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Movies that feel likeBegin Again (2014)

Gretta, a budding songwriter, finds herself alone after her boyfriend Dave ditches her. Her life gains purpose when Dan, a record label executive, notices her talent.

If you loved Begin Again, the closest films we have are Sing Street (2016), Once (2007) and Cold War (2018). All three share Begin Again's stylish and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is You, the Living (2007).

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Sing Street
2016 · dir. John Carney
🍅 95%★ 7.9romance · drama · musicMaxStarz

John Carney working the same nerve twice

A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.

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Once
2007 · dir. John Carney
🍅 97%★ 7.8drama · music · romance

John Carney directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Takes it somewhere less witty than Begin Again does

A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to collaborate, and the songs that they compose reflect the story of their blossoming love.

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Cold War
2018 · dir. Paweł Pawlikowski
🍅 92%★ 7.5romance · music · dramaPrime Video

Stylish where it counts, romantic underneath

A man and a woman meet in the ruins of post-war Poland. With vastly different backgrounds and temperaments, they are fatally mismatched and yet drawn to each other.

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You, the Living
2007 · dir. Roy Andersson
🍅 98%★ 7.4drama · comedy · music

Witty and playful in the same breath

In the Swedish city of Lethe, people from different walks of life take part in a series of short, deadpan vignettes that rush past. Some are just seconds long, none longer than a couple of minutes. A young woman remembers a fantasy honeymoon with a rock guitarist. A man awakes from a dream about bomber planes. A businessman boasts about success while being robbed by a pickpocket, and so on. The absurdist collection is accompanied by Dixieland jazz and similar music.

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The Big Sick
2017 · dir. Michael Showalter
🍅 98%★ 7.5comedy · drama · romancePrime Video

The same city underneath both: New York City

Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.

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Youth
2015 · dir. Paolo Sorrentino
🍅 73%★ 7.3comedy · drama · romance

The same mix in both: tenderness, then stillness

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?

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We Are Your Friends
2015 · dir. Max Joseph
🍅 40%★ 6.2drama · music · romance

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Young Cole Carter dreams of hitting the big time as a Hollywood disc jockey, spending his days and nights hanging with buddies and working on the one track that will set the world on fire. Opportunity comes knocking when he meets James Reed, a charismatic DJ who takes the 23-year-old under his wing. Soon, his seemingly clear path to success gets complicated when he starts falling for his mentor's girlfriend, jeopardizing his new friendship and the future he seems destined to fulfill.

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A Beautiful Life
2023 · dir. Mehdi Avaz
🍅 33%★ 6.4drama · music · romanceNetflix

Music built on style, twice over

When a young fisherman with a hidden talent gets discovered by a music producer, he must decide if he's ready to open himself up to stardom — and love.

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Paterson
2016 · dir. Jim Jarmusch
🍅 96%★ 7.3drama · comedy · romancePrime Video

Romance with a pulse of play, 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.

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Kal Ho Naa Ho
2003 · dir. Nikkhil Advani
🍅 75%★ 7.9comedy · drama · romanceNetflixPrime Video

Both lean on romance more than on drama

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.

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Beginners
2011 · dir. Mike Mills
🍅 86%★ 7.2drama · romance · comedy

Tender comedy in both cases

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.

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A Star Is Born
2018 · dir. Bradley Cooper
🍅 90%★ 7.6music · drama · romanceRent or buy

Music with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.

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