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Movies that feel likeThe Fountain (2006)

Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.

If you loved The Fountain, the closest films we have are The Wrestler (2008), Bicentennial Man (1999) and Forgotten Love (2023). All three share The Fountain'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 Veer-Zaara (2004).

πŸ… 52% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Darren Aronofskycontemplativecerebralromantictender
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If The Fountain hit the spot, these will too

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The Wrestler
2008 Β· dir. Darren Aronofsky
πŸ… 99%β˜… 7.9drama Β· romance

Darren Aronofsky directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper, and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. But he can't resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.

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Bicentennial Man
1999 Β· dir. Chris Columbus
πŸ… 38%β˜… 6.9drama Β· romance Β· science fictionPrime Video

Contemplative where it counts, cerebral underneath

Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.

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Forgotten Love
2023 Β· dir. MichaΕ‚ Gazda
β˜… 7.5drama Β· romanceNetflix

Common ground: surgeon

A once-respected surgeon who's lost his family and his memory gets a chance at redemption when he reconnects with someone from his forgotten past.

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The Vow
2012 Β· dir. Michael Sucsy
πŸ… 30%β˜… 6.8drama Β· romanceStarz

Both land romance and tenderness at once

Happy young married couple Paige and Leo are, well, happy. Then a car accident puts Paige into a life-threatening coma. Upon awakening she has lost the previous five years of memories, including those of her beloved Leo, her wedding, a confusing relationship with her parents, or the ending of her relationship with her ex-fiance. Despite these complications, Leo endeavors to win her heart again and rebuild their marriage.

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Two Lovers
2008 Β· dir. James Gray
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7drama Β· romance

Drama built on stillness, twice over

The difference: Easier on the ideas than The Fountain

A depressed man moves back in with his parents following a recent heartbreak and finds himself with two women.

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2046
2004 Β· dir. Wong Kar-Wai
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.4drama Β· science fiction Β· romance

Science fiction with a pulse of ideas, in both cases

Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.

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The Space Between Us
2017 Β· dir. Peter Chelsom
πŸ… 17%β˜… 6.4romance Β· science fiction Β· dramaPrime Video

Romantic romance in both cases

A young man raised by scientists on Mars returns to Earth to find his father.

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Never Let Me Go
2010 Β· dir. Mark Romanek
πŸ… 71%β˜… 7.1drama Β· romance Β· science fictionPrime Video

Tender drama, and it commits to that

As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English boarding school. As they grow into adults, they must come to terms with the complexity and strength of their love for one another while also preparing for the haunting reality awaiting them.

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Upside Down
2012 Β· dir. Juan Diego Solanas
πŸ… 29%β˜… 6.3romance Β· science fiction Β· dramaPrime Video

Both lean on stillness more than on science fiction

The difference: Leans harder into fantasy than The Fountain does

In an alternate universe where twinned worlds have opposite gravities, a young man battles interplanetary prejudice and the laws of physics in his quest to reunite with the long-lost girl of his dreams in this visually stunning romantic adventure that poses the question: what if love was stronger than gravity?

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Veer-Zaara
2004 Β· dir. Yash Chopra
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.8drama Β· romanceNetflix

Different title, same corner of the shelf

Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh, a pilot in the Indian Air Force, rescues the stranded Zaara, a woman from Pakistan, following a bus accident, and their lives are forever bound.

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Attraction
2017 Β· dir. Fyodor Bondarchuk
πŸ… 36%β˜… 5.6drama Β· romance Β· science fictionPrime Video

Cerebral drama, and it commits to that

The difference: Sits closer to adventure than The Fountain does

After an alien ship crash lands in a Russian city, many who see the inside and the occupants start to question their own existence while others demand the aliens leave Earth.

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Mr. Nobody
2009 Β· dir. Jaco Van Dormael
πŸ… 64%β˜… 7.7science fiction Β· drama Β· romancePrime VideoHulu

Science fiction built on tenderness, twice over

Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.

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