Movies like Confessions of the Make-up Artist (2005)
The best movies like Confessions of the Make-up Artist (2005) are True Romance (1993), The Hot Spot (1990) and Whisper of Summer (2016). If Confessions of the Make-up Artist hooked you with its romance, these 22 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedTrue Romance (1993)7.5/10 from 3,246 votes
- NewestFiery Enigma (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 thisWhisper of Summer (2016)
Joey is a young woman born with a golden spoon in her mouth. By chance, she meets the introverted Su Ke and falls in love.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
And Then Came Lola (2009)
A talented, but distracted photographer, Lola, on the verge of success in both love and work, could lose it all if she doesn't make it to a crucial meeting on time. But, as usual, Lola is late. With her job and girlfriend on the line, she has three chances to make it right. In a desperate race through the streets and back rooms of San Francisco, time grows short-will Lola make it? Will she come at all? With a pop sensibility that mixes live action, animation and still photography, And Then Came Lola explores love's age old question in a fresh new way, "If you try, try again, will you finally get it right?" (Written by M. Siler and E. Seidler)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisDaughters of Bilitis Club (2011)
Ju Yeon is a young girl who just discovered her homosexuality. She's looking for other women like her on the Internet for a movie she wants to make and that's how she meets Yeo Gyeong, another lesbian girl who's in the same school. The movie also follows Han Na, an office worker who lives with her girlfriend Yeong Eun, who will feel betrayed by her partner's pregnancy, and Myeong Hee and Hyang Ja, owners of a lesbian bar who will face the return of Hyang Ja's estranged daughter.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Hannah Free (2009)
Hannah and Rachel grew up as little girls in the same small Midwest town, where traditional gender expectations eventually challenge their deep love for one another.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Thanatos (2023)
Simone develops an unhealthy obsession with the extreme sexual practice of bloodplay.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Witchy Ways (2025)
When a skeptical woman retreats to a secluded cabin believed to be magical, she falls for its enigmatic witch owner, until dark spells, buried secrets, and a restless ghost threaten their chance at love.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)
A close-knit group of gay friends share the emotional roller coster of life, relationships, the death of friends, new beginnings, jealousy, fatherhood and professional success. At various stages of life's disarray, these young men share humorous and tragic relationships and always have each other to rely on.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCrush (2022)
When an aspiring young artist is forced to join her high school track team, she uses it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she's been harboring a long-time crush on. But she soon finds herself falling for an unexpected teammate and discovers what real love feels like.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTell It to the Bees (2019)
Dr. Jean Markham returns to the town she left as a teenager to take over her late father's medical practice. When a school-yard scuffle lands Charlie in her surgery, she invites him to visit the hives in her garden and tell his secrets to the bees, as she once did. The new friendship between the boy and the bee keeper brings his mother Lydia into Jean's world.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCarmilla (2020)
In 19th-century Styria, isolated teen Lara's quiet life is upended by the arrival of mysterious, beautiful Carmilla, a female vampire with whom she develops an intense, homoerotic bond. As Lara's life slowly drains, themes of forbidden desire, identity, and the supernatural are explored, culminating in Lara's discovery of Carmilla's vampiric nature and a confrontation with her ancient lineage.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Graduation Film (2019)
A film student is having her birthday party with a few of her classmates she hasn’t seen in a while. Yeong-ju and Chae-eun become close friends after the party, and the two form a romantic relationship after realizing the chemistry they have. Yeong-ju writes a screenplay based on the story of her and Chae-eun.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Fiery Enigma (2026)
Andrea shares her memories of her years working at the gay nightclub Enigma. Among memorabilia and photographs emerges Miriam, with whom she forged an intense and forbidden romance interrupted by cancer. Thirty years after Miriam’s passing, Andrea seeks closure to that chapter of her life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The World Unseen (2007)
A drama centered on two women who engage in a dangerous relationship during South Africa's apartheid era.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAntes 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
I Can't Think Straight (2008)
Tala, a London-based Palestinian, is preparing for her elaborate Middle Eastern wedding when she meets Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend. Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship. But Tala is not ready to accept the implications of the choice her heart has made for her and escapes back to Jordan, while Leyla tries to move on with her new-found life, to the shock of her tradition-loving parents. As Tala's wedding day approaches, simmering tensions come to boiling point and the pressure mounts for Tala to be true to herself.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green (2005)
Ethan Green (Daniel Letterle) has no problem finding guys who want to sleep with him or even date him, but finding someone to settle down with is a different story. Given three choices -- a sexy teenager, a hunky jock, or his ex-boyfriend who is about to get married -- will he find a Mr. Right, or is he destined to an unfabulous existence. Based on a popular gay-themed comic strip.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisRomance Is Just a Word We Say (2020)
Ana is Manuela's teacher. Together, they will discover if romance exists or is only an invention.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)
Petra von Kant is a successful fashion designer -- arrogant, caustic, and self-satisfied. She mistreats Marlene (her secretary, maid, and co-designer). Enter Karin, a 23-year-old beauty who wants to be a model. Petra falls in love with Karin and invites her to move in.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMe First (2014)
Feeling trapped in an unhappy marriage, Sarah confides in her daughter’s friend. In a moment of weakness, everything changes and she is suddenly faced with feelings she has never felt before. Sarah must chose between her family and her own happiness. When she makes her choice, it’s up to her daughter to put her mother’s happiness first.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Hot Wheelz (TBA)
A roller skating rink employee develops an infatuation with the rink's one regular patron.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Confessions of the Make-up Artist?
The closest matches to Confessions of the Make-up Artist are True Romance (1993), The Hot Spot (1990) and Whisper of Summer (2016). Below are 19 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Confessions of the Make-up Artist?
Start with True Romance (1993), the closest match to Confessions of the Make-up Artist.
What is the highest-rated movie like Confessions of the Make-up Artist?
True Romance (1993), rated 7.5/10 by 3,246 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Confessions of the Make-up Artist?
Fiery Enigma (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Confessions of the Make-up Artist?
Yes: True Romance (1993), The Hot Spot (1990) and And Then Came Lola (2009).
How are movies similar to Confessions of the Make-up Artist chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Confessions of the Make-up Artist, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.