
Movies that feel likeTop Gun (1986)
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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If Top Gun hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Grief and romance tangled — moving on without letting go
The difference: A full weepie — no adrenaline to cut the tears

Desire and rivalry colliding with real casualties
The difference: Cruel and talk-driven — seduction as bloodsport, no heroics

Both land stillness and romance at once
The difference: Easier on the momentum than Top Gun

Tender where it counts, melancholy underneath
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Both lean on stillness more than on drama
The difference: 24 years apart, and the 2010s show


A guarded professional undone by a love the job forbids
The difference: A pop-ballad romance — its action beats are token

Action built on tenderness, twice over

Melancholy drama, and it commits to that

Romance with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Action built on romance, twice over
The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than Top Gun does

Both lean on tenderness more than on drama
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