feelsalike.com

Movies that feel like Anora (2024)

If you loved Anora, the closest films we have are Through My Window (2022), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) and The Invite (2026). All three share Anora's contemplative and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.

A young sex worker from Brooklyn gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out to get the marriage annulled.

πŸ… 93% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.4 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Sean Bakercontemplativewittyplayfulromantictender
Stream it:Hulu β†—
See it on the map

When is Anora streaming? β†’

If Anora hit the spot, these will too

Through My Window poster
Through My Window
2022 Β· dir. MarΓ§al ForΓ©s
β˜… 5.5romance Β· drama Β· comedy

Both keep coming back to the same thing: class differences

Raquel's longtime crush on her next-door neighbor turns into something more when he starts developing feelings for her, despite his family's objections.

Feels alike?
Kal Ho Naa Ho poster
Kal Ho Naa Ho
2003 Β· dir. Nikkhil Advani
πŸ… 75%β˜… 7.9comedy Β· drama Β· romance

The same city underneath both: New York City

The difference: 21 years apart, and the 2000s show

An uptight MBA student falls for the charismatic new neighbor who charms her troubled family – but he has a secret that forces him to push her away.

Feels alike?
The Invite poster
The Invite
2026 Β· dir. Olivia Wilde
β˜… 7.8comedy Β· drama Β· romance

The same mix in both: stillness, then wit

Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?

Feels alike?
The Worst Person in the World poster
The Worst Person in the World
2021 Β· dir. Joachim Trier
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.7drama Β· romance Β· comedy

Playful and romantic in the same breath

The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

Feels alike?
Long Shot poster
Long Shot
2019 Β· dir. Jonathan Levine
πŸ… 82%β˜… 6.8comedy Β· romance

Common ground: class differences

The difference: None of the stillness Anora is built on

Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter β€” much to the dismay of her trusted advisers.

Feels alike?
Paterson poster
Paterson
2016 Β· dir. Jim Jarmusch
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.3drama Β· comedy Β· romance

Tender drama in both cases

A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists.

Feels alike?
Holiday poster
Holiday
1938 Β· dir. George Cukor
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.7comedy Β· romance Β· drama

The same two preoccupations: new year's eve, and mansion

Johnny Case, a freethinking financier, has finally found the girl of his dreams β€” Julia Seton, the spoiled daughter of a socially prominent millionaire β€” and she's agreed to marry him. But when Johnny plans a holiday for the two to enjoy life while they are still young, his fiancΓ©e has other plans & that is for Johnny to work in her father's bank!

Feels alike?
Youth poster
Youth
2015 Β· dir. Paolo Sorrentino
πŸ… 73%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Contemplative comedy, and it commits to that

Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena, Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda. And where will inspiration lead their younger friend Jimmy, an actor grasping to make sense of his next performance?

Feels alike?
How to Be Single poster
How to Be Single
2016 Β· dir. Christian Ditter
πŸ… 45%β˜… 6.1comedy Β· romance

Both lean on wit more than on romance

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, and what Alice, Robin, Lucy, Meg, Tom and David all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love.

Feels alike?
Toscana poster
Toscana
2022 Β· dir. Mehdi Avaz
πŸ… 83%β˜… 5.7comedy Β· romance Β· drama

Drama built on play, twice over

When a Danish chef travels to Tuscany to sell his father's business, he meets a local woman who inspires him to rethink his approach to life and love.

Feels alike?
Bridget Jones's Baby poster
Bridget Jones's Baby
2016 Β· dir. Sharon Maguire
πŸ… 78%β˜… 6.4drama Β· comedy Β· romance

Comedy with a pulse of romance, in both cases

After breaking up, Bridget Jones' happily-ever-after hasn't quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job and surround herself with old friends and new. For once, Bridget has everything completely under control. Then her love life takes a turn when she meets Jack. A week later, she runs into Mark before she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch - she's not sure of the identity of her baby's father - Mark or Jack.

Feels alike?
Beginners poster
Beginners
2011 Β· dir. Mike Mills
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.2drama Β· romance Β· comedy

Both lean on tenderness more than on romance

Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 44 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life – which included a younger boyfriend.

Feels alike?

In the mood for more contemplative?

all contemplative movies β†’

The best-reviewed films that share Anora’s defining feeling.