Movies Like It Had to Be You

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

Touched

2014·1h 30m·★ 6.9·Bradford May

2 shared crewDir. Bradford MayDP: James W. Wrenn

Love on the Vines

2017·1h 26m·★ 6.0·Bradford May

2 shared crewDir. Bradford MayDP: James W. Wrenn

Love Comes Softly

2003·1h 28m·★ 7.3·Michael Landon Jr.

DP: James W. WrennStarring Corbin BernsenRomance & TV Movie

The Hating Game

2021·1h 42m·★ 6.2·Peter Hutchings

TMDB recommendsStarring Corbin Bernsen

A Sweet Christmas Romance

2019·1h 29m·★ 6.3·Michael Robison

TMDB recommendsRomance & TV Movie

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

2019·1h 30m·★ 6.1·David Weaver

TMDB recommendsTV Movie & Romance

Cloudy with a Chance of Love

2015·1h 30m·★ 6.3·Bradford May

Starring Michael RadyDir. Bradford MayTV Movie & Romance

Grease

1978·1h 50m·★ 7.2·Randal Kleiser

TMDB recommends

The Magic of Ordinary Days

2005·2h·★ 7.5·Brent Shields

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All of My Heart: The Wedding

2018·1h 24m·★ 7.2·Terry Ingram

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The Illusionist

2006·1h 50m·★ 7.5·Neil Burger

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West Side Story

1961·2h 33m·★ 7.6·Jerome Robbins

TMDB recommends

Wuthering Heights

1939·1h 44m·★ 7.5·William Wyler

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Focus

2015·1h 45m·★ 6.6·John Requa

TMDB recommends

Paris, Wine & Romance

2019·1h 30m·★ 6.8·Alex Zamm

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Sailing Into Love

2019·1h 30m·★ 6.5·Lee Friedlander

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Northanger Abbey

2007·1h 33m·★ 7.1·Jon Jones

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Sister of the Bride

2019·2h·★ 6.1·Sam Irvin

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Surprised by Love

2015·1h 24m·★ 6.7·Robert Iscove

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Love at First Bark

2017·1h 30m·★ 6.3·Mike Rohl

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