Movies like The Rose of Tirana (2015)
The best movies like The Rose of Tirana (2015) are The Promise (2016), The Princess of Montpensier (2010) and Romeo & Juliet (2013). If The Rose of Tirana hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedLetter from an Unknown Woman (1948)7.8/10 from 355 votes
- NewestJune and John (2025)Released 2025
- In FrenchThe Princess of Montpensier (2010)Also in French
The Promise (2016)
Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Princess of Montpensier (2010)
Set in the high courts of 16th Century France, where the wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants are raging. Marie de Mézières, a beautiful young aristocrat, is in love with Henri de Guise, but her hand in marriage is promised to the Prince of Montpensier.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRomeo & Juliet (2013)
In Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite the hostility, Romeo Montague manages an invitation to a masked ball at the estate of the Capulets and meets Juliet, their daughter. The two are instantly smitten but dismayed to learn that their families are enemies. Romeo and Juliet figure out a way to pursue their romance, but Romeo is banished for his part in the slaying of Juliet's cousin, Tybalt.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wings of the Dove (1997)
Kate is secretly betrothed to a struggling journalist, Merton Densher. But she knows her Aunt Maude will never approve of the match, since Kate's deceased mother has lost all her money in a marriage to a degenerate opium addict. When Kate meets a terminally ill American heiress named Millie traveling through Europe, she comes up with a conniving plan to have both love and wealth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Good Woman (2004)
Fleeing 1930s New York and leaving behind a chequered past, the giltzy divorcee Mrs Stella Erlynne travels to Italy's sun-dappled Amalfi coast. Mrs Erlynne's appearance causes a stir amongst the visiting aristocracy. Based on the Oscar Wilde play "Lady Windemere's Fan."
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChristine (1958)
Vienna, 1906. A passionate love story develops between Franz Lobheiner and the young Christine. Lobheiner is, however, currently seeing the married Baroness von Eggersdorf. Upon learning of his wife's infidelity, the Baron von Eggersdorf provokes a duel with Lobheiner. But the former is no longer a real threat to the Baron. Lobheiner is now passionately in love with Christine. How will this love quartet end?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Sleeping Dictionary (2003)
In the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. There, he's introduced to the lovely Selima. In keeping with tradition, Selima is assigned to sleep with Truscott and teach him the native language and customs. But when they fall in love, both colonists and natives object to their plans to marry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Illusionist (2006)
With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThree Thousand Years of Longing (2022)
A solitary scholar discovers an ancient bottle while on a trip to Istanbul and unleashes a djinn who offers her three wishes. Filled with reluctance, she is unable to come up with one, so the djinn tries to inspire her with his stories.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRomeo and Juliet (1936)
Young love is poisoned by a generations long feud between two noble families.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPil's Adventures (2021)
Pil, a little vagabond girl, lives on the streets of the medieval city of Roc-en-Brume, along with her three tame weasels. She survives of food stolen from the castle of the sinister Regent Tristain. One day, to escape his guards, Pil disguises herself as a princess. Thus she embarks upon a mad, delirious adventure, together with Crobar, a big clumsy guard who thinks she's a noble, and Rigolin, a young crackpot jester. Pil is going to have to save Roland, rightful heir to the throne under the curse of a spell. This adventure will turn the entire kingdom upside down, and teach Pil that nobility can be found in all of us.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Girl King (2015)
A portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening sexuality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisElizabeth (1998)
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCertified Copy (2010)
In Tuscany to promote his latest book, a middle-aged English writer meets a French woman who leads him to the village of Lucignano.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMary, Queen of Scots (1971)
Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at the age of 23 by her cousin Elizabeth Tudor, the English Queen and her arch adversary. Nineteen years later the life of Mary is to be ended on the scaffold and with her execution the last threat to Elizabeth's throne has been removed. The two Queens with their contrasting personalities make a dramatic counterpoint to history.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRomeo and Juliet (1968)
Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love against the wishes of their feuding families. Driven by their passion, the young lovers defy their destiny and elope, only to suffer the ultimate tragedy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCyrano de Bergerac (1990)
Famed swordsman and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxane. He has never expressed his love for her as he his large nose undermines his self-confidence. Then he finds a way to express his love to her, indirectly.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLetter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember. As she tells the story of her lifelong love for him, he is forced to reinterpret his own past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJune and John (2025)
John leads an ordinary life with a monotonous routine. One day John runs into a woman on the subway who is as beautiful as she is mysterious named June. His encounter with her finally leads him to have a goal in his bumptious life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Countess (2009)
Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614), blinded by the passion that she feels for a younger man, succumbs to the mad delusion that blood will keep her young and beautiful forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Rose of Tirana?
The closest matches to The Rose of Tirana are The Promise (2016), The Princess of Montpensier (2010) and Romeo & Juliet (2013). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Rose of Tirana?
Start with The Promise (2016), the closest match to The Rose of Tirana.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Rose of Tirana?
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948), rated 7.8/10 by 355 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Rose of Tirana?
June and John (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like The Rose of Tirana?
Yes: The Princess of Montpensier (2010), Christine (1958) and Pil's Adventures (2021).
How are movies similar to The Rose of Tirana chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Rose of Tirana, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.