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10 Best Movies Like The Lover

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

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#1
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him

2014★ 6.7

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

Told from the man's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone....

#2
Angel Eyes

Angel Eyes

2001★ 6.1

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

A story about a seemingly unlikely couple who cross paths under life-threatening circumstances as though they are destined not only to meet but to save each other's lives. Not once...

#3
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

2014★ 6.7

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

Told from the woman's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone....

#4
The Fugitive Kind

The Fugitive Kind

1960★ 6.8

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

Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued ...

#5
Blind

Blind

2017★ 6.2

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

A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife ...

#6
Not Easily Broken

Not Easily Broken

2009★ 6.3

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

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple....

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