20 movies like Across the Universe, ordered by similarity : Dil Ka Kya Kasoor(1992), Two Girls and a Sailor(1944), Cloud 9(2008), Love Songs(2007), Carol(2015), Asako I & II(2018), Bandslam(2009), Hampstead(2017), Cafe Ole(2000), The Umbrellas of Cherbourg(1964), Purple Rain(1984), Once(2006) ...
Musical, Romance
USA|UK
2007
131 Minutes
Evan Rachel Wood Jim Sturgess Joe Anderson Dana Fuchs Martin Luther McCoy T.V. Carpio Eddie Izzard Bono Salma Hayek Spencer Liff Nicholas Lumley
expatriate brother sister pretty woman musician singer creative spirited passionate liverpool, england new york city new jersey bus docks city apartment romance vietnam war peace activism performance
The music of The Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.
Musical, Drama, Romance
India
1992
160 Minutes
Prithvi Divya Bharti Sanam Suresh Oberoi
beautiful woman brother singer love interest poet sister melodramatic heartwarming india household stage college romance music poetry love triangle brother/sister relationship wealth love discovery
Shalini Saxena lives a wealthy life-style with her brother Rajesh. She attends college and writes a few poems under the name Seema as part time activity, she meets her fellow collegian an ... See full summary »
Musical, Romance
1944
124 Minutes
Van Johnson June Allyson Gloria DeHaven Jimmy Durante Tom Drake Henry Stephenson Henry O'Neill Ben Blue Frank Sully Donald Meek Lena Horne
singer sister wealthy man sailor vaudevillian amusing spectacular charming emotional nightclub apartment backstage canteen new york city warehouse world war ii home front sibling rivalry sister relationship love triangle
A sailor (Van Johnson) from a rich family meets a nightclub-singing sister act (June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven) in wartime 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.
Musical, Romance, Gay & Lesbian
France
2007
95 Minutes
Louis Garrel Ludivine Sagnier Chiara Mastroianni Clotilde Hesme Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet Brigitte Roüan Alice Butaud Jean-Marie Winling Yannick Renier Annabelle Hettmann Sylvain Tempier
young man young woman sister musician woman singer creative tender passionate sad paris love triangle bisexuality death music youth memory love transformation temptation
Ismael and Julie enter a playful yet emotionally laced threesome with Alice. When tragedy strikes, these young Parisians are forced to deal with the fragility of life and love.
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
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.
Musical, Romance, Comedy
USA
2009
111 Minutes
Aly Michalka Vanessa Hudgens Gaelan Connell Lisa Kudrow Scott Porter Charlie Saxton Tim Jo Ryan Donowho
singer-songwriter manager ex-boyfriend guitarist rock star newcomer lighthearted endearing tender amusing heartwarming charming stage competition hall garage library house school music young love
A new kid in town assembles a fledgling rock band -- together, they achieve their dreams and compete against the best in the biggest event of the year, a battle of the bands.
Romance
2017
103 Minutes
Diane Keaton Brendan Gleeson Lesley Manville Jason Watkins James Norton Hugh Skinner Simon Callow Alistair Petrie Rosalind Ayres Brian Protheroe
widow woman man loner neighbor love interest amusing engaging heartwarming touching hilarious emotional hampstead heath park hampstead, england apartment shack river woods eviction love
An American widow living in the London suburb of Hampstead and a man who lives on the Heath form an unlikely alliance against unscrupulous property developers in the neighborhood.
Romance
Canada
2000
92 Minutes
Andrew Tarbet Laia Marull Dino Tavaraone Stephanie Morgenstern Sheena Larkin Harry Standjofski Dorothée Berryman Sam Stone Renee Girard Griffith Brewer Jacklin Webb
man love interest woman immigrant neighbor brother passionate endearing amusing montreal video store coffee shop apartment romance immigration loneliness difficult decision relationships love discovery
Malcolm's (28) new love, Alicia (25), an illegal Chilean refugee, will be short-lived if he does not make the right choice.
Musical, Romance
France|West Germany
1964
91 Minutes
Catherine Deneuve Nino Castelnuovo Anne Vernon Marc Michel Ellen Farner Mireille Perrey Jean Champion P. Caden J.P. Dorat
pretty woman mechanic businessperson husband wife emotional melodramatic moving france small town cherbourg, france social standing love triangle small-town life love growing up discovery 1960s
A young woman separated from her lover by war faces a life-altering decision.
Musical, Romance, Drama
USA
1984
111 Minutes
Prince Apollonia Kotero Morris Day Jerome Benton Clarence Williams III Olga Karlatos Billy Sparks Jill Jones
musician singer rival father mother brooding sultry minneapolis nightclub household family dysfunction abuse music stardom love triangle quest rivalry love rise 1980s
A young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise.
Musical, Romance, Drama
Ireland
2006
86 Minutes
Glen Hansard Marketa Irglova Hugh Walsh Gerry Hendrick Alaistair Foley Geoff Minogue Bill Hodnett Danuse Ktrestova
singer songwriter repairman florist love interest immigrant charming emotional dreamy ireland store street household romance song and dance hope friendship love triangle love discovery
A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story.
Romance
USA
2017
100 Minutes
Sofía Vergara Alysia Reiner Cecily Strong Chris D'Elia Beanie Feldstein Deon Cole Phil Hendrie Angel Parker Rebeka Montoya Xosha Roquemore Adam Shapiro
woman man scientist newlywed married man married woman girlfriend boyfriend love interest amusing charming cheeky confident cool creative emotional intricate passionate playful spirited
What makes a woman swipe right for Mr. Wrong? Sofía Vergara and Whitney Cummings star in this fresh, witty look at the science behind our romantic missteps.
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.
Musical, Romance
USA
1946
114 Minutes
Betty Grable John Payne June Haver Reginald Gardiner Frank Latimore Gene Sheldon Sig Ruman Trudy Marshall
dancer uncle duke sister singer cheery charming new york city broadway theater paris new york state train show business immigration success sister relationship career vs. love rags to riches love rise
Two sisters from Hungary become famous entertainers in the early 1900s. Fictionalized biography with lots of songs.
Musical, Romance, Drama
USA
2009
82 Minutes
Jason Palmer Desiree Garcia Sandha Khin Frank Garvin Alma Prelec Andre Hayward
trumpeter graduate student musician girlfriend dancer creative offbeat charming moving new york city boston subway park bench romance cheating romantic dilemma breakup music love
After connecting with the shy Madeline, a jazz trumpeter embarks on a quest for a more gregarious paramour, but through a series of twists and turns punctuated by an original score, the two lovers seem destined to be together.
Romance, Adventure, Drama
UK|Italy
1990
137 Minutes
John Malkovich Debra Winger Campbell Scott Jill Bennett Timothy Spall Eric Vu-An
couple woman man artist friend adventurer engaging emotional charming melodramatic desert sahara sahara desert relationships romance attraction danger happiness lovers love
An American couple travel abroad to revitalize their relationship. But as the trip drags on, their attempt at recovering what they once had seems futile.
Romance
USA
1963
105 Minutes
Cliff Robertson Jane Fonda Rod Taylor Robert Culp Jo Morrow Jim Backus
pretty woman brother pilot love interest boyfriend lighthearted emotional new york city apartment romance sex courtship city life love discovery 1960s
On a Sunday, Eileen Tyler, still a virgin, leaves Albany to visit her airline pilot brother in New York but a chance encounter with a man on a city bus threatens to derail her upcoming marriage to boyfriend Russ.
Musical
USA
1936
72 Minutes
Shirley Temple Alice Faye Jack Haley Gloria Stuart Michael Whalen Sara Haden Jane Darwell Claude Gillingwater Paul Stanton Henry Armetta Charles Coleman
young girl entertainer businessman producer man wife amusing tender city mansion apartment street car radio station father/daughter relationship grief music family city life growing up
The daughter of a wealthy businessman becomes lost in the city while traveling to a new school, and is taken in by a pair of down-on-their-luck performers.
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.