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Movies like Kismet (2018)

The best movies like Kismet (2018) are June and John (2025), Press Play (2022) and The Adjustment Bureau (2011). If Kismet hooked you with its romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. June 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 · both romance

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  2. Press Play (2022)

    Laura and Harrison have the picture-perfect romance built on the foundation of a shared love of music. After a deadly accident, Laura gets the chance to save the love of her life when she discovers that their mixtape can transport her back in time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  3. The Adjustment Bureau (2011)

    A man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him – and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman he's ever loved.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  4. Paradise (1982)

    After their caravan is attacked and their respective families butchered by Arab marauders, teenagers David and Sarah flee across the desert. But the desert is filled with danger from the elements, animals and the unwholesome appetite of the Jackal, a sheik who wants Sarah for himself. However, the desert also holds temptation and love. David and Sarah hide out in an oasis and build a life for themselves, discovering each other in new ways.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  5. Once Upon a Prince (2018)

    Susanna gladly accepts help one day from handsome stranger Nate at her parents’ garden store in small-town Georgia. Sparks between them fly, but when a photo of them gets leaked to the press, Susanna is in for the shock of her life when Nate is called back home by his mother… For his coronation as the King Nathaniel of Cambria!

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  6. The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)

    Two teenagers trapped in an endless time loop set out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  7. Forever in My Heart (2019)

    Jenna and Charlie found love in Ireland but their dreams drove them apart. Five years later, they reunite and Jenna has to decide where her heart belongs—back home or in the Emerald Isle.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  8. Petals on the Wind (2014)

    This sequel to Flowers in the Attic picks up 10 years after Cathy, Chris and Carrie managed to escape Foxworth Hall.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  9. A Wish Come True (2015)

    On the night of her 30th birthday, Lindsay Corwin, an unlucky environmentalist with a string of bad relationships, decides to make the ultimate wish: for all of her birthday wishes to come true. When her nearly three decades of wishes, including everything from losing weight to meeting Mr. Right, start magically coming true all at once, Lindsay is awestruck—until she realizes the life, and the man, she’s always wished for might not be the one she really wants.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  10. A Christmas Prince (2017)

    When a reporter goes undercover as a nanny to get the inside scoop on a playboy prince, she gets tangled in some royal intrigue and ends up finding love - but will she be able to keep up her lie?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  11. Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 2 (2020)

    Zed and Addison are back at Seabrook High, where, after a groundbreaking semester, they continue to steer both their school and community toward unity. But the arrival of a new group of outsiders – mysterious werewolves – threatens to shake up the newfound peace and causes a rift in Zed and Addison’s budding romance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  12. Angel and the Badman (1947)

    A wounded outlaw finds unexpected mercy in the care of a rancher's daughter. The hope of love pulls him toward a different life until the law, and his violent past, close in on his new home. Now he must choose the kind of man he'll become.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  13. Christmas Under Wraps (2014)

    When a driven doctor doesn't get the prestigious position she planned for, she unexpectedly finds herself moving to a remote Alaskan town. While she meets the locals and even starts a new romance, she has to learn to let the life she planned for give way to a love she never could have imagined, and finds this festive small town is hiding one big holiday secret.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

  14. Wild at Heart (1990)

    Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon short.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  15. Rome in Love (2019)

    An unknown actress lands the role of a lifetime in Rome. Paired with an American journalist writing a profile, she will discover surprises about love and life in the eternal city.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  16. A Little Christmas Charm (2020)

    Holly, a jewelry designer finds a lost charm bracelet and teams up with investigative reporter Greg in hopes of finding the owner and returning it by Christmas Eve.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  17. All of My Heart: The Wedding (2018)

    Brian and Jenny are planning their wedding at the Inn where they fell in love. When a distant relative arrives and stakes their claim to the Inn, Brian and Jenny must find a way to save their beloved Inn or risk having to sell.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  18. Last Chance for Christmas (2015)

    When Prancer injures his hoof Santa’s stable hand, John, must find a fill in to ensure Christmas deliveries go off without a hitch. His mission gets complicated when he discovers that Frankie, the perfect substitute reindeer, belongs to a precocious 8-year-old girl and her mother Annie. As he races to get Frankie up to the North Pole, he realizes that he’s actually falling in love with Annie and has to find a way to win her over and save Christmas at the same time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

  19. Holiday Date (2019)

    When Brooke’s boyfriend, Ethan, breaks up with her just before the holidays, she agrees to go home with Joel, an actor who will pose as her boyfriend.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  20. A Royal Christmas (2014)

    A young working girl with a blue-collar background is surprised when her new fiancé announces he is actually a prince of a small sovereign country in Europe. After the couple quickly takes off to spend the holidays at his family’s sprawling, royal castle, she must work hard to win over her disapproving and unaccepting future mother-in-law—the Queen—and find out if love truly can conquer all.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  21. Ghost (1990)

    After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

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  22. 9 Songs (2004)

    Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - London's Brixton Academy. They are in bed at night's end. Together, over a period of several months, they pursue a mutual sexual passion whose inevitable stages unfold in counterpoint to nine live-concert songs.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

  23. Rebecca (1940)

    Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

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  24. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

    Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

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  25. Match Point (2005)

    Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, Tom. After being introduced to his family, Chris is soon engaged to Tom's sister, Chloe. Despite the professional and financial advantages that this relationship affords him, Chris becomes obsessed with Tom's fiancee, American actress Nola.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

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  26. Amour Fou (2014)

    Heinrich wishes to conquer death through love, and when he meets Henriette, the wife of a business acquaintance, she expresses interest in a suicide pact when she learns she has a terminal illness.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

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  27. Rouge (2026)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

  28. Free at Heart (2026)

    Sebastian's (16) sheltered small-town life changes suddenly when his family takes in 15-year-old Kolja, supposedly the son of his father's recently deceased girlfriend. In addition to his little sister, another teenager now lives with them. Although the two boys are strangers to each other at first, they begin to open up to each other more and more and discover that they are biological brothers. The relationship of trust with his parents breaks down and when Sebastian and Kolja become closer than they expected, Sebastian's life is suddenly turned upside down, as he has found not only a soul mate in his new brother, but also a real, first love. Overwhelmed by their feelings, the two hide their relationship, but when the secret, incestuous relationship is discovered, the family breaks out of the social structure of the small town and comes into conflict with societal norms. Everything that follows is a rollercoaster of emotions.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

  29. Mambo Italiano (2003)

    When an Italian man comes out of the closet, it affects both his life and his crazy family.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

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  30. Notting Hill (1999)

    London bookstore owner William Thacker's quiet life turns upside down when a chance encounter with famous actress Anna Scott sparks an unlikely romance challenged by their vastly different worlds.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Kismet?

The closest matches to Kismet are June and John (2025), Press Play (2022) and The Adjustment Bureau (2011). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Kismet?

Start with June and John (2025), the closest match to Kismet.

What is the highest-rated movie like Kismet?

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), rated 8.1/10 by 16,967 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Kismet?

Free at Heart (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Italian movies like Kismet?

The closest matches are in other languages.

How are movies similar to Kismet chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Kismet, 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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