20 movies like Jennie Gerhardt, ordered by similarity : Barsaat(1995), Bachelor Mother(1939), Carol(2015), Gadar: Ek Prem Katha(2001), Lucky Girl(2015), Before Midnight(2013), Every Day(2018), La La Land(2016), Only Lovers Left Alive(2013), Royal New Year's Eve(2017), Lekar Hum Deewana Dil(2014), Kareeb(1998) ...
Romance
USA
1933
85 Minutes
laundress mother father pregnant woman love interest cousin bleak disheartening emotional cincinnati chicago columbus, ohio europe death class struggle self-sacrifice lost loves accident sacrifice forbidden love
Jennie Gerhardt is a destitute young woman. While working in a hotel in Columbus, Ohio, Jennie meets George Brander, a United State Senator, who becomes infatuated with her. He helps her family and declares his wish to marry her.
Romance, Action
India
1995
166 Minutes
Raj Babbar Twinkle Khanna Bobby Deol Danny Denzongpa Mukesh Khanna
young man young woman stepfather principal corrupt police officer bleak disheartening emotional engaging touching sad india village bungalow college house police station love love interest domineering father
A naive young man and a rich city girl fall in love. Her stepfather, however, doesn't approve of the match and will stop at nothing to split the pair.
Romance
USA
1939
81 Minutes
Ginger Rogers David Niven Charles Coburn Frank Albertson E.E. Clive Ferike Boros Ernest Truex Leonard Penn Paul Stanton Frank M. Thomas Edna Holland
orphan playboy father mother grandfather baby hilarious heartwarming spirited department store orphanage apartment new york city abandonment marriage mother/child relationship love growing up love sacrifice
An unemployed woman discovers an abandoned baby on the steps of an orphanage, and accepts an offer to take responsibility for the child in return for a job.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Drama, Romance
India
2001
190 Minutes
young man young woman driver muslim music teacher bleak brutal disheartening emotional heartwarming patriotic india pakistan bungalow house college love family patriotism riots
Set during the Partition of India in 1947, a Sikh truck driver falls in love with a Muslim girl belonging to an aristocratic family.
Romance
USA
2015
90 Minutes
Columbus Short LeToya Luckett Serayah Jackie Christie Malik Yoba Parker McKenna Posey Ella Joyce Shanti Lowry Hawthorne James
bride bride-to-be groom ex-boyfriend lover love interest family parent friend mother father fiancé emotional heartwarming intense house beach beach house marriage love
On the day of her wedding, as Selena Jackson comes to terms with the long-lost love she's never quite gotten over, many of her guests, including her best friends and her own mother, also ... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
USA|Greece
2013
109 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Julie Delpy Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick Jennifer Prior Charlotte Prior Walter Lassally Xenia Kalogeropoulou Ariane Labed
lover greek person daughter friend family member grandmother brooding emotional intense greece car train house beach hotel reminiscence love argument questioning travel
We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Canada|UK|USA
2018
95 Minutes
Angourie Rice Justice Smith Jeni Ross Lucas Jade Zumann Rory McDonald Katie Douglas Jacob Batalon Ian Alexander Colin Ford Jake Sim Nicole Law
teen girl spirit couple girlfriend teen boy boyfriend emotional mushy charming heartwarming tender endearing lake docks beach love relationships sacrifice romance young love
A shy teenager falls for a spirit who wakes up in the body of a different person every morning.
Musical, Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA|Hong Kong
2016
128 Minutes
Ryan Gosling Emma Stone John Legend Rosemarie DeWitt J.K. Simmons Finn Wittrock Meagen Fay Callie Hernandez Sonoya Mizuno Jessica Rothe Tom Everett Scott
pianist actress friend family member casting director singer charming emotional brooding touching heartwarming los angeles office audition observatory restaurant street dreams passion struggle
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
Sci-Fi, Romance, Drama, Horror, Fantasy
UK|Germany|Greece|France
2013
122 Minutes
Tilda Swinton Tom Hiddleston Anton Yelchin Mia Wasikowska John Hurt Jeffrey Wright Slimane Dazi Carter Logan Yasmine Hamdan Aurélie Thépaut
vampire musician married woman married man author sister bleak emotional melodramatic creative intense dark united states tangiers, morocco detroit house vampires relationships love depression
A depressed musician reunites with his lover. Though their romance, which has already endured several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.
Romance, Other, Drama
UK
2017
84 Minutes
Jessy Schram Sam Page Crystal Balint Cheryl Ladd Hayley Sales Andrew Kavadas Nicole LaPlaca Gerard Plunkett
fashion designer prince young woman love interest lady young man amusing charming playful lighthearted heartwarming emotional ballroom relationships love tradition love triangle royal life family honor discovery
Hamlet has the world at his feet. Young, wealthy and living a hedonistic life studying abroad. Then word reaches him that his father is dead. Returning home he finds his world is utterly ... See full summary »
Romance
India
2014
137 Minutes
Armaan Jain Deeksha Seth Rohini Hattangadi Gautami Kapoor Nikita Dutta Rahul Dev Shetty Sudeep Sahir Akhil Kumar
young man young woman mother father amusing charming emotional endearing india city house bungalow indian village love elopement parental pressure chase confusion love adventure
The story of Dinoo and Karishma, who decide to get married in Goa and head to more interior parts of the country fearing that the girl's parents may get her married to a guy of their choice... See full summary »
Romance
India
1998
160 Minutes
Bobby Deol Neha Shammi Kapoor Johnny Lever Saurabh Shukla Abhay Chopra Moushumi Chatterjee
young man young woman lover love interest thief emotional endearing heartwarming moving india house bungalow hospital first love forbidden love domineering father father/son relationship love forbidden love sacrifice
Birju is a young man who lives with his mom, dad, elder brother, Bhabhi and nephew in an upper middle class home. His father would like him to work as well as accept some responsibility, ... See full summary »
Drama, Romance
UK|Sweden
2018
119 Minutes
Laia Costa Natalie Arle-Toyne Isabelle Barth Tam Dean Burn Daniel Campbell Joe Cassidy Josh O'Connor Orion Lee Stuart Martin Lisa McGrillis Gregor Firth
stranger taxi driver young man young woman love interest emotional gutsy moving passionate sultry tender taxi home london city party chance meeting love relationships reality
Elena and Jake meet by chance on New Years Eve, arguing for the same taxi. However, instead of going their separate ways after sharing a taxi ,they start a passionate relationship.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
Kenya|South Africa|Germany|Netherlands|France|Norway|Lebanon|UK
2018
83 Minutes
Samantha Mugatsia Sheila Munyiva Neville Misati Nice Githinji Charlie Karumi Muthoni Gathecha Vitalis Waweru Mellen Aura Jimmy Gathu Nini Wacera Dennis Musyoka
best friend father lesbian love interest family member emotional touching cool tender passionate solemn nairobi kenya house bar forbidden love lesbianism secret love secret life forbidden love
"Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives," but Kena and Ziki long for something more. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.
Romance, Biography, Drama
USA
2016
81 Minutes
Tika Sumpter Parker Sawyers Vanessa Bell Calloway Jerod Haynes Alex Zelenka Donald Paul Gabrielle Lott-Rogers Jeremy Michael Pereira Deanna Reed-Foster Phillip Edward Van Lear TayLar
couple law student president adviser first lady man woman african-american african-american woman family charming cheeky emotional endearing heartwarming lighthearted chicago city romance first date
Chronicles the 1989 summer afternoon when the future President of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady, Michelle Obama, on a first date across Chicago's South Side.
Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
Germany|France|Luxembourg|UK|USA
2015
110 Minutes
Emma Watson Daniel Brühl Michael Nyqvist Richenda Carey Vicky Krieps Jeanne Werner Julian Ovenden August Zirner Martin Wuttke César Bordón Nicolás Barsoff
prisoner cult leader young woman love interest militant rebel bleak disturbing emotional frightening gutsy powerful sad chile cult headquarters prison embassy military coup cult love
A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody has ever escaped from.
Romance, Drama
Germany
2008
98 Minutes
Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal Steffi Kühnert
woman man couple lover cheeky confident emotional engaging heartwarming germany home apartment lake love love triangle loveless marriage lovers old age love forbidden love
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
Romance
USA
2015
98 Minutes
Greta Gerwig Ethan Hawke Julianne Moore Bill Hader Maya Rudolph Travis Fimmel Ida Rohatyn Wallace Shawn Mina Sundwall Jackson Frazer Monte Greene
married man married woman love interest amusing emotional engaging heartwarming united states reunion love forbidden love forbidden love love transformation 21st century
Maggie wants to have a baby, raising him on her own, but when she gets romantically involved with John, a married man, things get complicated and all the balance of Maggie's plans may collapse.
Romance
France|Belgium
2017
95 Minutes
Juliette Binoche Xavier Beauvois Philippe Katerine Josiane Balasko Sandrine Dumas Nicolas Duvauchelle Alex Descas Laurent Grévill Bruno Podalydès Paul Blain Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi
lover love interest frenchman frenchwoman mother divorcée artist lighthearted engaging playful paris france eiffel tower apartment love dating city life art sexual conquests heartbreak
Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love at last.
Romance, Drama
UK|Australia|France
2009
119 Minutes
Abbie Cornish Ben Whishaw Paul Schneider Kerry Fox Edie Martin Thomas Brodie-Sangster Claudie Blakley Gerard Monaco Antonia Campbell Hughes
john keats love interest friend father mother doctor somber emotional hampstead, england apartment family home love poetry illness class distinctions love 1820s
The three-year romance between 19th-century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne near the end of his life.