
Movies that feel like Breaking the Waves (1996)
If you loved Breaking the Waves, the closest films we have are Mohabbatein (2000), A Short Film About Love (1988) and My Name Is Khan (2010). All three share Breaking the Waves' contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.
If Breaking the Waves hit the spot, these will too

The same preoccupation in both: tradition

Both land stillness and romance at once

Tender and hopeful in the same breath

Both are built on the same subject: underdog
The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than Breaking the Waves does

One thread runs through both: faith
The difference: Leans harder into adventure than Breaking the Waves does

Both keep coming back to the same thing: mortality
The difference: Not nearly as romantic as Breaking the Waves


Contemplative drama in both cases

Romance built on romance, twice over

Common ground: parents and children

Both lean on hope more than on drama

Tender romance, and it commits to that
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