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Movies like The Summer of Broken Rules

The best movies like The Summer of Broken Rules are Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022), Love Me Love Me (2026) and Wander Darkly (2020). If The Summer of Broken Rules hooked you with its romance and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Hello, 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

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  2. Love Me Love Me (2026)

    After her brother's death, June moves to Milan for a fresh start, finding comfort in Will, the perfect honor student at her new international school. But when his troubled best friend James—hiding a dangerous life in clandestine MMA fights—sparks a rivalry that quickly turns into irresistible attraction, June must choose between safety and a love that upends everything she thought she wanted.

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

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  3. Wander Darkly (2020)

    New parents Adrienne and Matteo are forced to reckon with trauma amidst their troubled relationship. They must revisit the memories of their past and unravel haunting truths in order to face their uncertain future.

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

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  4. Moonlight Mile (2002)

    As he copes with the death of his fiancee along with her parents, a young man must figure out what he wants out of life.

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

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  5. Marked Men: Rule + Shaw (2025)

    Shaw Landon has loved Rule Archer from the moment she laid eyes on him. Rule, a fiery-tempered rebel tattoo artist, doesn’t have time for a good girl pre-med student like Shaw — even if she’s the only one who can see the person he truly is. She lives by other people’s rules; he makes his own. But a short skirt, too many birthday cocktails, and spilled secrets lead to a night neither can forget. Now, Shaw and Rule must figure out how a girl like her and a guy like him are supposed to be together without destroying their love…or each other.

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

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  6. Hollywood Dirt (2017)

    Hollywood arrives in force to Quincy, the small town where the secret Crown Cola billionaire's live. They want to film about the billionaire's and how they made their fortunes. Summer Jenkins, who was the town pariah, joins forces with the scout, Ben, and finds filming locations, extras, lessons with the town officials and house owners, etc. When Cole Masten arrives, they hate each other, but sparks fly. Cole is running from a nasty divorce, yet is captivated by Summer. Summer is dying to leave town to get away from the gossip. This is a great story about Southern customs, a Southern girl, and a Hollywood star who finds his lady.

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

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  7. Your Fault: London (2026)

    Nick and Noah are both embarking on life-changing adventures that are threatening to pull them apart—Nick in business with his father and Noah starting a fresh chapter at Oxford University. Now living separate lives, and meeting new people, they find themselves entangled in temptations, rivalries, and betrayals and their bond is tested like never before. As secrets unravel and temptation rises, they must fight to hold onto each other—or risk losing everything.

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

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  8. The Lost Husband (2020)

    Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.

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

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  9. 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

  10. Heart of the Country (2013)

    With her husband jailed for Wall Street-based fraud, Faith has to leave behind her luxury life in New York to return home to North Carolina and the widower father and dutiful older sister she left behind. Together, they have to deal with the buried emotions of sudden death of Faith’s mother years ago, and learn to be a family again.

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

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  11. The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020)

    A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.

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

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  12. 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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  13. Blind (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

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  14. Gabriel's Inferno (2020)

    An intriguing and sinful exploration of seduction, forbidden love, and redemption, Gabriel's Inferno is a captivating and wildly passionate tale of one man's escape from his own personal hell as he tries to earn the impossible--forgiveness and love.

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

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  15. The 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

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  16. Endless (2020)

    When madly in love high school graduates Riley and Chris are separated by a tragic car accident, Riley blames herself for her boyfriend's death while Chris is stranded in limbo. Miraculously, the two find a way to connect. In a love story that transcends life and death, both Riley and Chris are forced to learn the hardest lesson of all: letting go.

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

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  17. The Map That Leads to You (2025)

    Heather is a young woman traveling Europe with friends before starting her perfectly planned life. A chance meeting with Jack sparks an unexpected romance that leads to deep emotional discovery. As secrets and life choices test their bond, her path changes forever.

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

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  18. 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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  19. Fifty Shades Freed (2018)

    Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But just as she steps into her role as Mrs. Grey and he relaxes into an unfamiliar stability, new threats could jeopardize their happy ending before it even begins.

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

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  20. Nine 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

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  21. Forrest Gump (1994)

    A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

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

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  22. Revolutionary Road (2008)

    A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.

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

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  23. Under Capricorn (1949)

    A British ex-convict in colonial Australia and his fragile wife, haunted by the past crime that binds them, struggle to rebuild their lives when a young newcomer stirs long-buried passions and secrets.

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

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  24. Atonement (2007)

    A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

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

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  25. Pride & Prejudice (2005)

    A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.

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

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  26. Les Misérables (1998)

    In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

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

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  27. Candy (2006)

    A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle — and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.

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

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  28. The Wren (1966)

    Feride is a young girl who lost her family as a child and was educated in a French school. A fearless climber of trees and an endless source of pranks, Feride's mischievousness earns her the nickname "Çalıkuşu" (Wren). The sudden discovery of betrayal causes her to defy all social expectations. She runs away on her own to teach in the Anatolian backcountry. But it is not so easy to escape a broken heart.

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

  29. Legends of the Fall (1994)

    In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loyalty, tested by war, and torn apart by love, as told over the course of several decades in this epic saga.

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

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  30. Les Misérables (1978)

    In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

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

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Summer of Broken Rules?

The closest matches to The Summer of Broken Rules are Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022), Love Me Love Me (2026) and Wander Darkly (2020). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Summer of Broken Rules?

Start with Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022), the closest match to The Summer of Broken Rules.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Summer of Broken Rules?

Forrest Gump (1994), rated 8.5/10 by 30,877 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Summer of Broken Rules?

Your Fault: London (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like The Summer of Broken Rules?

Yes: Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022), Love Me Love Me (2026) and Wander Darkly (2020).

How are movies similar to The Summer of Broken Rules chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Summer of Broken Rules, 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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