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Movies that feel likeRomeo + Juliet (1996)

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.

If you loved Romeo + Juliet, the closest films we have are Moulin Rouge! (2001), Closer (2004) and Five Feet Apart (2019). All three share Romeo + Juliet'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 Hustler (1961).

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If Romeo + Juliet hit the spot, these will too

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Moulin Rouge!
2001 Β· dir. Baz Luhrmann
πŸ… 75%β˜… 7.6drama Β· romance Β· music

The same hand behind both of them: Baz Luhrmann

The difference: Sits closer to music than Romeo + Juliet does

A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.

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Closer
2004 Β· dir. Mike Nichols
πŸ… 67%β˜… 7.1drama Β· romance

Both are built on the same subject: forbidden love

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

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

The same preoccupation in both: star crossed lovers

The difference: 23 years apart, and the 2010s show

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

Contemplative where it counts, romantic underneath

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

The same mix in both: tenderness, then melancholy

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

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

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

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

Romantic romance, and it commits to that

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

Drama with a pulse of tenderness, 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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City of Angels
1998 Β· dir. Brad Silberling
β˜… 6.7drama Β· fantasy Β· romance

One thread runs through both: suicide

The difference: Leans harder into fantasy than Romeo + Juliet does

When a guardian angel – who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles – becomes captivated by a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders trading in his pure, otherworldly existence for a mortal life with his beloved. The couple embarks on a tender but forbidden romance spanning heaven and Earth.

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Australia
2008 Β· dir. Baz Luhrmann
πŸ… 53%β˜… 6.6adventure Β· romance Β· drama

Baz Luhrmann working the same nerve twice

The difference: Easier on the melancholy than Romeo + Juliet

Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.

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

Melancholy romance in both cases

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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The Hustler
1961 Β· dir. Robert Rossen
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.9drama Β· romance

Both keep coming back to the same thing: suicide

Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.

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