Movies like The Book of Love (2017)
The best movies like The Book of Love (2017) are All We Had (2016), What They Had (2018) and The Song of Sway Lake (2019). If The Book of Love hooked you with its drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedWar Room (2015)7.9/10 from 613 votes
- NewestLorelei (2020)Released 2020
All We Had (2016)
A mother struggles to make a better life for her daughter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisWhat They Had (2018)
A woman must fly back to her hometown when her Alzheimer's-stricken mother wanders into a blizzard. The return home forces her to confront her past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Song of Sway Lake (2019)
In the wake of his father’s suicide, young record collector Ollie Sway returns to the family lake house with his friend Nikolai in tow to lay claim to an invaluable jazz recording. An unexpected visit from Ollie’s estranged grandmother and a chance encounter with a girl from across the lake derail their search, forcing them to confront the Sway family history and a suffering that has resounded through generations.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Custody (2016)
When a hard-working single mother, Sara Diaz, has her children taken from her after she is suspected of injuring her son, Ally Fisher, a recent law school graduate, is assigned to represent her case before Judge Martha Schulman, a veteran of the Family Court System.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThings Never Said (2013)
An aspiring poet in a troubled marriage sparks with a new man who helps her find her artistic voice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
The Girl in the Book (2015)
The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisCake (2014)
After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower of the suicide.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDon't Think Twice (2016)
An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLorelei (2020)
A man is released from prison after 15 years. He reunites with his high school girlfriend, now a single mother of three. What follows is a lyrical take on love, regret and second chances.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHateship Loveship (2014)
A shy caretaker believes that the father of her teenage charge is falling in love with her, unaware that she is actually the victim of the girl's prank.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisMiddle of Nowhere (2012)
When her husband is sentenced to eight years in prison, Ruby drops out of medical school in order to focus on her husband's well-being while he's incarcerated - leading her on a journey of self-discovery in the process.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Shovel Buddies (2016)
A group of friends attempt to successfully complete a list of tasks assigned to them as the "Shovel List" by their dead friend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
4 Minute Mile (2014)
A teenager overcomes odds to run a 4-minute mile race.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisGod's Pocket (2014)
A boozy lowlife tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist and the young man's mother complicate matters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOne Percent More Humid (2017)
A pair of childhood friends reunite during their summer break from college and deal with a traumatizing experience from their past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Black or White (2015)
A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMaya Dardel (2017)
An internationally respected poet announces she is going to kill herself and needs an heir and executor. Young writers drive up the mountain to compete for the position and are challenged intellectually, emotionally, and erotically.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
A Perfect Man (2013)
A philandering husband unknowingly falls back in love with his wife over the phone when she pretends to be another woman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisDolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015)
"Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors" is based on the inspiring true story of living legend Dolly Parton's remarkable upbringing. This once-in-a-lifetime movie special takes place inside the tight-knit Parton family as they struggle to overcome devastating tragedy and discover the healing power of love, faith and a raggedy patchwork coat that helped make Parton who she is today. The film is set in the Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains in 1955. It is neither a biopic nor a musical about Dolly's whole life and performing career, but rather a family-oriented faith-based story about the incidents in her and her family's life around the time she was nine years old.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLouder Than Words (2013)
After the unexpected death of their daughter, a couple work to build a state of the art children's hospital where families are welcomed into the healing process.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisTater Tot & Patton (2017)
A wayward millennial escapes to a South Dakota ranch, unhinging her Uncle's placid alcoholic life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Wakefield (2017)
A man's nervous breakdown causes him to leave his wife and live in his attic for several months.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI'm Not Here (2017)
A man struggles with the tragic memories of his past to make sense of his present, but soon realizes that time isn't the enemy he thinks it is.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Short History of the Long Road (2019)
Nola grew up living in a van with her father, Clint—two nomads against the world. When tragedy strikes, Nola must confront the reality of life on the road alone, learning to own her grief, her past, and her new destination.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy Name Is Emily (2016)
Packed off to a foster home after her father is institutionalized, a rebellious young Irish girl resolves to bust her dad out of the hospital where he's been confined.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
War Room (2015)
The family-friendly movie explores the transformational role prayer plays in the lives of the Jordan family. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan, a middle-class couple who seemingly have it all – great jobs, a beautiful daughter, their dream home. But appearances can be deceiving. In reality, the Jordan’s marriage has become a war zone and their daughter is collateral damage. With the help of Miss Clara, an older, wiser woman, Elizabeth discovers she can start fighting for her family instead of against them. Through a newly energized faith, Elizabeth and Tony’s real enemy doesn’t have a prayer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisGabriel (2015)
Convinced that reuniting with his old girlfriend will bring his dreams to fruition, Gabriel risks it all in a desperate and increasingly obsessive pursuit.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Rosemont (2015)
Four people become trapped in the once-vibrant Rosemont Lodge during a blizzard before Christmas.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Like Sunday, Like Rain (2014)
A struggling musician becomes a 12-year-old musical prodigy's guardian for a summer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Book of Love?
The closest matches to The Book of Love are All We Had (2016), What They Had (2018) and The Song of Sway Lake (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Book of Love?
People who watched The Book of Love most often go on to All We Had (2016), What They Had (2018) and The Song of Sway Lake (2019).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Book of Love?
War Room (2015), rated 7.9/10 by 613 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Book of Love?
Lorelei (2020) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Book of Love?
Yes: All We Had (2016), What They Had (2018) and The Song of Sway Lake (2019).
How are movies similar to The Book of Love chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Book of Love, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.