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Newness (2017)

In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.

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

The Man from Elysian Fields (2001)

A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.

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

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

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

Revenge Porn: PAIN OF LOVE (2019)

Rei is a college student in the midst of finding a job. She confesses her love to Mikio, a senior whom she admires. Mikio soon demands that she perform perverted acts.

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

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

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

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

It Feels So Good (2019)

When it rains it pours. Kenji divorced his wife, lost his job and his old squeeze Naoko is getting married back home in the north of Japan, specifically in Akita. He returns there in order to attend her wedding. Naoko surprises him by proposing that they have sex again. The one night stand is the new beginning.

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

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

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

Radiance (2017)

The story follows the social intercourse between a cameraman, Masaya, with a visual impairment, and Misako who disconnects from the world.

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

The Little House (2014)

Following the death of the unmarried and childless Taki, Takeshi, a young relative of hers, discovers several pages of closely written lines in which the old lady has recorded her memories. This is how he learns the truth about her youth working as a housemaid and nanny for the Hirai family in a little house in Tokyo with a red gabled roof.

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

A Journal for Jordan (2021)

Based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, a soldier deployed to Iraq begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son. Back at home, senior New York Times editor Dana Canedy revisits the story of her unlikely, life-altering relationship with King and his enduring devotion to her and their child.

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

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

Forever First Love (2020)

Paul travels the world to capture the perfect photographic moment. Amid the colour and chaos of a crowded Filipino market, destiny intervenes when Paul’s first love, Anna appears in his lens. The travellers spend the day exploring the beauty of a 16th century town and whilst passions reignite, their principles on relationships, religion and morality clash. The night they spend together will change everything.

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

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

My Brilliant Career (1979)

A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.

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

Flamingo Road (1949)

A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.

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

Racing with the Moon (1984)

In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievous and irresponsible, Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved, testing their relationship, as well as the friendship between the boys.

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

Paranoia (1969)

Following the death of her wealthy husband, American widow Kathryn West migrates to Italy and takes up a reclusive existence in a luxurious villa. After quickly succumbing to the charms of a local man, she lets him move into the villa and the two are later joined by his sister, which soon leads to complications.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

Antares (2004)

A deadly car crash sets off three parallel stories of women at crisis points, faltering behind the doors of the same, plain Vienna apartment block.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Inserts (1975)

A young, once-great Hollywood film director refuses to accept changing times during the early 1930s, and confines himself to his decaying mansion to make silent porn flicks.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Atlantic City (2025)

A flamboyant hustler and his young protégé share with us their unfiltered thoughts as they navigate a new partnership in Atlantic City's ubiquitous sex trade.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Gece (2025)

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Samaj Ko Badal Dalo (1947)

1947 film by Vijay Bhatt

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Memória: História é filme, não é foto. (TBA)

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Ram Rajya (1967)

1967 film by Vijay Bhatt

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Kartavya (2026)

With his family's safety at stake and menacing threats closing in, a police officer must decide how far he'll go to uphold his duty.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Ramayan (1954)

1954 film by Vijay Bhatt

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama