20 movies like Love the Hard Way, ordered by similarity : Carol(2015), Cloud 9(2008), Yella(2007), What If(2013), Boys(2018), Badlapur(2015), The Beautiful Beast(2013), Obey(2018), Southside With You(2016), Anamorph(2007), Panic(2000), Up in the Air(2009) ...
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Romance
USA
2001
110 Minutes
Adrien Brody Charlotte Ayanna Jon Seda August Diehl Pam Grier Katherine Moennig Michaela Conlin Joey Kern Sara Klingebiel Francisco Lorite Dave Simonds
student blackmailer police officer businessman actress partner gritty dark new york city columbia university hotel apartment restaurant unlikely romance blackmail con game impersonation jealousy love fall
New York serves as a backdrop for a cast of characters in search of love, lust or lucre including a woman who makes awkward moves on the man renovating her SoHo loft, an embezzler, a sleazy artist and a phone psychic.
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, 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, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Germany
2007
89 Minutes
Nina Hoss Devid Striesow Hinnerk Schönemann Burghart Klaußner Barbara Auer Christian Redl Wanja Mues Michael Wittenborn
estranged wife blackmailer abusive husband businessman thrilling suspenseful brooding engaging germany office car estrangement abuse blackmail schemes fall wretched excess temptation 2000s
Yella is estranged from her possessive and violent husband; but he can't quite bring himself to give her up. When their fraught interaction finally comes to dramatic conclusion, Yella's life takes an odd shift.
Romance
2013
102 Minutes
Daniel Radcliffe Zoe Kazan Megan Park Adam Driver Mackenzie Davis Jemima Rooper Rafe Spall Meghan Heffern Jonathan Cherry Oona Chaplin
friend best friend love interest medical student boyfriend girlfriend college dropout true love animator amusing endearing heartwarming hilarious lighthearted positive united states apartment city office love
A medical-school dropout (Daniel Radcliffe) tries to hide his attraction to his new friend (Zoe Kazan), a bubbly artist who already has a boyfriend.
Drama, Romance
2018
82 Minutes
Aure Atika Nicolas Bauwens Tommy Lee Baïk Ilian Bergala Pierre Cartonnet Marie Denarnaud Félix Maritaud
young man man gay man classmate concierge boyfriend intense brooding suspenseful melodramatic emotional profound hotel club school past homosexuality partnership first love trust
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
India
2015
123 Minutes
Varun Dhawan Nawazuddin Siddiqui Huma Qureshi Yami Gautam Divya Dutta Vinay Pathak Radhika Apte
mother son father partner wife robber brash confident dark emotional gritty intense india house car apartment police station vengeance tragic death bank robbery
An innocent man turns brutal when his family gets killed in a bank robbery and one of the perpetrators escapes. 15 years later, he begins his deadly game of vengeance.
Drama, Romance
USA
2013
110 Minutes
Shona Kay Brad Johnson Melanie Gardner Don Cosney Chantel Flanders Robyn Kemp Garrick Dean Ben Hopkin Kimberly Mellen
socialite man love interest melodramatic lighthearted moving city forest united states love change life lessons true love love discovery transformation 2010s
'Godfather of hipsterdom' Gavin McInnes goes on a stand-up comedy tour with his best friend from high school and things go from bad to worse to downright catastrophic.
Drama
UK
2018
96 Minutes
Marcus Rutherford Sophie Kennedy Clark Sam Gittins T'Nia Miller James Atwell Wil Coban Taurean Steele Jasmine Jobson Joshua Blisset Daniel Akilimali Christine Taetz
love interest man boxer trainer friend police officer brash brutal raw emotional unrestrained apartment boxing ring london street party jealousy obsession riots boxing
As London slides towards a time of violent social unrest, on the estates of East London, a young man's life is torn apart by a love for a girl from a different place.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2007
104 Minutes
Willem Dafoe Scott Speedman Clea DuVall James Rebhorn Peter Stormare Amy Carlson Yul Vazquez Don Harvey Deborah Harry
police detective partner alcoholic antique dealer police officer killer dark gripping new york city morgue art gallery apartment building police station serial murders alcoholism art prostitution investigation mystery fall
A psychological thriller based on the concept of anamorphosis, a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective to create two competing images on a single canvas.
Drama
2000
90 Minutes
William H. Macy John Ritter Neve Campbell Donald Sutherland Tracey Ullman Barbara Bain David Dorfman Erica Ortega Nicholle Tom Steve Moreno Greg Pitts
businessman love interest hit man police officer psychiatrist dark intricate amusing thrilling california restaurant apartment family dysfunction murder romance midlife crisis retirement metamorphosis love rise
Wanting to leave the family business, a hit man (William H. Macy) sees a therapist (John Ritter) and falls for a fellow patient (Neve Campbell).
Drama, Comedy
USA
2009
109 Minutes
George Clooney Vera Farmiga Anna Kendrick Jason Bateman Danny McBride Melanie Lynskey Amy Morton Sam Elliott J.K. Simmons Zach Galifianakis Chris Lowell
corporate downsizer co-worker love interest sister brother-in-law boss charming moving airplane airport office hotel apartment travel love loneliness business transformation quest love
Ryan Bingham enjoys living out of a suitcase for his job, travelling around the country firing people, but finds that lifestyle threatened by the presence of a potential love interest, and a new hire presenting a new business model.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
2009
95 Minutes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Zooey Deschanel Geoffrey Arend Chloë Grace Moretz Matthew Gray Gubler Clark Gregg Rachel Boston Minka Kelly
writer love interest friend girlfriend boss architect playful quirky witty los angeles apartment office bar store park obsession new love jealousy depression deception
After his girlfriend (Zooey Deschanel) dumps him, a greeting-card writer (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went wrong.
Crime, Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|Spain
2008
96 Minutes
Vincent Lindon Diane Kruger Lancelot Roch Olivier Marchal Hammou Graïa Liliane Rovère Olivier Perrier Moussa Maaskri Rémi Martin Thierry Godard Slimane Hadjar
wife husband son police officer judge counterfeiter brash suspenseful emotional france prison house courtroom suburbia family wrongful conviction desperation jailbreak husband/wife relationship murder case
With no legal means left to him, a high school teacher devises a daring plan to rescue his wrongfully imprisoned wife from jail.
Romance, Drama
Italy
2009
119 Minutes
Tilda Swinton Flavio Parenti Edoardo Gabbriellini Alba Rohrwacher Pippo Delbono Maria Paiato Diane Fleri Gabriele Ferzetti Marisa Berenson Mattia Zaccaro Waris Ahluwalia
grandfather businessman son chef mother immigrant emotional gripping intense melodramatic milan, italy nice, france restaurant seaside cathedral london wealth family business family bloodline affair
Emma left Russia to live with her husband in Italy. Now a member of a powerful industrial family, she is the respected mother of three, but feels unfulfilled. One day, Antonio, a talented chef and her son's friend, makes her senses kindle.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Germany|USA
1999
139 Minutes
Brad Pitt Edward Norton Helena Bonham Carter Meat Loaf Aday Jared Leto Eion Bailey Joon B. Kim Evan Mirand
salesman rebel boss love interest friend traveling salesman dark gritty witty frightening office abandoned building motel support group house city rebellion self-destruction violence vandalism
An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soapmaker form an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Argentina
2007
111 Minutes
Jorge Adrián Espíndola Armando Hernández Jesús Ochoa Paola Mendoza Eugenio Derbez Leonardo Anzures Jean Brassard Barbara Danicka
son con artist father prostitute police officer gritty moving powerful new york city mexico restaurant father/son relationship illegal immigration prostitution identity theft impersonation smuggling adventure growing up pursuit
A Mexican boy smuggles himself to Brooklyn to meet his long-lost father - only to have his identity stolen upon arrival by an impostor who seeks to steal the fathers' fortune.
Romance, Drama
China|France|USA|Hong Kong
2007
90 Minutes
Norah Jones Jude Law David Strathairn Rachel Weisz Natalie Portman Chan Marshall Demetrius Butler Frankie Faison
restaurant owner young woman police officer wife gambler alcoholic emotional charming amusing new york city café diner bar casino apartment loneliness romance relationships breakup self-discovery
A young lonely woman takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while encountering a series of offbeat characters along the way.
Romance, Drama
Japan|France
2018
119 Minutes
Erika Karata Masahiro Higashide Sairi Itô Kôji Nakamoto Kôji Seto Misako Tanaka Daichi Watanabe Rio Yamashita
woman love interest ex-boyfriend friend businessman dreamy charming passionate emotional tender japan house road countryside lost love love triangle new love romance love adventure
Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and meets Ryohei. He looks just like Baku, but has a completely different personality.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
India
2018
150 Minutes
Tapsee Pannu Abhishek Bachchan Vicky Kaushal Jasmin Bajwa Ashnoor Kaur Abdul Quadir Amin Saurabh Sachdeva
young woman dj bank employee father mother emotional intense melodramatic inspiring heartwarming charming india disco love triangle loveless marriage wedding true love unconditional love forbidden love love
A love triangle between a spirited young woman, her outgoing boyfriend and a fiance who's husband material.