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Movies that feel likeBicentennial Man (1999)

Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.

If you loved Bicentennial Man, the closest films we have are The Vow (2012), Forgotten Love (2023) and The Fountain (2006). All three share Bicentennial Man's contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Gia (1998).

πŸ… 38% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.9 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Chris Columbuscontemplativeromantictendercerebral
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The Vow
2012 Β· dir. Michael Sucsy
πŸ… 30%β˜… 6.8drama Β· romanceStarz

The same mix in both: stillness, then romance

Happy young married couple Paige and Leo are, well, happy. Then a car accident puts Paige into a life-threatening coma. Upon awakening she has lost the previous five years of memories, including those of her beloved Leo, her wedding, a confusing relationship with her parents, or the ending of her relationship with her ex-fiance. Despite these complications, Leo endeavors to win her heart again and rebuild their marriage.

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Forgotten Love
2023 Β· dir. MichaΕ‚ Gazda
β˜… 7.5drama Β· romanceNetflix

Tender where it counts, cerebral underneath

The difference: 24 years apart, and the 2020s show

A once-respected surgeon who's lost his family and his memory gets a chance at redemption when he reconnects with someone from his forgotten past.

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The Fountain
2006 Β· dir. Darren Aronofsky
πŸ… 52%β˜… 7.1drama Β· adventure Β· science fiction

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to adventure than Bicentennial Man does

Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.

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2046
2004 Β· dir. Wong Kar-Wai
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.4drama Β· science fiction Β· romance

Common ground: android

The difference: Reviewed even better

Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.

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Two Lovers
2008 Β· dir. James Gray
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7drama Β· romance

Both lean on romance more than on romance

The difference: Trades the ideas of Bicentennial Man for an angle of its own

A depressed man moves back in with his parents following a recent heartbreak and finds himself with two women.

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Gia
1998 Β· dir. Michael Cristofer
πŸ… 88%β˜… 6.9romance Β· dramaMax

Tender science fiction in both cases

Gia Carangi meteorically rises to modeling fame in the late 1970s but becomes overconsumed by persistent loneliness and drug addiction.

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The Space Between Us
2017 Β· dir. Peter Chelsom
πŸ… 17%β˜… 6.4romance Β· science fiction Β· dramaPrime VideoHulu

Drama built on ideas, twice over

A young man raised by scientists on Mars returns to Earth to find his father.

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Never Let Me Go
2010 Β· dir. Mark Romanek
πŸ… 71%β˜… 7.1drama Β· romance Β· science fictionPrime Video

Contemplative romance, and it commits to that

As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English boarding school. As they grow into adults, they must come to terms with the complexity and strength of their love for one another while also preparing for the haunting reality awaiting them.

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The Age of Innocence
1993 Β· dir. Martin Scorsese
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.2drama Β· romancePrime Video

Both lean on romance more than on science fiction

In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.

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The Bridges of Madison County
1995 Β· dir. Clint Eastwood
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.6drama Β· romance

Tender drama, and it commits to that

Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.

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The Dreamers
2003 Β· dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
πŸ… 59%β˜… 7.1drama Β· romance

Both are romance through and through

When Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew to stay with them, what begins as a casual friendship ripens into a sensual voyage of discovery and desire in which nothing is off limits and everything is possible.

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Sense and Sensibility
1995 Β· dir. Ang Lee
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.7drama Β· romance

Both working the same drama territory

The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, learn that their prospects of marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. After Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son. These circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's wife and daughters without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.

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