Movies Like The Passionate Friends

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

Madeleine

1950·1h 55m·★ 6.9·David Lean

2 shared crewDir. David LeanDP: Guy Green

Great Expectations

1946·1h 58m·★ 7.8·David Lean

2 shared crewDir. David LeanDP: Guy Green

Oliver Twist

1948·2h 1m·★ 7.8·David Lean

2 shared crewDir. David LeanDP: Guy Green

God Bless the Broken Road

2018·1h 51m·★ 5.8·Harold Cronk

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Sex and the City

2008·2h 26m·★ 5.7·Michael Patrick King

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Diary of a Mad Black Woman

2005·1h 57m·★ 5.8·Darren Grant

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Lili Marleen

1981·2h·★ 7.1·Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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Brief Encounter

1945·1h 26m·★ 8.0·David Lean

Starring Trevor HowardDir. David LeanDrama & Romance

Ryan's Daughter

1970·3h 26m·★ 7.4·David Lean

Starring Trevor HowardDir. David LeanRomance & Drama

The Sound Barrier

1952·1h 57m·★ 6.7·David Lean

Starring Ann ToddDir. David LeanDrama & Romance

I Still Believe

2020·1h 55m·★ 6.5·Andrew Erwin

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The Magic of Ordinary Days

2005·2h·★ 7.5·Brent Shields

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Dead Man Walking

1995·2h 2m·★ 7.5·Tim Robbins

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All That Heaven Allows

1955·1h 29m·★ 7.6·Douglas Sirk

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The Divine Order

2017·1h 36m·★ 7.1·Petra Biondina Volpe

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The Secret: Dare to Dream

2020·1h 47m·★ 6.6·Andy Tennant

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North Face

2008·2h 6m·★ 7.4·Philipp Stölzl

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A Royal Runaway Romance

2022·1h 24m·★ 6.8·David Weaver

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An Autumn Romance

2021·1h 28m·★ 5.6·Bradley Walsh

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Pride and Prejudice

1940·1h 58m·★ 7.3·Robert Z. Leonard

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How Good Is The Passionate Friends?

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