Movies Like Lover for a Day

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

The Salt of Tears

2020·1h 40m·★ 6.1·Philippe Garrel

2 shared crewBoth star Louise Chevillotte & Michel CharrelDir. Philippe Garrel

The Plough

2023·1h 35m·★ 5.9·Philippe Garrel

2 shared crewDir. Philippe GarrelDP: Renato Berta

In the Shadow of Women

2015·1h 13m·★ 6.4·Philippe Garrel

2 shared crewDir. Philippe GarrelDP: Renato Berta

Closer

2004·1h 44m·★ 7.1·Mike Nichols

Themes: lover, infidelityDrama & Romance

Roman Holiday

1953·1h 59m·★ 8.0·William Wyler

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

Wings of Desire

1987·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Wim Wenders

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946·2h 51m·★ 8.1·William Wyler

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Pandora's Box

1929·2h 21m·★ 7.7·G.W. Pabst

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Dangerous Liaisons

1988·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Stephen Frears

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The Good German

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.0·Steven Soderbergh

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Some Like It Hot

1959·2h 3m·★ 8.2·Billy Wilder

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M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

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Judgment at Nuremberg

1961·3h 11m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kramer

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Umberto D.

1952·1h 31m·★ 8.1·Vittorio De Sica

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Rififi

1955·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Jules Dassin

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The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951·1h 32m·★ 7.7·Robert Wise

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Dead Man

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The Things of Life

1970·1h 29m·★ 7.4·Claude Sautet

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Wild Reeds

1994·1h 55m·★ 7.2·André Téchiné

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Two English Girls

1971·2h 10m·★ 7.2·François Truffaut

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