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10 Best Movies Like The Normal Heart

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

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#1
Bird People

Bird People

2014★ 5.9

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

An overstressed American businessman and a French chambermaid make a connection at an airport hotel in Paris....

#2
The Referee

The Referee

2013★ 6.2

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

An ambitious soccer referee ends up handling a crucial match between two small Sardinian teams...

#3
Loev

Loev

2016★ 5.3

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

When hot shot, Wall Street dealmaker Jai thinks of putting some pleasure into his 48 hour business trip to Mumbai, Sahil, his young, music-producer friend, drops everything, includ...

#4
Head Above Water

Head Above Water

1996★ 6.0

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

Judge George brings his young wife, Nathalie, to a remote island for a vacation. But while George accompanies their only neighbor -- Nathalie's childhood friend Lance -- on a fishi...

#5
Brothers

Brothers

2004★ 6.8

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

A Danish officer, Michael, is sent away to the International Security Assistance Force operation in Afghanistan for three months. His first mission there is to find a young radar t...

#6
The 24th Day

The 24th Day

2004★ 6.4

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

Tom and Dan's one-night stand turns into an intense power-play between captor and captive....