an enigmatic local teenager, Clément, quietly enters their lives, both mother and son are compelled to confront their desires and, finally, each other.

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

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  6. Winter Spring Summer or Fall (2024)

    Remi and Barnes, two very different teenagers, meet by chance in the winter of their senior year, then spend four days together over the course of a year that will change their lives forever.

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

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  7. 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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  8. Gabriel's Redemption: Part I (2023)

    After leaving his prestigious post at the University of Toronto, Gabriel embarks on a new journey with Julia, and he is eager to become a father. However, Gabriel's idyllic vision is jeopardized when Julia's intensive program becomes all consuming. When Julia is granted a prestigious opportunity to deliver an academic lecture at Oxford, Gabriel challenges her about the subject of her presentation, which clashes with his own research. In Oxford, their past resurfaces, including an old nemesis determined to humiliate Julia and expose one of Gabriel's well-guarded secrets. Emotions run high, alliances are tested, and the couple must confront the shadows of their shared history in a battle for love, truth, and redemption.

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

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  9. The Program (1993)

    Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure differently, some turn to drinking, others to drugs, and some to studying.

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

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  10. Green Butterflies (2017)

    Mateo is an intelligent boy who falls in love with Daniel, but when everyone reveals that relationship, Mateo is at a crossroads, and he will have to decide between fighting his adversities or giving up everything, even his life.

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

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  11. Akron (2015)

    Benny, a college freshman at the University of Akron, Ohio meets and falls for fellow freshman Christopher at a football game. With the support of their families and friends they embark on a new relationship. But a tragic event in the past involving their mothers soon comes to light and threatens to tear them apart.

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

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  12. 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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  13. In the Grayscale (2015)

    Bruno is an architect who has a perfect life: A nice family and a good job. Anyway, Bruno has a deep sense of unease. He decides to leave his wife to be alone and have time to find him self. A business man offers him to build an iconic landmark in Santiago city. Motivated by this professional challenge, Bruno feels he can find a twist in his life by a vocational route. He start working with a young history teacher named Fer who is agile, energetic, captivating and gay. Starts between them an unexpected and intense romance. At this point he must decide his path. The biggest learning: simplicity is the best way to get up again.

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

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  14. Love Hurts (2002)

    Family and friends try to sabotage the budding romance between a young upper class girl and a humble student.

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

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  15. Gabriel's Inferno: Part III (2020)

    The final part of the film adaption of the erotic romance novel Gabriel's Inferno written by an anonymous Canadian author under the pen name Sylvain Reynard.

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

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  16. 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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  17. Boulevard (2026)

    Hasley, a girl with a list of unfulfilled dreams, and Luke, a complex and vulnerable boy marked by a tragic past, find refuge on the boulevard where they discover if love can conquer all.

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

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  18. 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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  19. My Fault: London (2025)

    18-year-old Noah moves from America to London, with her mother who's recently fallen in love with William, a wealthy British businessman. Noah meets William’s son, bad-boy Nick, and soon discovers there is an attraction between them neither can avoid. As Noah spends the summer adjusting to her new life, her devastating past will catch up with her while falling in love for the first time.

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

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  20. Back of the Net (2019)

    A new student at a soccer academy is determined to beat her rival's team in the national tournament.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

    Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & romance

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  22. Mala Noche (1987)

    Walt is a lonely convenience store clerk who has fallen in love with a Mexican migrant worker named Johnny. Though Walt has little in common with the object of his affections — including a shared language — his desire to possess Johnny prompts a sexual awakening that results in a tangled love triangle.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & romance

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  23. Desert 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 drama & romance

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  24. Harold and Maude (1971)

    A deadpan young man obsessed with death meets an eccentric septuagenarian who teaches him to live life to the fullest.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & romance

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  25. Benedetta (2021)

    A 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedetta's shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its core.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & romance

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  26. Shadowlands (2025)

    Shadowlands is an anthology series that explores love in three distinct stories: a couple renegotiating a relationship, a narcissist seeking to understand it, and star-crossed lovers mourning its loss.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & romance

  27. Fire (1997)

    In a barren, arranged marriage to an amateur swami who seeks enlightenment through celibacy, Radha's life takes an irresistible turn when her beautiful young sister-in-law seeks to free herself from the confines of her own loveless marriage.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & romance

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  28. Popular Music (2004)

    Matti and Niila, growing up in the mid-sixties in the harsh and conservative environment of a Finnish-speaking part of Tornedalen in Swedish Laponia, close to the Finnish border. Their big dream is to become rock stars. In the present the now grown-up Matti feels guilt for the death of his drug-addicted rock star friend Niila.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  29. My Own Private Idaho (1991)

    Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  30. Mambo Italiano (2003)

    When an Italian man comes out of the closet, it affects both his life and his crazy family.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like No lo grites?

The closest matches to No lo grites are The Pass (2016), See You Soon (2019) and My Policeman (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after No lo grites?

Start with The Pass (2016), the closest match to No lo grites.

What is the highest-rated movie like No lo grites?

Gabriel's Inferno: Part III (2020), rated 8.3/10 by 1,097 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like No lo grites?

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

Are there Spanish movies like No lo grites?

Yes: Green Butterflies (2017), In the Grayscale (2015) and Love Hurts (2002).

How are movies similar to No lo grites chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside No lo grites, 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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