If You Liked Dear John, Watch These Next
Finished Dear John (1964) and want more of the same? These 20 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Dear John, most of them are drama, romance.
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20 titles · updated 3rd October 2026
1.Two for the Seesaw(1962)
6.5DramaRomanceAlso drama and romance
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 his divorce, Ryan meets dancer Gittel Mosca, and the two begin a cautious courtship. However, Ryan feels that he must come to terms with…
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2.The Golden Bowl(2000)
6.0RomanceDramaAlso romance and drama
Wealthy American widower Adam Verver and his daughter Maggie live a refined life in Europe, surrounded by art. Maggie marries impoverished Italian Prince Amerigo, while Adam marries Maggie's friend Charlotte Stant. The Prince and Charlotte are having an affair, which Maggie discovers and navigates through a silent,…
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3.A Ship to India(1947)
6.4DramaRomanceAlso drama and romance
Returning home after seven years at sea, a sailor relives his youth aboard a salvage ship dominated by his abusive father, recalling love, betrayal, and the desire to escape. Told in flashback, the film explores family conflict, longing, and moral reckoning in an early milestone of Ingmar Bergman’s career.
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4.Ashes in the Snow(2018)
6.4DramaRomanceAlso drama and romance
The coming-of-age tale of 16-year-old Lina Vilkas who is deported to Siberia amid Stalin's reign of terror in the Baltic region during WWII. An aspiring artist, she secretly documents her harrowing journey with her drawings.
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5.See You Soon(2019)
5.9RomanceDramaAlso romance and drama
A U.S. soccer star suffers a career-threatening injury in the run-up to the World Cup, and during his recovery, embarks on an epic romance with a Russian single mom.
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6.Time Is Up(2021)
6.5RomanceDramaAlso romance and drama
Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the time.
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7.Maria's Lovers(1984)
6.0DramaRomanceAlso drama and romance
A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love.
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8.Wander Darkly(2020)
6.0RomanceDramaAlso romance and drama
New parents Adrienne and Matteo are forced to reckon with trauma amidst their troubled relationship. They must revisit the memories of their past and unravel haunting truths in order to face their uncertain future.
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9.Game of Love(2022)
6.1RomanceDramaAlso romance and drama
Follows Vivien and Roy as their love story continues and leads them to Roy’s childhood home in Sicily to prepare for the sale of the family estate. During the visit, a mysterious woman arrives and befriends Vivien, much to Roy’s displeasure. Tensions build and lines are crossed as secrets from Roy’s past force the…
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10.Sylvie's Love(2020)
6.3RomanceDramaAlso romance and drama
When a young woman meets an aspiring saxophonist in her father’s record shop in 1950s Harlem, their love ignites a sweeping romance that transcends changing times, geography, and professional success.
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11.The Man from Elysian Fields(2001)
5.9DramaRomanceAlso drama and romance
A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.
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12.The Strawberry Statement(1970)
5.9DramaRomanceAlso drama and romance
A college student joins a group of revolutionaries to meet girls but ends up committed to their goals.
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13.A Journal for Jordan(2021)
6.9DramaRomanceAlso drama and romance
Based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, a soldier deployed to Iraq begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son. Back at home, senior New York Times editor Dana Canedy revisits the story of her unlikely, life-altering relationship with King and his enduring devotion to her and…
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14.Fire with Fire(1986)
6.2DramaRomanceAlso drama and romance
A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, they must fight the prison authorities, their parents and the law.
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15.Petulia(1968)
6.0DramaRomanceAlso drama and romance
Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner, a charming, free-spirited young woman. Petulia's vibrant personality hides her fear of her abusive husband, David, whose father is a powerful society…
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16.Dirt Music(2020)
6.3DramaRomanceAlso drama and romance
Georgie is slowly suffocating in a loveless marriage to fishing tycoon Jim Buckridge. Handsome poacher Lu is an irresistible symbol of the excitement she craves. A passionate affair follows that reveals the dark secrets in Lu’s past and forces him to take flight into the blistering heat of the outback. Georgie…
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17.Chinese Box(1997)
5.8DramaRomanceAlso drama and romance
The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China.
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18.On the Edge(2001)
6.7DramaRomanceAlso drama and romance
A suicidal young man is committed to a Dublin psychiatric hospital where he meets new friends who greatly influence his life.
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19.My Fault: London(2025)
7.4DramaRomanceAlso drama and romance
18-year-old Noah moves from America to London, with her mother who's recently fallen in love with William, a wealthy British businessman. Noah meets William’s son, bad-boy Nick, and soon discovers there is an attraction between them neither can avoid. As Noah spends the summer adjusting to her new life, her…
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20.Gabriel's Inferno: Part II(2020)
8.3RomanceDramaAlso romance and drama
Professor Gabriel Emerson finally learns the truth about Julia Mitchell's identity, but his realization comes a moment too late. Julia is done waiting for the well-respected Dante specialist to remember her and wants nothing more to do with him. Can Gabriel win back her heart before she finds love in another's arms?
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