Movies like The Heart Beat (1975)
The best movies like The Heart Beat (1975) are Made in Italy (2020), Love & Pop (1998) and White Lie (2019). If The Heart Beat hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
The Heart Beat
Quick picks
- Highest ratedUltraman: Rising (2024)8.0/10 from 415 votes
- NewestMickey 17 (2025)Released 2025
- In JapaneseLove & Pop (1998)Also in Japanese
Made in Italy (2020)
A bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from his late wife.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove & Pop (1998)
Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends engage in a practice known as enjo kosai, or "compensated dating", where older men pay young girls for dates. Hiromi plunges deeper into this world to raise money for an expensive ring.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWhite Lie (2019)
Katie Arneson is faking cancer. A university dance major, Katie's falsified diagnosis and counterfeit fundraising have transformed her into a campus celebrity surrounded by the supportive community she's always dreamed of. But now dependent on a bursary for sick students to maintain her ruse, Katie learns the funding is in jeopardy unless she can provide copies of her medical records within the week.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCrayon Shinchan the Movie: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (2006)
Something sinister's afoot in Kasukabe. Shin-chan doesn't know what it is, but he's pretty sure it involves samba-dancing doppelgängers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisStruggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski (2018)
Artists in LA discover the work of forgotten Polish sculptor Stanislav Szukalski, a mad genius whose true story unfolds chapter by astounding chapter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMickey 17 (2025)
Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNightingale (2014)
A dangerously unstable man addresses the unseen followers of his video log about his obsession with an old army buddy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSummer Wars (2009)
Teenage math whiz Kenji Koiso agrees to take a summer job at the Nagano hometown of his crush, Natsuki. When he arrives, he finds that her family have reunited to celebrate the 90th birthday of their matriarch. His job: pretend to be Natsuki's fiancé. Meanwhile, his attempt to solve a mathematical equation causes a parallel world's collision with Earth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Curse of the Dragon (1993)
A 1993 documentary film about Bruce Lee. The film includes interviews from some of his fellow students and opponents who worked alongside him in his movies.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAway We Go (2009)
Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Verona expecting their first child, Burt's parents inexplicably decide to move to Belgium, now leaving them in a place they hate and without a support structure in place. They set off on a whirlwind tour of of disparate locations where they have friends or relatives, sampling not only different cities and climates but also different families. Along the way they realize that the journey is less about discovering where they want to live and more about figuring out what type of parents they want to be.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGoing the Distance (2010)
Erin and Garrett are very much in love. When Erin moves to San Francisco to finish her journalism degree and Garrett stays behind in New York to work in the music industry, they gamely keep the romance alive with webcams and frequent-flyer miles. But just when it seems the lovers will soon be reunited, they each score a big break that could separate them for good.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDoraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 (2022)
During summer vacation Nobita picks up a small rocket containing Papi, a palm-sized alien president escaping rebels on his home planet Pirika.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhat Maisie Knew (2013)
In New York City, six-year-old Maisie is caught in the middle of a bitter custody battle between her self-absorbed parents—an aging rock singer mother and a distracted art dealer father. As both quickly marry new partners to strengthen their legal standing, Maisie is shuttled back and forth in an endless game of emotional point-scoring. Yet amid the chaos and upheaval, Maisie begins to find true comfort and affection in her new step-parents.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Quest (1996)
Ghang-gheng, the ancient winner-take-all competition in which the deadliest fighters from around the world employ the most spectacular feats of martial arts skills ever displayed in order to win the prized Golden Dragon. But fighting prowess alone will not be enough for Chris to triumph over such daunting foes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCharly (1968)
An experiment on a simpleton turns him into a genius. When he discovers what has been done to him he struggles with whether or not what was done to him was right.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPsychic Kusuo (2017)
Born a powerful psychic, high schooler Kusuo Saiki craves the simple life. But the weirdos in his class make it difficult to conceal his abilities.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWords Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (2021)
After meeting one day, a shy boy who expresses himself through haiku and a bubbly but self-conscious girl share a brief, magical summer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisUltraman: Rising (2024)
A star athlete reluctantly returns home to take over his father's duties as Ultraman, shielding Tokyo from giant monsters as he becomes a legendary hero.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisHana & Alice (2004)
Two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCam (2018)
A young camgirl discovers that she’s inexplicably been replaced on her site with an exact replica of herself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like this
Like The Heart Beat and something else?
Blend two favourites and we’ll find the films in between.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Heart Beat?
The closest matches to The Heart Beat are Made in Italy (2020), Love & Pop (1998) and White Lie (2019). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Heart Beat?
Start with Made in Italy (2020), the closest match to The Heart Beat.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Heart Beat?
Ultraman: Rising (2024), rated 8.0/10 by 415 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Heart Beat?
Mickey 17 (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Japanese movies like The Heart Beat?
Yes: Love & Pop (1998), Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (2006) and Summer Wars (2009).
How are movies similar to The Heart Beat chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Heart Beat, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.