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Movies that feel likeA Ghost Story (2017)

Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.

If you loved A Ghost Story, the closest films we have are Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), What Dreams May Come (1998) and Collateral Beauty (2016). All three share A Ghost Story'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 Blue Valentine (2010).

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If A Ghost Story hit the spot, these will too

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Only Lovers Left Alive
2013 Β· dir. Jim Jarmusch
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.2drama Β· romance Β· fantasy

Both land stillness and dream logic at once

A depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, already played over several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.

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

Common ground: death

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

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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Collateral Beauty
2016 Β· dir. David Frankel
πŸ… 14%β˜… 6.8drama Β· romance

Common ground in both: loss and grief

The difference: Easier on the dream logic than A Ghost Story

Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.

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

The same mix in both: romance, then tenderness

The difference: Trades the dream logic of A Ghost Story for an angle of its own

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+

Melancholy drama, and it commits to that

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

Romance built on stillness, twice over

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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City of Angels
1998 Β· dir. Brad Silberling
β˜… 6.7drama Β· fantasy Β· romance

Fantasy with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

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

Both lean on romance more than on drama

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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Sapphire Blue
2014 Β· dir. Felix Fuchssteiner
β˜… 6.2fantasy Β· romance Β· drama

Tender fantasy in both cases

Gwen has just discovered, that she's the final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve. Now she has to juggle with constant trips to the past, her relationships with Gideon and figuring out dark secrets surrounding the Circle.

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Your Fault
2024 Β· dir. Domingo GonzΓ‘lez
πŸ… 20%β˜… 5.3drama Β· romancePrime Video

Both lean on melancholy more than on romance

The love between Noah and Nick seems unwavering despite their parents' attempts to separate them. But his job and her entry into college open up their lives to new relationships that will shake the foundations of both their relationship and the Leister family itself.

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Beautiful Creatures
2013 Β· dir. Richard LaGravenese
πŸ… 47%β˜… 6.1fantasy Β· drama Β· romance

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

Ethan Wate just wants to get to know Lena Duchannes better, but unbeknownst to him, Lena has strange powers. As Lena's 16th birthday approaches she might decide her fate, to be good or evil. A choice which will impact her relationship forever.

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The Time Traveler's Wife
2009 Β· dir. Robert Schwentke
πŸ… 38%β˜… 7.1drama Β· romance Β· fantasyParamount+

Fantasy built on dream logic, twice over

Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare Abshire.

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