Movies like No Going Back (2019)
The best movies like No Going Back (2019) are True Romance (1993), The Hot Spot (1990) and 9 Songs (2004). If No Going Back hooked you with its romance, these 22 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Cranes Are Flying (1957)7.9/10 from 487 votes
- NewestBaby Udon (2026)Released 2026
True 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 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 this9 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
SnoozefestMovies like thisLove Crisis (2013)
During one night at the end of the summer, in a random plaza in the centre of Madrid there is room for anything to happen - even turtles.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (2014)
Told from the woman's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLucy (2025)
A narrative film in which a woman comes to suspect that her new boyfriend is more interested in her cat than in her.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
No Skin Off My Ass (1991)
A lonely hairdresser watches the title sequence of "That Cold Day in the Park" then visits a local park to invite a down-and-out skinhead to his apartment. He draws the silent man a bath and talks to him as he soaks. He locks his guest in a bedroom. Next day, the skinhead leaves through the window and visits his sister, who's making a film called "Sisters of the SLA." He helps with a screen-test. The hairdresser has dreams and fantasies involving the skinhead, the skinhead returns to visit him, and then the filmmaker pays a call on the two men, exposing her brother as faking his silence and pretending a lack of sexual interest. Fantasies can come true.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
Veronika and Boris come together in Moscow shortly before World War II. Walking along the river, they watch cranes fly overhead, and promise to rendezvous before Boris leaves to fight. Boris misses the meeting and is off to the front lines, while Veronika waits patiently, sending letters faithfully. After her house is bombed, Veronika moves in with Boris' family, into the company of a cousin with his own intentions.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisHidden Enemy (2026)
The happy marriage of Gadis and Andhika unravels when an intrusive friend named Suzi enters their lives and systematically destroys their domestic harmony.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Boobies (2025)
A couple is making a sextape, but she has a question, and he doesn't know the answer...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Promised Hearts (2025)
A young woman's future is jeopardized by a secret arrangement that throws her life into chaos — but it may be the only way to save her family.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
He Took His Skin Off for Me (2014)
A simple, domestic love story about a man who takes his skin off for his girlfriend, and why it probably wasn't the best idea...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKang Mak from Pee Mak (2024)
Returning home with his friends, a soldier reunites with his wife, not knowing she's become a ghost. But her death's not the end of their love story.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Honeymoon (2021)
A social media influencer's inability to draw a line between personal and public, has unexpectedly shocking consequences.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Tree Roots Through Concrete (2025)
As Samay nears his thirtieth birthday, he and his girlfriend Meenakshi embark on a road trip to a tranquil hill spot on a Saturday afternoon. Between winding roads and quiet moments, their conversations unravel reflections on life’s twists and turns—career choices, societal expectations, relationships, and the delicate balance between personal aspirations and external pressures. A journey filled with warmth, scenic beauty, and unfiltered thoughts, Tree Roots Through Concrete captures the essence of love, change, and the pursuit of meaning.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Sandwich (2000)
A couple's last moments: their meetings, separations and a sandwich.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Antes de que las flores marchiten (2023)
Sandy and Alejandra are two young women who live together with Lexa, an artist with a multiple personality who is preparing her new exhibition. however, the romance between these two personalities will be in danger, not only because of their inability to have physical contact but also because of the problems it generates for Lexa and the body they inhabit. therefore, Sandy and Alejandra must decide before it is too late.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Badineries (2025)
While their couple is falling apart, Baptiste and Violette, two students, discover a new passion that may revive their relationship: murder. Yet, it is not sure that Gabriel and Madeleine, their Catholic and puritan friends, are going to approve this process...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (2014)
Told from the man's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Manual of Love (2005)
Four intertwined stories on the joys and sorrows of love.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisManual of Love 2 (2007)
Paralyzed from a crash, Nicola falls for his physiotherapist Lucia. Franco and Manuela seek fertility treatment in Barcelona. Filippo and Fosco, a gay couple, plan their wedding. Ernesto, a waiter, has an affair with Spanish cook Cecilia.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisBaby Udon (2026)
Fanny Kondoh, a young Indonesian woman, falls in love with Hajime Kondoh, a Japanese man who comes to Indonesia for work. After getting married, Fanny and Hajime begin building a life together, embracing both its joys and challenges. As they struggle to fulfill their dream of having a child, they are faced with one heartbreaking trial after another, testing the strength of their love, especially when Hajime is diagnosed with cancer.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like No Going Back?
The closest matches to No Going Back are True Romance (1993), The Hot Spot (1990) and 9 Songs (2004). Below are 19 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after No Going Back?
Start with True Romance (1993), the closest match to No Going Back.
What is the highest-rated movie like No Going Back?
The Cranes Are Flying (1957), rated 7.9/10 by 487 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like No Going Back?
Baby Udon (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like No Going Back?
Yes: True Romance (1993), The Hot Spot (1990) and 9 Songs (2004).
How are movies similar to No Going Back chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside No Going Back, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.