Movies like Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves (1996) is a romance movie directed by Lars von Trier. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Chocolat (2000)
★ 7.0 · 3,593 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
In the winter of 1959, a single mother and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town, where they open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts the moral fiber of the strictly Catholic townsfolk and mayor.
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2. Forrest Gump (1994)
★ 8.5 · 30,665 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
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3. The Shipping News (2001)
★ 6.4 · 438 votes · Drama, Romance
An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.
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