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Movies that feel likeThe Blue Angel (1930)

Prim professor Immanuel Rath finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in an attempt to catch them there. Seeing Lola perform, the teacher is filled with lust, eventually resigning his position at the school to marry the young woman. However, his marriage to a coquette -- whose job is to entice men -- proves to be more difficult than Rath imagined.

If you loved The Blue Angel, the closest films we have are A Heart in Winter (1992), Crumb (1995) and Laura (1944). All three share The Blue Angel's contemplative and obsessive feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Tony Takitani (2004).

πŸ… 96% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.6 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Josef von Sternbergcontemplativeobsessiveromantic
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A Heart in Winter
1992 Β· dir. Claude Sautet
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.5drama Β· romance

Contemplative and obsessive in the same breath

The difference: Leans harder into romance than The Blue Angel does

Beautiful violin virtuoso Camille has two obsessions: the music of Ravel, and a friend of her husband's who crafts violins. But his heart seems to be as cold as her playing is passionate.

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Crumb
1995 Β· dir. Terry Zwigoff
πŸ… 95%β˜… 8documentary

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

The difference: Trades the romance of The Blue Angel for an angle of its own

This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix. Through interviews with his mother, two brothers, wife, ex-wife and ex-girlfriends, as well as selections from his vast quantity of graphic art, we are treated to a darkly comic ride through one man's subconscious mind.

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Laura
1944 Β· dir. Otto Preminger
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.9drama Β· mysteryPrime Video

Both keep coming back to the same thing: black and white

The difference: Sits closer to mystery than The Blue Angel does

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

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Padmaavat
2018 Β· dir. Sanjay Leela Bhansali
πŸ… 55%β˜… 7.1drama Β· history Β· romanceNetflix

Drama built on romance, twice over

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Rajputana, India, 13th century. The tyrannical usurper Alauddin Khilji, sultan of Delhi, becomes obsessed with Queen Padmavati, wife of King Ratan Singh of Mewar, and goes to great lengths to satisfy his greed for her.

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Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
2013 Β· dir. Lars von Trier
πŸ… 77%β˜… 6.9drama

Both are built on the same subject: sexual obsession

The difference: Made in the 2010s, in a different era of the craft

A man named Seligman finds a fainted wounded woman in an alley and he brings her home. She tells him that her name is Joe and that she is nymphomaniac. Joe tells her life and sexual experiences with hundreds of men since she was a young teenager while Seligman tells about his hobbies, such as fly fishing, reading about Fibonacci numbers or listening to organ music.

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Lust, Caution
2007 Β· dir. Ang Lee
πŸ… 73%β˜… 7.5action Β· drama Β· romance

The same preoccupation in both: sexual obsession

The difference: 77 years apart, and the 2000s show

During World War II, a secret agent must seduce, then assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai. Her mission becomes clouded when she finds herself falling in love with the man she is assigned to kill.

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Cruel Intentions
1999 Β· dir. Roger Kumble
πŸ… 55%β˜… 6.8drama Β· romanceNetflixHulu

Both lean on obsession more than on drama

Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. If he succeeds, the prize is the chance to bed Kathryn. But if he loses, Kathryn will claim his most prized possession.

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Tony Takitani
2004 Β· dir. Jun Ichikawa
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.2drama

Both run contemplative where it counts

A reclusive illustrator falls in love with a young woman who addictively shops for clothing.

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Phantom Thread
2017 Β· dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.4drama Β· romanceNetflix

A streak of romance through both

In 1950s London, a renowned dressmaker's meticulous lifestyle begins drastically changing as his relationship with his young muse intensifies.

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The Master
2012 Β· dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.1drama

The shared currency is obsession

Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World War II.

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Modern Romance
1981 Β· dir. Albert Brooks
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7comedy Β· drama Β· romancePrime Video

Both work the same romance

A film editor breaks up with his girlfriend, unsure if he is in love.

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Black Narcissus
1947 Β· dir. Emeric Pressburger
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.7dramaMax

Both know what they want from drama

A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are housed in an odd old palace. They work to establish a school and a hospital, but slowly their focus shifts. Sister Ruth falls for a government worker, Mr. Dean, and begins to question her vow of celibacy. As Sister Ruth obsesses over Mr. Dean, Sister Clodagh becomes immersed in her own memories of love.

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