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10 Best Movies Like The Commitment

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

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#1
Benjamin

Benjamin

2019★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Commitment for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Benjamin, a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film No Self at the London Film Festival when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces ...

#2
The Object of My Affection

The Object of My Affection

1998★ 5.8

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

A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbear...

#3
Mother and Child

Mother and Child

2009★ 6.6

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

The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets that, as a teenager, she gave up her daughter for adoption. Elizabeth was an adopte...

#4
Elena Undone

Elena Undone

2010★ 6.9

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

The wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer....

#5
Any Day Now

Any Day Now

2012★ 7.0

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

In the late 1970s, when a mentally handicapped teenager is abandoned, a gay couple takes him in and becomes the family he's never had. But once the unconventional living arrangemen...

#6
Instant Family

Instant Family

2018★ 7.5

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

When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including...

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