Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 08, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Close Friends

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

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#1
Identification of a Woman

Identification of a Woman

1982★ 5.9

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

Movie director Niccolò has just been left by his wife. Subsequently he embarks on an obsessive relationship with a young woman who eventually leaves him and disappears while search...

#2
Gabriel's Inferno: Part III

Gabriel's Inferno: Part III

2020★ 8.3

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

The final part of the film adaption of the erotic romance novel Gabriel's Inferno written by an anonymous Canadian author under the pen name Sylvain Reynard....

#3
Fire with Fire

Fire with Fire

1986★ 6.2

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

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, ...

#4
Don't Move

Don't Move

2004★ 7.0

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

While waiting for the brain surgery of his daughter Angela, victim of a motorcycle accident, the surgeon Timoteo recalls his torrid affair with and passion for Italia, a simple wom...

#5
Girl with a Suitcase

Girl with a Suitcase

1961★ 7.1

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

Lorenzo, who's 16 and born to a wealthy family in Parma, tries to make things right toward a showgirl, Aida, whom his older brother has mistreated. In extending kindness and standi...

#6
Not Easily Broken

Not Easily Broken

2009★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Close Friends 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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