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Movies like The Other Side of the Mountain (2012)

The best movies like The Other Side of the Mountain (2012) are The History of Love (2016), Dear John (2010) and The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017). If The Other Side of the Mountain 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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  1. The History of Love (2016)

    The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness.

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

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  2. Dear John (2010)

    While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah, who promises to write to him until he returns from overseas.

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

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  3. The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017)

    Lillie, a determined American woman, ventures overseas to join Dr. Jude at a remote medical mission in the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey). However, Lillie soon finds herself at odds with Jude and the mission’s founder, Woodruff, when she falls for the titular military man, Ismail, just as the war is about to erupt.

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

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  4. The Sound Barrier (1952)

    A young RAF pilot tests his father-in-law’s prototype supersonic aircraft to the limit, at a time of intense development in the field of aviation, just as commercial jet airliners are about to enter service.

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

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  5. Private Peaceful (2012)

    Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.

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

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  6. Ship of Fools (1965)

    A varied group of passengers aboard a ship bound for pre-WWII Germany represents a microcosm of early-1930s society.

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

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  7. A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)

    A German soldier home on leave falls in love with a girl, then returns to World War II.

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

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  8. Doctor Zhivago (1965)

    The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.

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

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  9. The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)

    Shanghai, China, the 1920s. In the midst of a bloody civil war, General Yen, a ruthless warlord, rescues Megan Davis —who was about to marry a missionary— from certain death amid the chaos.

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

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  10. Man in Love (2014)

    Tae-il lives a fast life as low level thug. He then learns that he has a terminal illness and not much time left to live. Then, for the first time in his life, he falls in love.

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

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  11. My Way (2011)

    During the invasion of Normandy the photograph of a slim Korean man in German uniform was found. It transpired that the man had served as a soldier in the Japanese, Russian and German armies. His incredible story inspired director Kang Je-Gyu to create this epic war drama.

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

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  12. Battleground (1949)

    Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatriots have already seen one of their own, Roderigues, perish under enemy fire. The men try to rebuff another series of Nazi attacks, but what they really need is a change in the weather. Without clear skies, they'll never get the air support they need.

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

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  13. Woman Is the Future of Man (2004)

    As the first snow falls in Seoul, two old friends reunite; one is a successful college professor, and the other, a struggling filmmaker recently returned from the United States. After their reminiscences, they finally decide to go in search of the young woman each had romanced years earlier.

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

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  14. 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

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  15. Maundy Thursday (2006)

    Yu-jeong is suicidal, yet she reluctantly goes to prison for volunteer work. There, she meets a prisoner who is waiting for death penalty. The two quickly fall in love despite their differences, yet they do not have much time.

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

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  16. Jacknife (1989)

    A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle they both survived.

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

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  17. Cloak and Dagger (1946)

    Italian partisans help a professor sent by the OSS to find an atomic scientist held by Nazis.

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

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  18. 1 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

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  19. Field of Lost Shoes (2015)

    A group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoah Valley.

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

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  20. The Kill Team (2019)

    When Andrew Briggman — a young soldier in the US Army during the invasion of Afghanistan — witnesses the murderous behavior of fellow soldiers, under the direction of a malevolent Sergeant, he faces a moral dilemma. His increasingly-violent platoon becomes suspicious that someone in their ranks has turned on them, and Andrew begins to fear for his safety. A fictionalized dramatization based on a true story.

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

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  21. Fatso (1980)

    Dominick DiNapoli is a man who loves food and is overweight as a result. After an obese cousin dies due to health problems, Dominick's sister Antoinette sets out to help him lose weight. Although he has a hard time trying to slim down, Dominick finds inspiration when he meets and falls for shop owner Lydia. Can he get up the courage to ask her out, or will he go back to the comfort of overeating?

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

  22. The Lords of Flatbush (1974)

    Set in 1958, the coming of age story follows four lower middle-class Brooklyn teenagers known as The Lords of Flatbush. The Lords chase girls, steal cars, shoot pool, get into street fights, and hang out at a local malt shop.

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

  23. Men of War (1994)

    Nick Gunar is a burnt-out, jaded and hard-up former mercenary who is having a difficult time adjusting to civilian life. At the end of his rope, he is hired by the Nitro Mine Corporation to strong-arm the natives of a South China Sea island into giving up their rights to its valuable mineral resources. Nick loathes the thought of another mission, but this seemingly easy job will earn him enough money to get back with his estranged family. He recruits some of his former mercenary buddies to help him with the job. The island people refuse to give up their land and Nick decides to help them fight the greedy corporation that hired him. As greed and treachery begin to unravel, Nick's band of mercenaries choose sides.

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

  24. Awakening (2008)

    Carsten is dating Melissa, who introduces him to her parents. On a camping trip with Melissa's family, Carsten finds that he shares a secret with Melissa's father.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  25. Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)

    Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe's body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy Bruce Farnsworth, who's just been murdered by his wife. Joe tries to remake Farnsworth's unworthy life in his own clean-cut image, but then falls in love; and what about that murderous wife?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

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  26. Modern Girls (1986)

    Margo, Kelly, and CeCe have three things in common: they're roommates, they're gorgeous, and they're hooked on the glamour and excitement of L.A.'s rock and roll nightlife. When they get mixed up with a rock star, an arrogant ex-boyfriend, a pseudo-sadist, and the nicest nerd in the City of Angels, it's a full night to say the least!

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

  27. Kiss me Kismet (2006)

    Götz, the owner of an record shop in Berlin, Kreuzberg, is in love with Aylin.But Aylin is espoused to an turkey doctor named Tarkan. Götz and Aylin are fallin in love and they want to get married. Their Plans first get strong restistance from the turkish parents-in-law and also from the mother of Götz named Helena. Götz converting to the Islam and tries to get a true turk to marry Aylin at the end. After serveral problems and twists they get finally married.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

  28. The Club (1980)

    The club buys a talented young player, Geoff, for a record sum of money. The team members do not like their new star and friction develops immediately. Game after game is lost until Geoff begins to realize that there is more at stake than just his own career.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  29. High School U.S.A. (1983)

    Set in a senior high school class, J.J. pursues the girlfriend of a rival from a higher clique which culminates in a race at the end of the movie between the two rivals in this light comedy.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

  30. Cosh Boy (1953)

    Roy Walsh is a brash and enterprising thug who bullies his friends into subservience. He and his gang assault and rob people on the street, but things get increasingly dangerous when their behavior escalates to larger crimes.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Other Side of the Mountain?

The closest matches to The Other Side of the Mountain are The History of Love (2016), Dear John (2010) and The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Other Side of the Mountain?

Start with The History of Love (2016), the closest match to The Other Side of the Mountain.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Other Side of the Mountain?

My Way (2011), rated 7.9/10 by 472 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Other Side of the Mountain?

The Kill Team (2019) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Korean movies like The Other Side of the Mountain?

Yes: Man in Love (2014), My Way (2011) and Woman Is the Future of Man (2004).

How are movies similar to The Other Side of the Mountain chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Other Side of the Mountain, 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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