Movies Like About the Looking for and the Finding of Love

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Once

2007·1h 25m·★ 7.8·John Carney

Themes: composer, lovesickness, love of one's lifeFans also likedDrama & Music & Romance

Dangerous Liaisons

1988·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Stephen Frears

Themes: lovesickness, cheatingTMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The Great Love

1942·1h 40m·★ 6.2·Rolf Hansen

Themes: berlin, germany, love of one's lifeTMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The Good German

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.0·Steven Soderbergh

Themes: berlin, germany, love of one's lifeTMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

August Rush

2007·1h 54m·★ 7.4·Kirsten Sheridan

Themes: composer, love of one's lifeFans also likedDrama & Music

Prime

2005·1h 42m·★ 6.2·Ben Younger

Themes: lovesickness, love of one's lifeFans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

Autumn in New York

2000·1h 43m·★ 5.6·Joan Chen

Themes: relationship, love of one's lifeFans also likedDrama & Romance

Playing by Heart

1998·2h 1m·★ 6.9·Willard Carroll

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama & Romance

I've Never Been to New York

2019·2h 8m·★ 5.5·Philipp Stölzl

Both star Moritz Bleibtreu & Uwe OchsenknechtMusic & Comedy & Romance

A Coffee in Berlin

2012·1h 28m·★ 7.3·Jan Ole Gerster

Fans also likedStarring Justus von DohnányiDrama & Comedy

Bruce Almighty

2003·1h 41m·★ 6.8·Tom Shadyac

Themes: lovesickness, relationship

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004·1h 48m·★ 8.3·Michel Gondry

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Wings of Desire

1987·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Wim Wenders

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Talk to Her

2002·1h 52m·★ 7.9·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The Music Room

1958·1h 40m·★ 7.8·Satyajit Ray

TMDB recommendsDrama & Music

Three Colors: White

1994·1h 32m·★ 7.6·Krzysztof Kieślowski

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

The Murderers Are Among Us

1946·1h 21m·★ 7.4·Wolfgang Staudte

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Antonia's Line

1995·1h 42m·★ 7.4·Marleen Gorris

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

Hasee Toh Phasee

2014·2h 21m·★ 6.8·Vinil Mathew

TMDB recommendsComedy & Romance

On the Count of Three

2022·1h 26m·★ 7.0·Jerrod Carmichael

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

How Good Is About the Looking for and the Finding of Love?

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