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Movies that feel likeCloser (2004)

The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.

If you loved Closer, the closest films we have are P.S. I Love You (2007), Blue Valentine (2010) and Remember Me (2010). All three share Closer'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 The Bridges of Madison County (1995).

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P.S. I Love You
2007 Β· dir. Richard LaGravenese
β˜… 7drama Β· romance

The same preoccupation in both: grief

A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.

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Blue Valentine
2010 Β· dir. Derek Cianfrance
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.3drama Β· romancePrime VideoParamount+

The same mix in both: stillness, then romance

Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.

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Remember Me
2010 Β· dir. Allen Coulter
πŸ… 26%β˜… 7.1drama Β· romancePeacock

Tender where it counts, melancholy underneath

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Still reeling from a heartbreaking family event and his parents' subsequent divorce, Tyler Hawkins discovers a fresh lease on life when he meets Ally Craig, a gregarious beauty who witnessed her mother's death. But as the couple draws closer, the fallout from their separate tragedies jeopardizes their love.

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Romeo + Juliet
1996 Β· dir. Baz Luhrmann
πŸ… 75%β˜… 6.7drama Β· romanceMaxHulu

Common ground: forbidden love

In this contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.

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

Two things both keep coming back to: secret love and photographer

The difference: Trades the melancholy of Closer for an angle of its own

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

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Five Feet Apart
2019 Β· dir. Justin Baldoni
πŸ… 53%β˜… 7.2romance Β· dramaRent or buy

One thread runs through both: forbidden love

Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control β€” all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, an impossibly charming teen who has the same illness. There's an instant flirtation, though restrictions dictate that they must maintain a safe distance between them. As their connection intensifies, so does the temptation to throw the rules out the window and embrace that attraction.

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Midnight Sun
2018 Β· dir. Scott Speer
πŸ… 21%β˜… 6.6romance Β· dramaPrime VideoHulu

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

Katie, a 17-year-old, has been sheltered since childhood and confined to her house during the day by a rare disease that makes even the smallest amount of sunlight deadly. Fate intervenes when she meets Charlie and they embark on a summer romance.

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Close to the Horizon
2019 Β· dir. Tim Trachte
β˜… 6.6romance Β· drama

Romantic romance in both cases

Jessica knows exactly what her life is supposed to look like and where it takes her. But then she meets Danny. He has a complicated past and could confuse all their plans. Jessica has to decide.

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Atonement
2007 Β· dir. Joe Wright
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.8drama Β· romance

Both keep coming back to the same thing: lie

A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

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What Dreams May Come
1998 Β· dir. Vincent Ward
πŸ… 51%β˜… 7drama Β· fantasy Β· romance

Tender drama, and it commits to that

The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than Closer does

After Chris Nielsen dies in a car accident, he is guided through the afterlife by his spirit guide, Albert. His new world is beautiful and can be whatever Chris imagines. Even his children are there. But, when his wife, Annie, commits suicide and is sent to hell, Chris ignores Albert's warnings and journeys there to save her. Upon arrival, Chris finds that rescuing Annie will be more difficult than he'd imagined.

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Your Fault
2024 Β· dir. Domingo GonzΓ‘lez
πŸ… 20%β˜… 5.3drama Β· romancePrime Video

Romance built on melancholy, twice over

The difference: Made in the 2020s, in a different era of the craft

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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In the Mood for Love
2000 Β· dir. Wong Kar-Wai
πŸ… 92%β˜… 8drama Β· romanceMax

Both are built on the same subject: secret love

In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love.

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