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10 Best Movies Like Reaching for the Moon

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

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#1
Autumn in New York

Autumn in New York

2000★ 6.1

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

Will Keane, a Manhattan restaurateur, is content with his playboy lifestyle until he meets Charlotte Fielding, a free-spirited young woman. Together the pair pursue a passionate af...

#2
Magnificent Obsession

Magnificent Obsession

1954★ 6.8

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

Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator while a local hero, Dr. Phillips, dies waiting for the life-savi...

#3
Life in a Year

Life in a Year

2020★ 8.2

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

A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left....

#4
Restless

Restless

2011★ 6.5

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

Two outsiders, both shaped by the circumstances that have brought them together, forge a deep and lasting love....

#5
Breathe

Breathe

2017★ 7.4

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

Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed....

#6
I Still Believe

I Still Believe

2020★ 7.6

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

The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope....

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