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Movies that feel like Burning Betrayal (2023)

If you loved Burning Betrayal, the closest films we have are The Little Stranger (2018), The Girl in the Fog (2017) and Confessions of an Invisible Girl (2021). Most of the picks below share Burning Betrayal's contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.

Babi discovers a betrayal by her long-term partner and decides to embark on a new adventure in life. On this journey, she meets judge Marco and they begin to live a story permeated by a lot of sexual tension.

4.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Diego Freitascontemplativetwistyromantictender
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The Little Stranger
2018 · dir. Lenny Abrahamson
🍅 64%5.5mystery · horror

Mystery with a pulse of twists, in both cases

The difference: None of the stillness Burning Betrayal is built on

In a dusty post-war summer in rural Warwickshire, a doctor is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the Georgian house is now in decline. But are the Ayreses haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life?

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The Girl in the Fog
2017 · dir. Donato Carrisi
🍅 75%6.8mystery · thriller · crime

Twisty drama in both cases

The difference: Missing the stillness of Burning Betrayal

A gripping and chilling thriller that brings us to a hazy mountain village where an enigmatic detective is investigating the sudden disappearance of fifteen-year-old girl.

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Confessions of an Invisible Girl
2021 · dir. Bruno Garotti
5.3comedy · drama

Both lean on stillness more than on romance

The difference: Not nearly as twisty as Burning Betrayal

When the clever but socially-awkward Tetê joins a new school, she'll do anything to fit in. But the queen bee among her classmates has other ideas.

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A Writer's Odyssey
2021 · dir. Lu Yang
🍅 93%6.2fantasy · action · adventure

Drama built on stillness, twice over

The difference: Leans harder into fantasy than Burning Betrayal does

Lu Kongwen is the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager, also named Kongwen, on a quest to end the tyrannical rule of Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor. But through a strange twist of fate, the fantasy world of the novel begins to impact life in the real world, leading Guan Ning to accept a mission from Tu Ling to kill the author.

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Your Fault
2024 · dir. Domingo González
🍅 20%5.3drama · romance

Romantic where it counts, tender underneath

The love between Noah and Nick seems unwavering despite their parents' attempts to separate them. But his job and her entry into college open up their lives to new relationships that will shake the foundations of both their relationship and the Leister family itself.

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Let the Sunshine In
2017 · dir. Claire Denis
🍅 87%6comedy · drama · romance

Romantic romance, and it commits to that

Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love, at last.

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Fifty Shades Freed
2018 · dir. James Foley
🍅 11%4.6drama · romance

Tender mystery in both cases

Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But just as she steps into her role as Mrs. Grey and he relaxes into an unfamiliar stability, new threats could jeopardize their happy ending before it even begins.

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Through My Window: Across the Sea
2023 · dir. Marçal Forés
5.2romance · drama · comedy

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

After a year of long-distance, Raquel and Ares reunite on a steamy beach trip. Faced with fresh flirtations and insecurities, will their love prevail?

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Young and Innocent
1937 · dir. Alfred Hitchcock
🍅 100%6.8thriller · romance · mystery

Both lean on twists more than on mystery

The difference: Made in the 1930s, in a different era of the craft

When a young writer is falsely accused of murdering a famous actress, he escapes custody and joins forces with the daughter of a police constable to prove his innocence.

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Paper Towns
2015 · dir. Jake Schreier
🍅 58%6.2mystery · drama · romance

Different title, same corner of the shelf

Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge, he follows. After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Quentin arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Quentin soon learns that there are clues, and they're for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer Quentin gets, the less he sees of the girl he thought he knew.

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After We Collided
2020 · dir. Roger Kumble
🍅 13%5.1drama · romance

A streak of tenderness through both

Tessa finds herself struggling with her complicated relationship with Hardin; she faces a dilemma that could change their lives forever.

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Beyond the Universe
2022 · dir. Diego Freitas
6.6romance · drama · music

Both are Diego Freitas's work, and they rhyme

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

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