Movies like From the First Moment (2016)
The best movies like From the First Moment (2016) are The Hot Spot (1990), True Romance (1993) and The Love Guru (2008). If From the First Moment hooked you with its romance, these 22 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBrokeback Mountain (2005)7.8/10 from 7,816 votes
- NewestTales from Vinewood (2021)Released 2021
The Hot Spot (1990)
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrue Romance (1993)
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Love Guru (2008)
Born in America and raised in an Indian ashram, Pitka returns to his native land to seek his fortune as a spiritualist and self-help expert. His skills are put to the test when he must get a brokenhearted hockey player's marriage back on track in time for the man to help his team win the Stanley Cup.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Electric Horseman (1979)
A former champion rodeo rider is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he's asked to perform with a $12 million horse, he discovers it is being doped to remain docile. He flees into the desert astride the beast in an act of defiance. A story-hungry female reporter gives chase.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLonghorns (2011)
In 1982, a Texas University student, curious about the male sex fantasies he's been having, decides he needs to hook up with an out gay student on campus.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Uninvited (TBA)
Newly single college student Zane meets a girl named Sean at a party. Unbeknownst to them, something or someone seems to be living in Zane's shadow.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Broken Heart (1995)
Eight love stories start and end in an amusement park. In the neon-lit amusement park, budding romances unfold, along with scenes of breakups. As the Ferris wheel slowly rotates, couples with varying moods sit inside: some on secret rendezvous, some hastily formed couples, and others; lovers with ulterior motives. This film depicts the love stories of eight couples in the amusement park.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Phantom Rancher (1940)
Cowboy puts on a black mask and a black outfit to fight a gang of land-grabbing crooks.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Kansan (1943)
Wounded while stopping the James gang from robbing the local bank, a cowboy wakes up in the hospital to find that he's been elected town marshal. He soon comes into conflict with the town banker, who controls everything in town and is squeezing the townspeople for every penny he can get out of them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Tales from Vinewood (2021)
Four stories for the price of one! Two detectives struggling with their own masculinity learn to work with each other, a French focus puller learns the true nature of his abusive director, a British influencer travels to Texas and has to fight for his life to get out, and a young man falls in love with a stranger who has yet to learn his dark secret.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Before We Go (2014)
A chance encounter between two strangers in Grand Central Terminal sparks a life-changing, nighttime sojourn through New York City. They grow into each other's most trusted confidants when an evening of unexpected adventure forces them to confront their fears and take control of their lives.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Ramen Girl (2008)
An American woman is stranded in Tokyo after breaking up with her boyfriend. Searching for direction in life, she trains to be a ramen chef under a tyrannical Japanese master.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBrokeback Mountain (2005)
In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGun Smoke (1931)
Following a killing and robbery in a big city back east, gang leader Kedge Darvas and some of his henchies take a train to a small western town in Idaho, with intentions of hiding out there until things cool down back in Chi or NYC, or wherever they lammed from.They are welcomed with open arms by the citizens under the impression they are there as capital investors with money to spend. Before long, Darvas figures the town is ripe for the taking and sends word for reinforcements, and each arriving train unloads a few suits and snappy-brim hats.Then they get rough, kill Sheriff Posey Meed and rile up the citizens, led by cowhand Brad Farley, who had Darvas spotted for a wrong number just by the way he made moves on Sue Vancey.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Try Seventeen (2002)
Teenager Jones has opted not to go to college and is instead renting a room in a boarding house to work on his writing skills. Soon, Jones finds himself dividing his time between two women: a young actress named Lisa and a photographer named Jane. After Jane's ex-boyfriend arrives to help her recover from a car accident, Jones begins to understand just how much he cares for her.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLooking for Trouble (1926)
Jack Pepper accidentally fires his gun while forcing a newspaper editor to retract his statement regarding Miss Tulip Hellier, and the sheriff goes after Jack. While hiding out, Jack finds a liquor cache on the Hellier ranch and knows it was placed there as a ruse to distract the sheriff while an outlaw gang runs dope across the border.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Banana (2018)
An Asian-Canadian gay man struggles to navigate the online dating scene while concealing feelings for his best friend.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Brief Encounter (1945)
Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLightnin' Crandall (1937)
Cowboy with a reputation as the fastest gun in Texas heads to Arizona to leave his past behind, but it keeps catching up to him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
An intimate story of the enduring bond of friendship between two hard-living men, set against a sweeping backdrop: the American West, post-World War II, in its twilight. Pete and Big Boy are masters of the prairie, but ultimately face trickier terrain: the human heart.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like this8 Seconds (1994)
This film chronicles the life of Lane Frost, 1987 PRCA Bull Riding World Champion, his marriage and his friendships with Tuff Hedeman (three-time World Champion) and Cody Lambert.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Big Country (1958)
Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like From the First Moment?
The closest matches to From the First Moment are The Hot Spot (1990), True Romance (1993) and The Love Guru (2008). Below are 19 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after From the First Moment?
Start with The Hot Spot (1990), the closest match to From the First Moment.
What is the highest-rated movie like From the First Moment?
Brokeback Mountain (2005), rated 7.8/10 by 7,816 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like From the First Moment?
Tales from Vinewood (2021) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like From the First Moment?
Yes: The Hot Spot (1990), True Romance (1993) and The Love Guru (2008).
How are movies similar to From the First Moment chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside From the First Moment, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.