Movies Like Pain of Love

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

Sorrow and Joy

2013·1h 47m·★ 7.0·Nils Malmros

2 shared crewDir. Nils MalmrosDP: Jan Weincke

Barbara

1997·2h 23m·★ 6.1·Nils Malmros

2 shared crewDir. Nils MalmrosDP: Jan Weincke

Aching Hearts

2009·2h 1m·★ 6.5·Nils Malmros

2 shared crewDir. Nils MalmrosDP: Jan Weincke

Facing the Truth

2002·1h 38m·★ 7.4·Nils Malmros

Both star Birthe Neumann & Søren ØstergaardDir. Nils Malmros

Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

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The Fisher King

1991·2h 18m·★ 7.5·Terry Gilliam

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Secret Sunshine

2007·2h 23m·★ 7.5·Lee Chang-dong

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Seance on a Wet Afternoon

1964·1h 56m·★ 7.5·Bryan Forbes

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Lars and the Real Girl

2007·1h 47m·★ 7.3·Craig Gillespie

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Mr. Holland's Opus

1995·2h 23m·★ 7.4·Stephen Herek

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Tuya's Marriage

2006·1h 36m·★ 7.2·Wang Quan'an

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The Lobster

2015·1h 59m·★ 7.1·Yorgos Lanthimos

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Children of a Lesser God

1986·1h 59m·★ 7.2·Randa Haines

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Earth

1996·2h 3m·★ 7.2·Julio Medem

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Fear of Rain

2021·1h 49m·★ 6.0·Castille Landon

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Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

2002·1h 51m·★ 6.8·Lone Scherfig

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The Red Squirrel

1993·1h 54m·★ 7.1·Julio Medem

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The Female Animal

1958·1h 23m·★ 6.1·Harry Keller

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Axolotl Overkill

2017·1h 31m·★ 5.2·Helene Hegemann

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Aarhus by Night

1989·1h 35m·★ 6.2·Nils Malmros

Starring Søren ØstergaardDir. Nils Malmros

How Good Is Pain of Love?

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