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Movies that feel likeLove of Your Life (2026)

After a chance encounter sparks a sweeping romance, Maya's future is suddenly upended, sending her on an unexpected journey to love and live again.

If you loved Love of Your Life, the closest films we have are Lilting (2014), Medicine for Melancholy (2009) and P.S. I Love You (2007). All three share Love of Your Life's romantic and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Right Now, Wrong Then (2015).

πŸ… 74% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.9 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Rachel Morrisonromantictendercontemplativemelancholy
11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix Β· HBO Max Β· Amazon Prime Video

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Lilting
2014 Β· dir. Hong Khaou
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.2drama

The same preoccupation in both: grief

The difference: Easier on the tenderness than Love of Your Life

A young man of Chinese-Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his lover of four years. Though the two don't share a language, they grow close through their grief.

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Medicine for Melancholy
2009 Β· dir. Barry Jenkins
πŸ… 85%β˜… 6.6drama Β· romance

Romantic where it counts, tender underneath

Waking from a one-night stand that neither remembers, Micah and Joanne find themselves wandering the streets of San Francisco, sharing coffee and conversation and searching for a deeper connection.

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

Both keep coming back to the same thing: grief

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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Right Now, Wrong Then
2015 Β· dir. Hong Sang-soo
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.1drama Β· romance

Romance with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

By mistake, film director Ham Chunsu arrives in Suwon a day early. With time to kill before his lecture the next day, Chunsu stops by a restored, old palace and meets an artist named Yoon Heejung. Together, they go to Heejung's workshop to look at her paintings, have Sushi with Soju for dinner, and get close. Later, they go to another cafΓ© and have more drinks with Heejung's acquaintances. When asked if he is married, Chunsu is forced to reveal the fact that he is, and Heejung gets deeply disappointed...

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Asako I & II
2018 Β· dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi
πŸ… 77%β˜… 7.1drama Β· romance

Romantic drama, and it commits to that

Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and meets Ryohei. He looks just like Baku, but has a completely different personality.

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Pandora's Box
1929 Β· dir. G.W. Pabst
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.7drama Β· crime Β· romanceMax

Melancholy romance in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to crime than Love of Your Life does

The rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her.

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

Both lean on tenderness more than on drama

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

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

Romance built on stillness, twice over

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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The Souvenir
2019 Β· dir. Joanna Hogg
πŸ… 90%β˜… 6.4drama Β· romanceRent or buy

Drama built on romance, twice over

A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man.

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Beyond the Universe
2022 Β· dir. Diego Freitas
β˜… 6.6romance Β· drama Β· musicNetflix

A streak of melancholy through both

The difference: Leans harder into music than Love of Your Life does

While waiting for a kidney transplant, a young pianist finds an unexpected connection with her doctor β€” and the courage to fulfill her musical dreams.

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

Both work the same tenderness

The difference: 22 years apart, and the 2000s show

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

The shared currency is stillness

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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