Movies like If a Woman Wants... (1965)
The best movies like If a Woman Wants... (1965) are UFO (2022), Blind (2017) and Blue Cave (2024). If If a Woman Wants... 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 ratedGabriel's Inferno: Part III (2020)8.3/10 from 1,097 votes
- NewestTwo Worlds One Wish (2025)Released 2025
UFO (2022)
When aspiring musician and student Deniz falls for a rough-hewn motorbike racer, tragedy and family opposition obstruct their path to love.
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 thisBlue Cave (2024)
When Cem finds himself at the brink of losing the love of his life, Alara, he embarks on an expedition to the Blue Cave, Alara's most beloved archeological site, to feel close to her again.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMaria's Lovers (1984)
A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLast Summer (2021)
During summer vacation in a beachside town, 16-year-old Deniz seeks the affection of his childhood crush and navigates a love triangle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisTime Is Up (2021)
Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama
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 thisNobody Has to Know (2022)
After a stroke and no memories from his past, Phil encounters Millie who inhabits a desert part of Isle of Lewis. She will shortly entrust him with his deepest secret : they were in love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNot 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 thisTwo Worlds One Wish (2025)
Twenty-one years after a magical meeting at a children's hospital, Bilge and Can suddenly begin hearing each other's voices telepathically. What seems like a miracle soon reveals a hidden secret, as fate-reuniting them after decades-has much more in store.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSee 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
SnoozefestMovies like this1 Mile To You (2017)
After a teenager's friends die in an accident, he finds running allows him to remember them perfectly. Running, however, also brings him notoriety. He is caught between keeping the past alive and making new memories in the present.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhat's Left of You (2015)
On his 18th birthday, wealthy but spoiled Ozgur(Ekin Koc) gets a surprise from his deceased grandfather's will. He has to leave his luxurious life in Istanbul and graduate from a public school in a small village on the Aegean coast. After falling for Elif(Neslihan Atagul), a secretive classmate, Ozgur begins to understand the importance of this tiny and seemingly trivial village.Adapted from the South Korean romantic drama, 'A Millionaire's First Love'.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies 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 thisGabriel'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
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisGabriel'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
Worth the HypeMovies 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 thisA Ring of Endless Light (2002)
When 15-year-old Vicky Austin, her sister Suzy and little brother Rob visit their grandfather on Seven Bay Island, Vicky faces several unexpected challenges. Her beloved grandfather, retired Reverend Eaton, seems to be seriously ill, but tries to pretend that nothing is wrong. Vicky met the rich but emotionally troubled Zachary Gray the previous summer, and he reappears to renew the acquaintance. Another boy, 17-year-old Adam Eddington, recruits Vicky to help him with a research project, working with a dolphin called Basil. Vicky discovers she can communicate telepathically with the dolphin and his mate - and possibly with Adam as well
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe 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
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFire 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUzakta Kal Sevgilim (1965)
The film tells the relationship of a young man working at the shipyard and his girlfriend who gets pregnant.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & romance
Bahriyeli Ahmet (1963)
Fisherman Ahmet is sentenced to three years in prison for injuring a man in the eye during a fight. After his wife's death, Ahmet's daughter Ayla is looked after by her neighbor Aysel. While he is in prison, Aysel, Ayla, and Ahmet's friend Hamza visit him whenever they can. After being released from prison, Ahmet starts working at Hamza's repair shop and agrees to marry Aysel. However, one day, Necla comes to the repair shop and upsets Ahmet's plans.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance & drama
Aşkın Saati Gelince (1961)
After her mother dies, Sevda is left orphaned and is adopted by Şaziment Hanım. She grows up with Şaziment Hanım's son Bülent and niece Zuhal. During this time, Sevda and Bülent fall in love with each other. However, unaware of this situation, Şaziment Hanım wants to marry Zuhal and Bülent.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance & drama
Tehlikeli Adımlar (1965)
Semra and Metin attend the same university. Semra comes from a wealthy family, while Metin lives a poor life. Metin is in his final year because he is successful in his studies. Their other friends, however, spend their time partying. They constantly organize parties. Metin does not attend most of these parties. One day, he is forced to attend a party organized by his close friend Murat. There, he becomes close to Semra. Soon after, a romance will begin between them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & romance
Elveda Sevgilim (1965)
Nuri, from the Selimoğulları family, kills Turgut, from the Kadiroğulları family. However, he is saved from prison thanks to his relatives who witnessed the crime. Both families have children who have been educated abroad. Dr. Osman, from the Kadiroğulları family, is in love with his uncle's daughter, Türkan. However, Türkan sees him as an older brother. Kemal, an engineer from the Selimoğulları family, also loves Türkan. The three young people begin to fight in their own way to resolve the blood feud. Over time, Kemal and Türkan grow closer. However, the feuding families oppose this relationship and make plans for revenge.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance & drama
Farewell Kiss (1965)
Ekrem who lost his wife on his wedding day, He meets a woman who looks like his dead wife. However, she does not like him and finds him ugly. He tries every way to make her like him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance & drama
Fate Knocks (1964)
Necmi, who feels inadequate for his wife Leyla after an accident, hires a groom for his wife who loves to ride horses. In time, a love blossoms between the groom named Murat and Leyla.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & romance
Kardeş Kurşunu (1955)
Orhan and Nevin are planning to get married. However, they are unaware that their relatives want to prevent them from getting married. Orhan's brother Muzaffer loves Nevin, and Nevin's stepmother Aliye loves Orhan. Orhan's repeated rejections and his engagement to Nevin drive Aliye mad. As a result, Aliye incites Muzaffer against his brother Orhan and Orhan against Nevin. Unaware of what is happening, Orhan leaves Nevin. However, over time, he will uncover the truth behind everything that has happened.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance & drama
Erkek Ali (1964)
This is the story of a young man who rebels against the Agha class in the east side of Turkey. The story ends with the death of the young man, who remains in the little girl he left an orphan and the young widow who is passionately in love with him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Külhan Aşkı (1962)
Orhan (Orhan Günsiray) works as a minibus driver for living. One day he comes across Hacer (Evrim Fer) and they fall in love. Still Hacer's father has quite a different vision of his daughter's future...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
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What are the best movies like If a Woman Wants...?
The closest matches to If a Woman Wants... are UFO (2022), Blind (2017) and Blue Cave (2024). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after If a Woman Wants...?
Start with UFO (2022), the closest match to If a Woman Wants....
What is the highest-rated movie like If a Woman Wants...?
Gabriel's Inferno: Part III (2020), rated 8.3/10 by 1,097 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like If a Woman Wants...?
Two Worlds One Wish (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
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