20 movies like The French Lieutenant's Woman, ordered by similarity : Carol(2015), Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool(2017), A Summer Story(1988), Blind(2017), Maggie's Plan(2015), Vita & Virginia(2018), Floodtide(1949), Carry on Henry VIII(1971), These Foolish Things(2006), The Handmaiden(2016), Rafiki(2018), La La Land(2016) ...
Romance
UK
1981
123 Minutes
Meryl Streep Jeremy Irons Leo McKern Hilton McRae Emily Morgan Charlotte Mitchell Lynsey Baxter Jean Faulds Peter Vaughan Colin Jeavons Liz Smith
actor actress paleontologist brooding emotional melodramatic passionate movie set england affair filmmaking forbidden love art imitating life forbidden love temptation victorian era
Anna and Mike portray two characters in a film set in 19th century England who fall in love despite the fact that Mike's character is engaged.
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.
Romance, Biography, Drama, History
UK
2017
106 Minutes
Annette Bening Jamie Bell Julie Walters Kenneth Cranham Vanessa Redgrave Frances Barber Leanne Best Jodie McNee Stephen Graham Joanna Brookes Pete Lee-Wilson
actor actress hollywood icons bleak emotional engaging liverpool, england love death loss forbidden love love transformation 1980s
A romance sparks between a young actor and a Hollywood leading lady.
Drama, Romance
UK
1988
96 Minutes
Imogen Stubbs James Wilby Kenneth Colley Sophie Ward Susannah York Jerome Flynn
attorney farm girl beautiful girl aunt charming engaging sad winsome farm village english countryside seaside devon, england love forbidden love running away elopement abandonment forbidden love love
Ashton and his best friend are hiking across Dartmoor when he twists his ankle. Ashton goes for help at a nearby farmhouse, where he stays for a few days and falls in love with Megan.
Romance, Drama
USA
2017
106 Minutes
Alec Baldwin Demi Moore Dylan McDermott Viva Bianca James McCaffrey Jabari Gray Renée Willett Drew Moerlein Eden Epstein Ski Carr John Buffalo Mailer
blind person author businessman wife husband lover brooding emotional engaging intense melancholy moving passionate united states city courtroom jail prison university relationships
A novelist blinded in a car crash which killed his wife rediscovers his passion for both life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Biography, Drama
Ireland|UK
2018
110 Minutes
Gemma Arterton Elizabeth Debicki Isabella Rossellini Rupert Penry-Jones Peter Ferdinando Emerald Fennell Gethin Anthony Rory Fleck-Byrne Karla Crome
writer married woman love interest husband socialite feminist confident emotional engaging gripping intense passionate london home city garden party affair modernity marriage
It's the fascinating true story about the love affair between socialite and popular author Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf.
Drama, Romance
UK
1949
90 Minutes
Gordon Jackson Rona Anderson John Laurie Jack Lambert Jimmy Logan Janet Brown Elizabeth Sellars Gordon McLeod Ian MacLean Archie Duncan James Woodburn
shipyard worker daughter boss shipbuilder farmer scottish person emotional passionate melodramatic gritty engaging gutsy glasgow, scotland shipyard scotland forbidden love shipbuilding family traditions career change shipping industry
David Shields decides to become a ship designer instead of following the family tradition and entering farming.
Romance, Comedy
UK
1971
89 Minutes
Sidney James Kenneth Williams Joan Sims Charles Hawtrey Barbara Windsor Terry Scott Kenneth Connor Julian Holloway Peter Gilmore Julian Orchard David Davenport
henry viii king queen husband wife amusing charming hilarious lighthearted melodramatic offbeat court castle kingdom bedroom chamber marriage love affair plot
This is the tale of industrial strife at WC Boggs' Lavatory factory. Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat; eventually everyone has to get fed up ... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
UK
2006
107 Minutes
Anjelica Huston Zoe Tapper Andrew Lincoln David Leon Terence Stamp Lauren Bacall Joss Ackland
actress director playwright love interest filmmaker mother passionate emotional engaging touching moving melodramatic england love triangle actors mother/daughter relationship fame pre-war britain romance discovery
A struggling young actress, a fledgling director and an ambitious playwright become embroiled in an emotional love triangle as they strive for recognition, fame and fortune in a world on the brink of World War II.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Romance
South Korea
2016
144 Minutes
Kim Min-hee Kim Tae-ri Ha Jung-woo Cho Jin-Woong Kim Hae-sook Moon So-ri Jeong Ha-dam Eun-hyung Jo
korean woman pickpocket japanese woman lesbian heiress intense emotional melodramatic profound brooding korea house lesbianism trust fraud money japanese occupation love forbidden love pursuit
A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her.
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.
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.
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
1996
107 Minutes
Kate Beckinsale Mark Strong Samantha Morton Bernard Hepton Prunella Scales Raymond Coulthard Olivia Williams Dominic Rowan Lucy Robinson
young woman matchmaker lover love interest vicar friend engaging amusing emotional lighthearted melodramatic heartwarming england small town london matchmaking love interest relationships attraction family
While matchmaking for friends and neighbors, a young 19th-century Englishwoman (Kate Beckinsale) nearly misses her own chance at love.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
USA|Canada
2005
134 Minutes
Heath Ledger Jake Gyllenhaal Linda Cardellini Anna Faris Anne Hathaway Michelle Williams Randy Quaid Graham Beckel Scott Michael Campbell David Harbour Kate Mara
cowboy rodeo rider rancher wife husband emotional moving wyoming family home ranch mountain mexico homosexuality cowboys love marriage frustrated desire relationships forbidden love love
Ennis and Jack are two shepherds who develop a sexual and emotional relationship. Their relationship becomes complicated when both of them get married to their respective girlfriends.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian, Romance
Ireland|UK|USA
2017
114 Minutes
Rachel Weisz Rachel McAdams Alessandro Nivola Anton Lesser Bernice Stegers Allan Corduner Nicholas Woodeson Liza Sadovy Clara Francis Mark Stobbart Caroline Gruber
photographer estranged father girlfriend emotional passionate rousing sultry new york city london jewish neighborhood grief judaism lesbianism reunion love sex discovery forbidden love transformation love
A woman returns to her Orthodox Jewish community that shunned her for her attraction to a female childhood friend. Once back, their passions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality.
Drama, Romance
USA
2018
90 Minutes
Spencer Boldman Emily Ratajkowski Sebastian Maniscalco Lucas Salvagno Kathrine Narducci Noah Robbins Gino Cafarelli Jen Cohn Grace Wan Peter Gaudio
italian-american jewish woman love interest mother father racer passionate emotional engaging charming intense heartwarming long island, n.y. america new york city road home love star-crossed lovers romance
Set in the 1980s, a young Italian-American from the "wrong side of the tracks" falls for a Jewish girl from Long Island.
Romance
USA
1994
101 Minutes
Catherine Zeta-Jones Clive Owen Ray Stevenson Steven Mackintosh Claire Skinner Paul Rogers Joan Plowright Celia Imrie
beautiful woman grandfather husband gentleman suitor dreamy emotional melodramatic egdon heath england countryside paris love triangle city vs. country unhappy marriage adultery forbidden love temptation love 19th century
Every year, they come by the thousands. Soldiers, sailors, civilians and students. Veterans of wars gone by and guests from foreign shores. They come to march. They come to sacrifice. They ... See full summary »
Musical, Drama, Romance
USA
2017
105 Minutes
Sam Underwood Nolan Gerard Funk Jenna Ushkowitz Al Calderon Rumer Willis T.R. Knight Tyler Blackburn Cheyenne Jackson Audra McDonald Martha Plimpton Amy Halldin
soldier nurse wife husband writer actress emotional engaging moving mushy quirky new york city life lessons everyday life love relationships affair discovery forbidden love love
Ten lost souls slip in and out of one another's arms in a daisy-chained exploration of love's bittersweet embrace.
Romance, Drama
USA
2010
113 Minutes
Robert Pattinson Emilie de Ravin Chris Cooper Pierce Brosnan Lena Olin Tate Ellington Gregory Jbara Kate Burton Ruby Jerins Meghan Markle Chris McKinney
rebel girlfriend father police officer sister friend brooding emotional melodramatic new york city family home police station university redemption big city family love death redemption relationships
A romantic drama centered on two new lovers: Tyler, whose parents have split in the wake of his brother's suicide, and Ally, who lives each day to the fullest since witnessing her mother's murder.