Movies like Donde aprendí a mirar (2026)
The best movies like Donde aprendí a mirar (2026) are Not Easily Broken (2009), Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) and Nine Lives (2005). If Donde aprendí a mirar 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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- Highest ratedLife in a Year (2020)8.2/10 from 2,027 votes
- NewestPIERRe (2026)Released 2026
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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNine Lives (2005)
Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJohn and Mary (1969)
John and Mary meet in a singles bar, sleep together, and spend the next day getting to know each other.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Art of Getting By (2011)
George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAli and Nino (2016)
Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of Azerbaijan. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s struggle for Baku’s oil. Ultimately they must choose to fight for their country’s independence or for each other.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022)
Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Object of My Affection (1998)
A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Best of Me (2014)
A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisElena Undone (2010)
The wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLife 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
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisFlesh and the Devil (1926)
When lifelong best friends Leo and Ulrich return home after completing their military training, Leo meets the stunning Felicitas at a railway station and is mesmerized by her beauty. A scandal follows, for which Leo is sent away. Returning home three years later, he discovers that much has changed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRacing with the Moon (1984)
In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievous and irresponsible, Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved, testing their relationship, as well as the friendship between the boys.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlind (2017)
A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCircle of Friends (1995)
Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus. Can a self-conscious dreamer hook the biggest fish in the pond?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Summer of Love (2005)
In the Yorkshire countryside, working-class tomboy Mona meets the exotic, pampered Tamsin. To seal their friendship, Mona introduces Tamsin to her born-again Christian brother and helps her spy on her adulterous father. Bound together by their secrets, the two girls see their friendship deepen and enter into dangerous waters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHead in the Clouds (2004)
Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda defiantly pursues her hedonistic lifestyle and her burgeoning career as a photographer. But Guy and Mia feel impelled to join the fight against fascism, and the three friends are separated.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025)
Sarah and David are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together where they get to re-live important moments from their respective pasts, illuminating how they got to where they are in the present... and possibly getting a chance to alter their futures.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAll Together Now (2020)
An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHomeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003)
Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Last Shot (2024)
Knowing that the relationship is about to end, two photographers with opposite styles decide to share one last photographic roll.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & romance
Maddalena, Zero for Conduct (1940)
A young woman teaches commercial writing and makes her students practice by writing letters addressed to an imaginary recipient from Vienna. One day, the love letter the woman writes to this non-existent man is accidentally sent by one of her students –and falls into the hands of a real person.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
It's FRIDAY (2026)
On a sweltering May night, five seventeen-year-old friends gather for a pre-party drinking session, intending it to be their ultimate escape. However, the party spirals out of control when Laura suffers severe alcohol poisoning. Fearing the consequences and desperately seeking refuge, the group locks themselves in an empty house against the clock. In the suffocating confinement of this claustrophobic isolation, each girl's selfishness and secrets are laid bare, transforming the medical emergency into a brutal psychological examination that will test the limits of their loyalty and forever alter their relationships.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Little Justice (TBA)
At just 9, Aitana, Juan, Rosa and Saúl barricade themselves in their classroom to protect Esther from being expelled. Even as adults underestimate them, children stand firm, discovering that defending a friend matters more than any lesson.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Jacinta Pichimauida se enamora (1977)
A teacher encounters the suspicion of her students when she takes charge of an elementary school. At the same time that he tries to conquer them, he begins a romance with a professor who was a former student.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Lo peor hasta el momento (2023)
The arrival of Juan, who has been away from the family for years, profoundly alters the life of Mario, who seems to have "mortgaged" his life in the care of his mother and the cancer that now has her in a terminal phase.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
En espera de la Luz Verde (2025)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Fotógrafo por trás da foto (2025)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Ahí donde no estamos (2020)
Regina receives news, she has obtained a scholarship to study abroad; she must decide whether to make the decision to leave or stay beside the people she loves.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Donde aprendí a mirar?
The closest matches to Donde aprendí a mirar are Not Easily Broken (2009), Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) and Nine Lives (2005). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Donde aprendí a mirar?
Start with Not Easily Broken (2009), the closest match to Donde aprendí a mirar.
What is the highest-rated movie like Donde aprendí a mirar?
Life in a Year (2020), rated 8.2/10 by 2,027 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Donde aprendí a mirar?
PIERRe (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Donde aprendí a mirar chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Donde aprendí a mirar, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.