Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Only Yesterday

If you loved Only Yesterday, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
My Brilliant Career

My Brilliant Career

1979★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Only Yesterday for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married....

#2
Lucky Star

Lucky Star

1929★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Only Yesterday for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Mary, a poor farm girl, meets Tim just as word comes that war has been declared. Tim enlists in the army and goes to the battlefields of Europe, where he is wounded and loses the u...

#3
The Secret: Dare to Dream

The Secret: Dare to Dream

2020★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Only Yesterday for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe ...

#4
Two for the Seesaw

Two for the Seesaw

1962★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Only Yesterday for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After leaving his wife, lawyer Jerry Ryan moves from Omaha, Nebraska to New York City to start a new life. While studying for the New York Bar Examination and working to finalize h...

#5
Falling in Love

Falling in Love

1984★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Only Yesterday for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment will start to change their lives, when they recognize each other months later in the ...

#6
The Lost Husband

The Lost Husband

2020★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Only Yesterday for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas....

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