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Movies like Green Card: An American Romance (1982)

The best movies like Green Card: An American Romance (1982) are Time Is Up (2021), Ashes in the Snow (2018) and Blind (2017). If Green Card: An American Romance hooked you with its drama and romance, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Time 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

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  2. Ashes in the Snow (2018)

    The coming-of-age tale of 16-year-old Lina Vilkas who is deported to Siberia amid Stalin's reign of terror in the Baltic region during WWII. An aspiring artist, she secretly documents her harrowing journey with her drawings.

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

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  3. 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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  4. Maria'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

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  5. A 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

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  6. Raising Victor Vargas (2003)

    Victor, a Lower East Side teenager, as he deals with his eccentric family, including his strict grandmother, his bratty sister, and a younger brother who completely idolizes him. Along the way he tries to win the affections of Judy, who is very careful and calculating when it comes to how she deals with men.

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

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  7. 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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  8. 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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  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. Life 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

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  11. Fire 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

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  12. Gabriel'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

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  13. 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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  14. Dirt Music (2020)

    Georgie is slowly suffocating in a loveless marriage to fishing tycoon Jim Buckridge. Handsome poacher Lu is an irresistible symbol of the excitement she craves. A passionate affair follows that reveals the dark secrets in Lu’s past and forces him to take flight into the blistering heat of the outback. Georgie follows, determined to find him and bring him back.

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

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  15. Really Love (2020)

    A rising black painter tries to break into a competitive art world while balancing an unexpected romance with an ambitious law student.

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

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  16. 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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  17. Purple Hearts (2022)

    An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.

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

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  18. Nobody 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

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  19. 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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  20. 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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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Green Card: An American Romance?

The closest matches to Green Card: An American Romance are Time Is Up (2021), Ashes in the Snow (2018) and Blind (2017). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Green Card: An American Romance?

Start with Time Is Up (2021), the closest match to Green Card: An American Romance.

What is the highest-rated movie like Green Card: An American Romance?

Gabriel's Inferno: Part III (2020), rated 8.3/10 by 1,097 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Green Card: An American Romance?

Gabriel's Redemption: Part I (2023) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Green Card: An American Romance?

Yes: Time Is Up (2021), Ashes in the Snow (2018) and Blind (2017).

How are movies similar to Green Card: An American Romance chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Green Card: An American Romance, 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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