Movies like If Only
If Only (2004) is a romance movie directed by Gil Junger. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Raise Your Voice (2004)
★ 6.6 · 875 votes · Music, Drama, Romance
A coming-of-age story centered around a small-town singer brokenhearted by the death of her brother in a car crash, who had secretly submitted her for a summer session at a performing arts academy in Los Angeles. In the academy, she experiences a whole new way of life in the big city, far from the small town lifestyle she's used to.
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2. CODA (2021)
★ 7.9 · 2,749 votes · Drama, Music, Romance
As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.
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3. A Ghost Story (2017)
★ 7.1 · 2,587 votes · Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.
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4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
★ 8.1 · 16,855 votes · Sci-Fi, Drama, Romance
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.
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5. About Time (2013)
★ 7.9 · 9,578 votes · Drama, Romance, Fantasy
The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father reveals to him that the men in their family have the ability to travel through time. They can't change history, but they can change what happens and has happened in their own lives. Thus begins the start of a lesson in learning to appreciate life itself as it is, as it comes, and most importantly, the people living alongside us.
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6. Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
★ 7.2 · 2,481 votes · Drama, Romance, Fantasy
A depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, already played over several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.
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7. Sweet November (2001)
★ 6.9 · 1,511 votes · Drama, Romance
Nelson is a man devoted to his advertising career in San Francisco. One day, while taking a driving test at the DMV, he meets Sara. She is very different from the other women in his life. Nelson causes her to miss out on taking the test and later that day she tracks him down. One thing leads to another and Nelson ends up living with her through a November that will change his life forever.
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8. Collateral Beauty (2016)
★ 7.2 · 5,628 votes · Drama, Romance
Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.
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9. Forever My Girl (2018)
★ 7.6 · 1,426 votes · Romance, Drama, Music
Years after leaving his fiancée at the altar to pursue fame and fortune, country music star Liam Page returns home hoping to win her back.
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10. Me Before You (2016)
★ 7.9 · 13,659 votes · Drama, Romance
Lou Clark, a directionless 26-year-old from the English countryside, takes a job at the local castle as a caregiver and companion to a wealthy young banker, Will Traynor. Wheelchair-bound from an accident two years prior, the once adventurous Will has all but given up — that is until Lou determines to show him that life is worth living.
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11. The Best of Me (2014)
★ 7.5 · 2,762 votes · Drama, Romance
A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
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12. Life in a Year (2020)
★ 8.2 · 2,012 votes · Drama, Romance
A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.
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13. Once (2007)
★ 7.4 · 1,512 votes · Drama, Music, Romance
A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to collaborate, and the songs that they compose reflect the story of their blossoming love.
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14. Along for the Ride (2022)
★ 6.6 · 428 votes · Romance, Drama
The summer before college, Auden meets the mysterious Eli, a fellow insomniac. While the seaside town of Colby sleeps, the two embark on nightly quests to help Auden experience the fun, carefree teen life she never knew she wanted.
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15. The In Between (2022)
★ 7.3 · 860 votes · Romance, Sci-Fi, Drama
After surviving a car accident that took the life of her boyfriend, a teenage girl believes he's attempting to reconnect with her from the after world.
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16. Midnight Sun (2018)
★ 7.8 · 3,580 votes · Romance, Drama
Katie, a 17-year-old, has been sheltered since childhood and confined to her house during the day by a rare disease that makes even the smallest amount of sunlight deadly. Fate intervenes when she meets Charlie and they embark on a summer romance.
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17. Match Point (2005)
★ 7.4 · 4,504 votes · Drama, Romance, Thriller
Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, Tom. After being introduced to his family, Chris is soon engaged to Tom's sister, Chloe. Despite the professional and financial advantages that this relationship affords him, Chris becomes obsessed with Tom's fiancee, American actress Nola.
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