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Movies that feel like Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

If you loved Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, the closest films we have are Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), Casablanca (1943) and Brief Encounter (1945). All three share Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans's contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max Amazon Channel, TCM and HBO Max and others, checked against today's data.

A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.

πŸ… 98% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 8.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. F. W. Murnaucontemplativeromantictender

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Before Sunrise (1995)

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Make Way for Tomorrow
1937 Β· dir. Leo McCarey
πŸ… 100%β˜… 8.2drama Β· romance

The same mix in both: stillness, then romance

An elderly couple are forced to separate themselves from each other after their children refuse to take both into one house.

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Casablanca
1943 Β· dir. Michael Curtiz
πŸ… 99%β˜… 8.5drama Β· romance

Both built around love triangle

In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

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Brief Encounter
1945 Β· dir. David Lean
πŸ… 95%β˜… 8drama Β· romance

The same preoccupation in both: black and white

Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.

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The Earrings of Madame de...
1953 Β· dir. Max OphΓΌls
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.9drama Β· romance

Black and white sits at the heart of each

The difference: 26 years apart, and the 1950s show

In late 19th century France, the Countess Louise, wife of a wealthy general, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off her secret debts, then claims to have lost them. Her husband quickly learns of the deceit, which is the beginning of many tragic misunderstandings, all involving the earrings, the general, the countess, and her new lover, the Italian Baron Donati.

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Letter from an Unknown Woman
1948 Β· dir. Max OphΓΌls
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.8drama Β· romance

Both trade on tenderness more than on being drama

A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember. As she tells the story of her lifelong love for him, he is forced to reinterpret his own past.

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

Adultery and marriage crisis, at the center of both

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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Titanic
1997 Β· dir. James Cameron
πŸ… 88%β˜… 8drama Β· romance

Contemplative romance, and it commits to that

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancΓ©. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its deathβ€”on its first and last voyageβ€”on April 15, 1912.

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Marty
1955 Β· dir. Delbert Mann
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.7drama Β· romance

Romantic drama in both cases

Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother, is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but socially awkward, he faces constant badgering from family and friends to get married but has reluctantly resigned himself to bachelorhood. He then meets Clara, an unattractive school teacher. Realising their emotional connection, Marty promises to call, but family and friends try to convince him not to.

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Journey to Italy
1954 Β· dir. Roberto Rossellini
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.3drama Β· romance

Romance built on tenderness, twice over

Married for eight years with no children, Brits Katherine and Alex Joyce are driving to Italy, their ultimate destination just outside of Naples to sell the villa they have just inherited from his uncle, the villa where they will be staying during their time there. On the drive, they come to the realization that this trip marks the first time that they have truly been alone together, and as such don't really know one another in the true sense.

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Slumdog Millionaire
2008 Β· dir. Danny Boyle
πŸ… 92%β˜… 8drama Β· romance

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".

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Brokeback Mountain
2005 Β· dir. Ang Lee
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.7drama Β· romance

Both keep circling back to marriage crisis

In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.

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The Wrestler
2008 Β· dir. Darren Aronofsky
πŸ… 99%β˜… 7.9drama Β· romance

Redemption is the engine of both

Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper, and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. But he can't resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.

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