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10 Best Movies Like How to Be Loved

If you loved How to Be Loved, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Cabaret

Cabaret

1972★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How to Be Loved for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows in...

#2
While You Were Sleeping

While You Were Sleeping

1995★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How to Be Loved for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct the...

#3
The Noose

The Noose

1958★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How to Be Loved for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A day in the life of an alcoholic. With the help of his girlfriend Krysia, Kuba attempts to regain control of his life....

#4
I Hate But Love

I Hate But Love

1962★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How to Be Loved for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A celebrity, dissatisfied with his personal and professional lives, impulsively leaves fast-paced Tokyo to deliver a much-needed jeep to a remote village. When his controlling mana...

#5
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How to Be Loved for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world...

#6
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How to Be Loved for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...