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Movies that feel likeThe Mafia Kills Only in Summer (2013)

While Arturo tries to gain the love of Flora, he witnesses the history of Sicily from 1969 to 1992, miraculously dodging the crimes of the Mafia and supporting as a journalist the heroic struggle of the judges and policemen who fought this infamous organization.

If you loved The Mafia Kills Only in Summer, the closest films we have are The Man Who Copied (2003), Volver (2006) and Better Days (2019). All three share The Mafia Kills Only in Summer's romantic and tender feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Let the Sunshine In (2017).

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The Man Who Copied
2003 · dir. Jorge Furtado
🍅 68%★ 7.6comedy · drama · romance

The same mix in both: romance, then tenderness

A young photocopier operator becomes infatuated with his neighbor and, unable to afford anything from her shop, turns to shady schemes to make money.

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Volver
2006 · dir. Pedro Almodóvar
🍅 91%★ 7.6comedy · drama · romance

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

The difference: Reviewed even better

Three generations of women deal with family secrets while surviving the east wind, fire, insanity, superstition, lies and even death.

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Better Days
2019 · dir. Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung
🍅 97%★ 7.6drama · crime · romanceRent or buy

Both land grit and stillness at once

The difference: Lighter on wit

A bullied teenage girl forms an unlikely friendship with a mysterious young man who protects her from her assailants, while she copes with the pressures of her final examinations.

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Beginners
2011 · dir. Mike Mills
🍅 86%★ 7.2drama · romance · comedy

Romance built on romance, twice over

Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 44 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life – which included a younger boyfriend.

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Away We Go
2009 · dir. Sam Mendes
🍅 67%★ 7drama · comedy · romance

Tender comedy in both cases

Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Verona expecting their first child, Burt's parents inexplicably decide to move to Belgium, now leaving them in a place they hate and without a support structure in place. They set off on a whirlwind tour of of disparate locations where they have friends or relatives, sampling not only different cities and climates but also different families. Along the way they realize that the journey is less about discovering where they want to live and more about figuring out what type of parents they want to be.

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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
2008 · dir. Aditya Chopra
🍅 78%★ 7.2comedy · drama · romanceNetflix

Witty drama, and it commits to that

A boring, reserved husband secretly becomes a lively, confident stranger to woo his own unaware wife only to make her fall head over heels for his dashing alter ego.

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Take This Waltz
2011 · dir. Sarah Polley
🍅 79%★ 6.5drama · comedy · romanceNetflix

Crime with a pulse of play, in both cases

Twenty-eight-year-old Margot is happily married to Lou, a good-natured cookbook author. But when Margot meets Daniel, a handsome artist who lives across the street, their mutual attraction is undeniable.

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Drinking Buddies
2013 · dir. Joe Swanberg
🍅 84%★ 6.1romance · drama · comedyNetflixPrime Video

Both lean on stillness more than on romance

Weekend trips, office parties, late night conversations, drinking on the job, marriage pressure, biological clocks, holding eye contact a second too long… you know what makes the line between “friends” and “more than friends” really blurry? Beer.

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Barfi!
2012 · dir. Anurag Basu
🍅 84%★ 8.1drama · romance · comedy

Comedy built on romance, twice over

The heartwarming tale of Barfi, a charming deaf-mute young man from 1970s Darjeeling, and two unalike women who can't help but fall for him.

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I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
2006 · dir. Park Chan-wook
🍅 92%★ 6.9drama · comedy · romance

Drama with a pulse of tenderness, in both cases

Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has been admitted into a mental institution. Firmly believing herself to be a cyborg, she refuses to consume like a human being. Il-soon is another patient, who catches the eye of Young-goon and soon becomes a close friend. Il-soon is now confronted with the biggest task: to cure Young-goon's mental problem and have her eat real food.

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3-Iron
2004 · dir. Kim Ki-duk
🍅 87%★ 7.9drama · romance · crime

Gritty crime in both cases

A drifter lives in people's houses while they are away and repays them by doing chores for them. His life changes when he meets a beautiful woman who wants to escape her unhappy marriage.

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Let the Sunshine In
2017 · dir. Claire Denis
🍅 87%★ 6comedy · drama · romance

Both lean on wit more than on romance

Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love, at last.

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