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Movies that feel like A Ghost Story (2017)

If you loved A Ghost Story, the closest films we have are Collateral Beauty (2016), What Dreams May Come (1998) and Close to the Horizon (2019). All three share A Ghost Story's contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix and Metrograph and others, checked against today's data.

Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.

πŸ… 91% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. David Lowerycontemplativedreamlikeromantictendermelancholy

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If A Ghost Story hit the spot, these will too

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Collateral Beauty
2016 Β· dir. David Frankel
πŸ… 14%β˜… 6.8drama Β· romance

Common ground in both: loss and grief

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.

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What Dreams May Come
1998 Β· dir. Vincent Ward
πŸ… 51%β˜… 7drama Β· fantasy Β· romance

Common ground: death

Chris Nielsen dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he died, his wife Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in Hades for the small chance that he will be able to bring her back to heaven.

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Close to the Horizon
2019 Β· dir. Tim Trachte
β˜… 6.6romance Β· drama

Both are built on the same subject: grief

The difference: Missing the dream logic of A Ghost Story

Jessica knows exactly what her life is supposed to look like and where it takes her. But then she meets Danny. He has a complicated past and could confuse all their plans. Jessica has to decide.

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All the Bright Places
2020 Β· dir. Brett Haley
πŸ… 67%β˜… 6.6romance Β· drama

The same preoccupation in both: loss

The difference: Not nearly as dreamlike as A Ghost Story

Two teens facing personal struggles form a powerful bond as they embark on a cathartic journey chronicling the wonders of Indiana.

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A Whisker Away
2020 Β· dir. Junichi Sato
πŸ… 93%β˜… 6.7animation Β· drama Β· romance

Both land stillness and dream logic at once

The difference: Leans harder into animation than A Ghost Story does

A peculiar girl transforms into a cat to catch her crush's attention. But before she realizes it, the line between human and animal starts to blur.

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Only Lovers Left Alive
2013 Β· dir. Jim Jarmusch
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.2drama Β· romance Β· fantasy

The same mix in both: romance, then tenderness

A depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, already played over several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.

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Lilting
2014 Β· dir. Hong Khaou
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.2drama

Both lean on melancholy more than on drama

A young man of Chinese-Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his lover of four years. Though the two don't share a language, they grow close through their grief.

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Sapphire Blue
2014 Β· dir. Felix Fuchssteiner
β˜… 6.1fantasy Β· romance Β· drama

Contemplative fantasy in both cases

Gwen has just discovered, that she's the final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve. Now she has to juggle with constant trips to the past, her relationships with Gideon and figuring out dark secrets surrounding the Circle.

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P.S. I Love You
2007 Β· dir. Richard LaGravenese
β˜… 7drama Β· romance

Romance built on romance, twice over

A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.

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Beyond the Universe
2022 Β· dir. Diego Freitas
β˜… 6.6romance Β· drama Β· music

Tender drama, and it commits to that

While waiting for a kidney transplant, a young pianist finds an unexpected connection with her doctor β€” and the courage to fulfill her musical dreams.

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Ruby Red
2013 Β· dir. Felix Fuchssteiner
β˜… 6fantasy Β· drama Β· romance

Fantasy with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

On her 16th birthday, Gwendolyn Shepherd finds out that instead of her cousin, she has inherited a rare gene that allows her to travel through time.

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The Quiet Girl
2022 Β· dir. Colm BairΓ©ad
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.7drama

Romance built on melancholy, twice over

A quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with relatives for the summer. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one.

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