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10 Best Movies Like Modern Romance

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

#1
Claire's Knee

Claire's Knee

1970★ 7.3

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

On the eve of his wedding, on holiday on the Lake Annecy shore, a career diplomat visits an old acquaintance, perhaps a former girlfriend. Through her he meets an intense teenager,...

#2
Secret Sunshine

Secret Sunshine

2007★ 7.2

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

Shin-ae moves to her recently late husband’s hometown. Despite her efforts to settle in this unfamiliar and too-normal place, she finds that she can’t fit in. After a sudden traged...

#3
My Friend Rockefeller

My Friend Rockefeller

2015★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Modern Romance for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter lived a life of deception and crime before settling on his ultimate scam - impersonating a Rockefeller. How was Gerhartsreiter able to dupe so many pe...

#4
30 Rock: A One-Time Special

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

2020★ 5.6

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

In a one-time special event featuring all the beloved characters from the original series, Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy reunite the TGS team to help Kenneth Parcell with an advertise...

#5
No Way to Live

No Way to Live

2016★ 4.8

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

A teenage interracial couple in the 1950’s rob and steal to escape the bigotry of the American South. But when things turn violent, they are forced to confront the dark secrets of ...

#6
Kramer vs. Kramer

Kramer vs. Kramer

1979★ 7.6

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

Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of hous...