Movies like Honky Tonk Girl (2006)
The best movies like Honky Tonk Girl (2006) are The Hot Spot (1990), True Romance (1993) and Henry & June (1990). If Honky Tonk Girl hooked you with its romance, these 23 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedA Walk to Remember (2002)7.7/10 from 4,375 votes
- NewestBefore We Leave Tuscany (2026)Released 2026
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 thisHenry & June (1990)
While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin her blessing to sleep with her husband. Then, when June returns to France, an unexpected, and sometimes contentious, threesome forms.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Favorite Wedding (2017)
Potential Northwestern fellow Tess Harper lasers through her best friend's wedding planning like the star doctor she hopes to soon become. In fact, Tess puzzles through any problem - provided it's not her own. When she meets divorce lawyer and groom's best friend, Michael, Tess maneuvers around him like a gurney in the emergency room until she discovers this best man has a few moves of his own.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisColossal Youth (2018)
When his dream girl returns to school a hopeless romantic teen tries to win her heart, until he hits rock bottom and realizes his true love has been there all along.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Te lo leggo negli occhi (1966)
A girl from a country village goes to town and falls in love with a songwriter struggling for success. Soon however their life-paths go different ways and they split. Only for a short time naturally : a song he writes will help them to reunite.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
A Woman of the North (1999)
Young Dutch widow Emilie travels to a seaside resort in Italy, where she falls in love with Italian officer Aldo. Meanwhile, her deceased husband's assistant Hugo plans to propose to her as soon as the period of mourning is over.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Pride and Prejudice and Romance (TBA)
A modern twist on Jane Austen's beloved novel, Pride and Prejudice, set in a quaint English village at Christmastime.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Blind Vacation (2025)
In the center of the plot is the story of a successful Kyiv businesswoman, who is respected by the management and hated by the entire team. So, to get a little rest from shefini, her subordinates send her on a forced vacation: to the top of the Ukrainian Carpathians. There, the heroine is waiting for a lot of surprises, adventures and unexpected acquaintances. This vacation turns the characters ' lives upside down and changes everything forever.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Before We Leave Tuscany (2026)
A weary mother seeking solace retreats to a serene Tuscan villa, where the adorable Italian innkeeper and a handsome novelist with writer's block, draw her into a story of unexpected connection and renewal.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Affair with a 20-year-old Female Student (2023)
The woman, who went to her boyfriend's house and witnessed the scene where he had an affair with a young student, is surprised, leaves without saying anything, and drinks alone. Drunk, she stumbles on the way into her house, but her friend's brother sees her and supports her. After hearing her reason for drinking, he starts to seduce her by thinking about having sex with her.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Epitaph (TBA)
An ex-Army marksman's plan to avenge the murder of his parents brings him into business with a murder-for-hire organization and the C.I.A.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Message in a Bottle (1999)
A woman finds a romantic letter in a bottle washed ashore and tracks down the author, a widowed shipbuilder whose wife died tragically early. As a deep and mutual attraction blossoms, the man struggles to make peace with his past so that he can move on and find happiness.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHideous Kinky (1999)
In 1972, disenchanted about the dreary conventions of English life, 25-year-old Julia heads for Morocco with her daughters, six-year-old Lucy and precocious eight-year-old Bea.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisSliding Doors (1998)
Helen, a London ad executive, is fired from her job and rushes out to catch a train, but, as she runs down, her life suddenly splits off. In one version she catches the train; in the second, she misses it. Her whole life changes in that one second, and the rest of the film depicts what happens in each scenario.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSnow Falling on Cedars (1999)
In the 1950s, a Japanese-American fisherman is suspected of killing his neighbour at sea. For Ishmael, a local reporter, the trial strikes a deep emotional chord when he finds his ex-lover is linked to the case. As he investigates the killing, he uncovers some startling clues that lead him to a shocking discovery.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSolo for Clarinet (1998)
Berlin, Germany. A cruel murder took place in an appartment building. Somebody bit off quite a piece of the victim's penis, who then, of course, lost a lot of blood, before being struck down at the head. Leading investigator Bernhard Kominka, being in stress due to a mentally retarded son and a problematic wife, seems to be the only one to see a lady in a red coat. After a while, his theory of her being the murderer may prove to be true, but the Cop also kind of fell in love with this new, interesting person in both of his lives: professional and private as well. Borders dissolve. His decision may be disastrous in any way.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
White Bed (2010)
A man and a woman meet at a gallery. Who knows where the conversation can lead?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
A Walk to Remember (2002)
When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep from Landon.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIkaw Pa Rin Ang Pipiliin Ko (2024)
Music gives her life. Music is his life. This is a story that will make our hearts skip a beat this season of love. Ikaw Pa Rin ang Pipiliin Ko, a May-December romance, promises the fresh tandem of Aga and Julia, who portray a musical conductor and chorister, respectively.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer who went from poverty to fame.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Last Ride (2012)
At the end of 1952, with the best years of his career behind him, country music legend Hank Williams hires a local kid to drive him through the Appalachian countryside for a pair of New Years shows in West Virginia and Ohio.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico (2005)
A faux documentary about the rise and fall of fictional country singer Guy Terrifico, featuring some legendary real-life performers.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Honky Tonk Girl?
The closest matches to Honky Tonk Girl are The Hot Spot (1990), True Romance (1993) and Henry & June (1990). Below are 20 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Honky Tonk Girl?
Start with The Hot Spot (1990), the closest match to Honky Tonk Girl.
What is the highest-rated movie like Honky Tonk Girl?
A Walk to Remember (2002), rated 7.7/10 by 4,375 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Honky Tonk Girl?
Before We Leave Tuscany (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Honky Tonk Girl?
Yes: The Hot Spot (1990), True Romance (1993) and Henry & June (1990).
How are movies similar to Honky Tonk Girl chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Honky Tonk Girl, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.