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10 Best Movies Like The One That Got Away

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

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#1
The Beach House

The Beach House

2018★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The One That Got Away for fans of TV Movie & Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Cara Rudland thought she’d left her Southern roots and troubled family far behind, but returns to the scenic Lowcountry of her childhood summers after losing her job in Chicago. Th...

#2
After the Storm

After the Storm

2019★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The One That Got Away for fans of TV Movie & Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Lauren wants to rebuild her community, including her family home, in the aftermath of a devastatingly disastrous storm....

#3
Unrelated

Unrelated

2008★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The One That Got Away for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A woman in an unhappy relationship takes refuge with a friend's family on holiday in Tuscany....

#4
A Christmas Kiss

A Christmas Kiss

2011★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The One That Got Away for fans of TV Movie & Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Wendy Walton is the best designer in Boston... but no one knows it yet. Hoping to kick-start her career, Wendy has left work with the local theatre to take a job as an assistant to...

#5
The Christmas Contract

The Christmas Contract

2018★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The One That Got Away for fans of TV Movie & Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

It’s Jolie’s first time going back home to Louisiana since her devastating break-up with Foster Burke. Seeing him is inevitable as their parents run the town’s annual Christmas Mar...

#6
The Magic of Ordinary Days

The Magic of Ordinary Days

2005★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The One That Got Away for fans of TV Movie & Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII....

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