swap_horiz The Red Thread Alternatives

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Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is Ang Lee's 2000 wuxia romance, a Mandarin-language worldwide hit that won four Academy...

Epic Drama 2000S Martial Arts

8.9 Great

2

Il Postino

Il Postino is a 1994 Italian drama about a postman and Pablo Neruda, notable for Massimo Troisi's Oscar-nominated final...

Italian Drama 1990S Poetic

8.3 Great

3

Blue Is the Warmest Color

Blue Is the Warmest Color is Abdellatif Kechiche's 2013 French-language romantic drama, winner of the Palme d'Or at Cann...

French Drama Coming Of Age Lgbtq+

8.1 Great

4

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham is a 2001 Hindi family romance by Karan Johar, notable for its large ensemble and global box-of...

Epic Drama Family 2000S

7.4 Good

5

The Half of It

The Half of It is a 2020 Netflix coming-of-age romance by Alice Wu, noted for its queer Cyrano-inspired high school stor...

Netflix Coming Of Age Teen Lgbtq+

7.3 Good

6

Fire Island

Fire Island is a 2022 American gay romantic comedy directed by Andrew Ahn and written by Joel Kim Booster, inspired by P...

Modern Comedy Summer Lgbtq+

7.1 Good

7

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things is a 2021 U.S. teen romance, notable for combining a time-loop plot with a coming-of-age...

Fantasy Modern Time Loop Teen

6.8 Fair

8

Words on Bathroom Walls

Words on Bathroom Walls is a 2020 American coming-of-age romantic drama by Thor Freudenthal, adapted from Julia Walton's...

Modern Drama Mental Health Teen

6.8 Fair

9

Bros

Bros is a 2022 American romantic comedy by Nicholas Stoller and Billy Eichner, noted as a major-studio gay rom-com with...

Modern Comedy Romantic Comedy Lgbtq+

6.8 Fair

10

I Want You Back

I Want You Back is a 2022 U.S. romantic comedy starring Charlie Day and Jenny Slate, about dumped strangers plotting reu...

Amazon Modern Comedy Romantic Comedy

6.6 Fair

11

In Your Eyes

In Your Eyes is a 2014 American paranormal romance directed by Brin Hill and written by Joss Whedon, released online aft...

Fantasy Drama INDIE Supernatural

6.5 Fair

12

Love & Other Drugs

Love & Other Drugs is a 2010 romantic drama by Edward Zwick, pairing Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway in a 1990s pharma...

Modern Drama Adult 2010S

6.4 Fair

13

The Photograph

The Photograph is a 2020 U.S. romantic drama by Stella Meghie, linking a modern romance with a mother's past through pho...

Modern Drama Multicultural Romantic Drama

6.4 Fair

14

My Salinger Year

My Salinger Year is a 2020 Canadian-Irish drama by Philippe Falardeau, based on Joanna Rakoff's memoir about a literary...

Modern Drama Coming Of Age Literary

6.1 Fair

15

The Broken Hearts Gallery

The Broken Hearts Gallery is a 2020 romantic comedy by Natalie Krinsky, centered on a New York art assistant's breakup e...

Modern New York Comedy Romantic Comedy

6.1 Fair

16

Timer

TiMER is a 2009 American sci-fi romantic comedy and Jac Schaeffer's feature directing debut, built around soulmate-count...

Sci Fi INDIE Comedy Fate

6.1 Fair

17

Falling for Figaro

Falling for Figaro is a 2020 romantic comedy set in Scotland's opera world, starring Danielle Macdonald and Joanna Lumle...

British Romantic Comedy Musical Lighthearted

6.0 Fair

18

The Sun Is Also a Star

The Sun Is Also a Star is a 2019 U.S. teen romance based on Nicola Yoon's novel, set around one day and an immigration d...

Modern Drama Multicultural Teen

5.9 Mediocre

19

Architecture of Love

Architecture of Love is an Indonesian romance adapted from Ika Natassa's novel, following a writer rebuilding her life a...

Modern Drama Indonesian 2010S

5.9 Mediocre

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Along for the Ride

Along for the Ride is a 2022 Netflix teen romance adapted from Sarah Dessen's novel, centered on insomnia and a seaside...

Modern Netflix Coming Of Age Teen

5.8 Mediocre