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Movies that feel likeThe Vow (2012)

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.

If you loved The Vow, the closest films we have are Forgotten Love (2023), The Fountain (2006) and Bicentennial Man (1999). All three share The Vow'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 Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012).

πŸ… 30% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Michael Sucsycontemplativeromantictendercerebral
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Forgotten Love
2023 Β· dir. MichaΕ‚ Gazda
β˜… 7.5drama Β· romanceNetflix

Common ground: memory loss

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 Fountain
2006 Β· dir. Darren Aronofsky
πŸ… 52%β˜… 7.1drama Β· science fiction Β· romance

Contemplative where it counts, romantic underneath

The difference: Leans harder into science fiction than The Vow does

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.

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

The same mix in both: tenderness, then ideas

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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Jab Tak Hai Jaan
2012 Β· dir. Yash Chopra
πŸ… 92%β˜… 6.7drama Β· romanceNetflix

Drama built on stillness, twice over

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Samar Anand, a London-based struggling musician falls in love with Meera Thappar. After a severe accident, a panicked Meera promises God to leave Samar if he lives. Heartbroken, Samar leaves for India to become a fearless bomb disposal expert in the army.

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With Every Heartbeat
2011 Β· dir. Alexandra-Therese Keining
β˜… 6.8romance Β· drama

Romantic romance, and it commits to that

The difference: Takes it somewhere less cerebral than The Vow does

After they meet at their parent's engagement party, Mia and Frida are intrigued by and attracted to one another, despite Mia's own upcoming engagement to Tim. Mia must decide whether to continue her life with Tim or to follow her heart with Frida.

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Water for Elephants
2011 Β· dir. Francis Lawrence
πŸ… 60%β˜… 6.9drama Β· romance

Drama with a pulse of tenderness, in both cases

In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.

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

Both lean on ideas more than on romance

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

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

Both keep coming back to the same thing: amnesia

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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Like Crazy
2011 Β· dir. Drake Doremus
πŸ… 70%β˜… 6.6drama Β· romance

Contemplative drama in both cases

A British college student falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she's banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa.

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The Lucky One
2012 Β· dir. Scott Hicks
πŸ… 20%β˜… 6.4drama Β· romance

Romance with a pulse of romance, in both cases

A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.

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My Name Is Khan
2010 Β· dir. Karan Johar
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.9drama Β· romance

One thread runs through both: a true story

Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who treat him as a terrorist because of his condition and his race.

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

Both work the same tenderness

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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