
Movies that feel likeFifty Shades Darker (2017)
If you loved Fifty Shades Darker, the closest films we have are The Souvenir (2019), The Longest Ride (2015) and Carol (2015). All three share Fifty Shades Darker'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 Asako I & II (2018).
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If Fifty Shades Darker hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) · Fifty Shades Freed (2018)

One thread runs through both: toxic relationship
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Star-crossed lovers navigating old wounds on the way to real intimacy
The difference: A dual-timeline Nicholas Sparks romance, sweeter and much less explicit

A quietly intense attraction forming despite the risk it puts everything at
The difference: A restrained, award-caliber period romance, far subtler than Fifty Shades

Both land stillness and romance at once


Romance with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

A brooding love interest and a complicated relationship pushed to its limits
The difference: A YA-leaning campus romance, less overtly erotic than Fifty Shades

Trust issues threatening a couple's high-intensity, power-imbalanced romance
The difference: A soapier erotic-thriller sequel with weaker reviews and thinner plotting

Former sweethearts pulled back together by feelings that never fully faded
The difference: A nostalgic reunion drama, gentler and far less explicit than Fifty Shades

Both lean on romance more than on drama


A woman's search for real intimacy after realizing what she settled for
The difference: A self-discovery travel memoir, without Fifty Shades' central romantic obsession
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