Movies like The Note (2007)
The best movies like The Note (2007) are Tempted (2003), Notes from the Heart Healer (2012) and Message in a Bottle (1999). If The Note hooked you with its drama and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedP.S. I Love You (2007)7.2/10 from 3,572 votes
- NewestKentucky Roses (2026)Released 2026
- Same seriesNotes from the Heart Healer (2012)The Note
Tempted (2003)
The strain of juggling her responsibilities as wife, mother, and successful paralegal have worn Emma Burke out. Thus it is that Emma welcomes the opportunity to briefly take leave of her Boston home and head for sunny Hawaii. It is not, however, a pleasure trip: Having promised to honor the dying wishes of her Hawaiian-born surrogate mother. Leaving her husband, Mike, behind to care for their two children, Emma arrives in Hawaii for the first time since childhood, where she is reunited with her childhood friend Kala, the handsome son of her late surrogate parent.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Notes from the Heart Healer (2012)
A single young mom forms an unlikely friendship with author Peyton, after a desperate situation forces her to abandon her child on Peyton's doorstep.
Why it matches: Same series: The Note · both drama
Message in a Bottle (1999)
A woman finds a romantic letter in a bottle washed ashore and tracks down the author, a widowed shipbuilder whose wife died tragically early. As a deep and mutual attraction blossoms, the man struggles to make peace with his past so that he can move on and find happiness.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChristmas Everlasting (2018)
Christmas is fast approaching and years of long workdays employed at New York’s top corporate law firm are about to pay off now that Lucy Toomey will be made partner after the New Year. However, when Alice, her older sister with special needs, unexpectedly passes away, Lucy returns back to Nilson’s Bay, Wis., to attend the funeral and handle her estate. While Lucy dreads returning to her childhood home, she also feels real sorrow that she was too busy to take her sister’s last call. Once back in Nilson’s Bay, Lucy meets Peter, her old high school sweetheart and Alice’s former attorney, who informs her of the terms of Alice’s eccentric will that states in order for Lucy to inherit the family home, she must live there for 30 days through the holidays.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Love, Again (2015)
A couple on the brink of divorce decides to keep their marital woes a secret as they help their daughter plan her wedding. As the two work together on the happy occasion, they soon discover that their own marriage might just be worth saving.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Remember Sunday (2013)
A lonely, down-on-her-luck waitress meets a handsome, quirky jewelry store clerk and thinks that maybe, finally, she's met Mr. Right. The more Molly gets to know Gus, the more she's intrigued by him. But she's also mystified. Gus is absent-minded, preoccupied. Is he hiding something? The short answer is: yes. He's reluctant to share with her that since suffering a brain aneurysm, he's totally lost his short-term memory. Every day is a brand new day, his life starts anew. Every day he sees Molly he struggles to remember who she is and what she represents. Every day, he has to fall in love with her all over again.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLegend of the Lost Locket (2024)
When an antiques expert takes on a quest to find a long-lost locket that promises to bring the wearer true love, she finds herself in conflict with, but also attracted to, the town sheriff.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Kentucky Roses (2026)
Kentucky Roses follows Sadie, a Churchill Downs greenhouse worker dreaming of designing the iconic Kentucky Derby rose garland, and Ash, the son of the track's CEO who is trying to hide his identity to prove his own worth.** When a storm damages the venue two weeks before the big race, the pair must team up to repair the iconic Twin Spires and save the traditional rose blanket. Along the way, they discover a 1932 connection between their families whose romance was torn apart by class differences, forcing them to navigate past history to find their own future together.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Love Is Now (2014)
Love is Now is the intriguing and mysterious drama chronicling a summer of love for experienced photographer Audrey (Van Der Boom) and aspiring snapper Dean (Farren). Propelled by new love and Audrey's free spirit, the couple embarks on a formative country adventure following the NSW Harvest Trail where they discover significantly more than they ever expected along the way.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Sweet November (2001)
Nelson is a man devoted to his advertising career in San Francisco. One day, while taking a driving test at the DMV, he meets Sara. She is very different from the other women in his life. Nelson causes her to miss out on taking the test and later that day she tracks him down. One thing leads to another and Nelson ends up living with her through a November that will change his life forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove, of Course (2018)
A helicopter mom follows her daughter to college and lands a job on campus. When she meets a charismatic professor, she learns more about herself and discovers a life of her own.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Lake House (2006)
When architect Alex Wyler moves into an unusual glass house on stilts over a lake, he discovers a note from the previous tenant in the mailbox--but no one's lived in the house for years. He replies and soon discovers that he's corresponding with a doctor named Kate Forster. Their correspondence, only through the 'magical' mailbox, turns romantic and their paths cross in unexpected ways, but when they try to truly connect, danger looms. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNo Regrets (2016)
This film is a romantic comedy about a stewardess (Calhoun), who after 12 years of dating (Joseph) as college sweethearts (along with several marriage proposals in between), meets a business man going through a divorce (White) on one of her job layovers. As expected, sparks fire and unexpectedly a traumatic past is revealed, and the couples lives are changed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
The Blessing Bracelet (2023)
As the Easter holiday approaches a woman rediscovers a blessing bracelet that helps restore her faith and renew her belief in love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Fallen Angel (2003)
When his father dies, Terry (Gary Sinese) returns to the house where he grew up, planning to stay only long enough to clean and settle the estate. Yet something indescribable keeps him there longer than expected. Soon, he is reunited with memories and people from his past and his life is changed forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Karen Kingsbury's The Christmas Ring (2025)
At a 'Christmas in July' sale, military widow Vanessa Mayfield crosses paths with antiques dealer Ben Miller. As Ben works in Vanessa’s hometown, their friendship begins to grow into something more. But trouble brews when Ben’s father unknowingly acquires a box of antiques containing Vanessa’s missing heirloom Christmas ring - a priceless piece of her family’s past. Planning to sell it, he has no idea of its true meaning. It will take a Christmas miracle for love, family, and the ring to come together.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Karen Kingsbury's Maggie's Christmas Miracle (2017)
Maggie, a single mom has to balance between her career and her son, Jordan. Jordan finds a tutor named Casey to help him at school, and Casey becomes like a father figure. Will the three of them find happiness and love once again?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSecond Chances (2013)
Jenny McLean is a single mom working at a 911-call center struggling to make ends meet and raise her two kids, Elsie and Luke. Although still reeling from her divorce, Jenny can’t help but flirt when she gets emergency calls from Jeff, a local firefighter she nicknames “Cowboy” for his handsome voice. When Jeff is hurt in the line of duty, he finds himself unable to climb stairs and needing to rent a first floor room from Jenny. It isn't long before the sparks are flying but can Jenny allow herself to take the risk?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisP.S. I Love You (2007)
A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHeaven Sent (2016)
As Christmas approaches, the end is near for Billy and Marie's marriage until an eight-year-old runaway angel from heaven takes it upon herself to rekindle the love they once shared.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Christmas Card (2006)
Sergeant Cody Cullen is deeply touched by a homemade Christmas card he receives while serving in Afghanistan. Upon his discharge, he treks to the picturesque California town of Nevada City. Cody is soon welcomed into the Spelman home and unexpectedly falls in love with the woman who sent the card, Faith.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Christmas Together With You (2021)
During the Christmas season, Megan and her father-figure Frank head out on a road trip to find his long-lost love. Along the way, Megan finds the love of her own life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
The Mistletoe Secret (2019)
Aria Eubank convinces a famous travel writer to do a feature story on her beloved hometown, however, when the travel guru and his ghostwriter both show up, Aria finds her heart torn between Sterling Masters and Alex Barlett, the man who has genuinely fallen for her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
The Magic of Ordinary Days (2005)
Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTime for Her to Come Home for Christmas (2023)
Carly heads to a small town to lead a church choir at Christmastime, facing her first holiday season without her mother. While there, she connects with a man back in town after serving in the Army.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
For the Love of Grace (2008)
With a great career, close friends, and an upwardly mobile fiancé, ‘How To’ book writer Grace (Chandra West) appears to have the perfect life. Meanwhile, local firefighter Steve (Mark Consuelos), having just been suspended for his reckless, yet heroic style, seems to be heading in the opposite direction That is, until a fateful fire rescue fans the flames of attraction and gives them both a new perspective on life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Mail Order Bride (2008)
Diana McQueen notorious con-woman has had enough. She leaves town and her boss, Tom Rourke, behind. She takes the place of her dying friend, who was to become some man's mail-order bride. Can she pull off this last con?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
In My Dreams (2015)
Natalie and Nick are frustrated with their luck in romance. After tossing coins into a fountain, the two then begin dreaming about each other. But, according to fountain mythology, they only have a week to turn those dreams into reality.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNora Roberts' Montana Sky (2007)
The wealthy stock dealer bequeaths his Montana farm to the three daughters provided they would live there together at least for a year.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEdge of the Garden (2011)
Newly single Brian Connor moves to Maine and buys a long abandoned house in the country. After moving in, he begins to communicate with a woman who lived in the house 50 years ago and who died under mysterious circumstances.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Note?
The closest matches to The Note are Tempted (2003), Notes from the Heart Healer (2012) and Message in a Bottle (1999). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Note?
People who watched The Note most often go on to Tempted (2003), Message in a Bottle (1999) and Christmas Everlasting (2018).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Note?
P.S. I Love You (2007), rated 7.2/10 by 3,572 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Note?
Kentucky Roses (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Is The Note part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to The Note, which includes Notes from the Heart Healer (2012).
Are there English movies like The Note?
Yes: Tempted (2003), Notes from the Heart Healer (2012) and Message in a Bottle (1999).
How are movies similar to The Note chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Note, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.