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Movies that feel likeTop Gun (1986)

For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.

If you loved Top Gun, the closest films we have are P.S. I Love You (2007), Closer (2004) and Romeo + Juliet (1996). All three share Top Gun'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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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

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P.S. I Love You
2007 · dir. Richard LaGravenese
★ 7drama · romance

Grief and romance tangled — moving on without letting go

The difference: A full weepie — no adrenaline to cut the tears

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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Closer
2004 · dir. Mike Nichols
🍅 67%★ 7.1drama · romance

Desire and rivalry colliding with real casualties

The difference: Cruel and talk-driven — seduction as bloodsport, no heroics

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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Romeo + Juliet
1996 · dir. Baz Luhrmann
🍅 75%★ 6.7drama · romanceMaxHulu

Both land stillness and romance at once

The difference: Easier on the momentum than Top Gun

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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Remember Me
2010 · dir. Allen Coulter
🍅 26%★ 7.1drama · 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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Blue Valentine
2010 · dir. Derek Cianfrance
🍅 87%★ 7.3drama · romancePrime VideoParamount+

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

The difference: 24 years apart, and the 2010s show

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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The Hustler
1961 · dir. Robert Rossen
🍅 94%★ 7.9drama · romance

Romantic romance in both cases

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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The Bodyguard
1992 · dir. Mick Jackson
🍅 38%★ 6.4action · drama · romanceParamount+

A guarded professional undone by a love the job forbids

The difference: A pop-ballad romance — its action beats are token

A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who's threatened by a crazed fan. At first, the safety-obsessed bodyguard and the self-indulgent diva totally clash. But before long, all that tension sparks fireworks of another sort, and the love-averse tough guy is torn between duty and romance.

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Five Feet Apart
2019 · dir. Justin Baldoni
🍅 53%★ 7.2romance · dramaRent or buy

Action built on tenderness, twice over

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 — 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 · dir. Scott Speer
🍅 21%★ 6.6romance · dramaPrime VideoHulu

Melancholy drama, 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 · dir. Tim Trachte
★ 6.6romance · drama

Romance with a pulse of stillness, 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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What Dreams May Come
1998 · dir. Vincent Ward
🍅 51%★ 7drama · fantasy · romance

Action built on romance, twice over

The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than Top Gun 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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City of Angels
1998 · dir. Brad Silberling
★ 6.7drama · fantasy · romance

Both lean on tenderness more than on drama

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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