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Movies like Furniture Isn't Just Furniture (2017)

The best movies like Furniture Isn't Just Furniture (2017) are A Brush with Love (2019), Entergalactic (2022) and Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong (2016). If Furniture Isn't Just Furniture hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. A Brush with Love (2019)

    As she considers giving up on her artistic dreams, Jamie paints a vision board that brings her success and love—only to discover that the mystery man in her painting isn't who she thinks.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  2. Entergalactic (2022)

    Ambitious artist Jabari attempts to balance success and love when he moves into his dream Manhattan apartment and falls for his next-door neighbor.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong (2016)

    Ruby, a Chinese American toy designer from LA, visits Hong Kong for the first time on business. Finding herself stranded, she meets Josh, an American expat who shows her the city.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. The Bridges of Madison County (1995)

    Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. The Reader (2008)

    The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)

    A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men meet up with a new girl in town, as well as a friendly lunatic who can’t help but paint things white.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. One Day (2011)

    After spending the night together on the eve of their college graduation, Dexter and Emma are shown each year on the same date to see where they are in their lives. They are sometimes together, and sometimes not.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. It Ends with Us (2024)

    When a woman's first love suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with a charming, but abusive neurosurgeon is upended, and she realizes she must learn to rely on her own strength to make an impossible choice for her future.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Little Men (2016)

    Jake is a quiet, sensitive middle schooler with dreams of being an artist. He meets the affably brash Tony at his grandfather's funeral, and the unlikely pair soon hit it off. The budding friendship is put at risk, however, when a rent dispute between Jake's father, Brian, and Tony's mother, Leonor, threatens to become contentious.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Much Ado About Nothing (2013)

    A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Synecdoche, New York (2008)

    A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Walk Don't Run (1966)

    During the housing shortage of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, two men and a woman share a small apartment in Tokyo, and the older man soon starts playing Cupid to the younger pair.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Strapped (2010)

    A routine trick propels a tall, dark, cynical hustler into a series of life-changing encounters in this drama. But this amicable and sexually efficient rent boy begins to look at himself differently when he finds himself lost in a maze-like apartment building. As he wanders through the building, he tricks with a variety of johns; sex is the commonality, but out of that commodity comes raw, unguarded emotions for all.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Hello, Dolly! (1969)

    Dolly Levi is a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to see the miserly "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder. In doing so, she convinces his niece, his niece's intended, and Horace's two clerks to travel to New York City.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Same Kind of Different as Me (2017)

    International art dealer Ron Hall must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife, a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the journey of their lives.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Showing Up (2023)

    In the days leading up to a possibly career-changing exhibition, a sculptor navigates her relationships with family, friends, and colleagues.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  17. The Goldfinch (2019)

    A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a rush of panic, he steals 'The Goldfinch', a painting that eventually draws him into a world of crime.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Persuasion (2007)

    Anne Elliot was once in love with Frederick Wentworth, a commander in the Royal Navy who was rejected by her snobby parents eight years ago. When the family hits hard times and are forced to rent out their mansion to his brother-in-law, Frederick returns as a captain - but will he remember Anne?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)

    Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Maudie (2016)

    Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis falls in love with a fishmonger while working for him as a live-in housekeeper.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Furniture Isn't Just Furniture?

The closest matches to Furniture Isn't Just Furniture are A Brush with Love (2019), Entergalactic (2022) and Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong (2016). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Furniture Isn't Just Furniture?

Start with A Brush with Love (2019), the closest match to Furniture Isn't Just Furniture.

What is the highest-rated movie like Furniture Isn't Just Furniture?

Entergalactic (2022), rated 7.7/10 by 545 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Furniture Isn't Just Furniture?

It Ends with Us (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Furniture Isn't Just Furniture?

Yes: A Brush with Love (2019), Entergalactic (2022) and Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong (2016).

How are movies similar to Furniture Isn't Just Furniture chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Furniture Isn't Just Furniture, 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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