20 best movies like God Willing (2006)


List of the best movies like God Willing (2006): 纽约客@上海, The Choice, Shed No Tears, The Trouble with You, The Immigrant, The History of Love, Akaash Vani, Brooklyn, Barfi!, My Future Love.

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Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA, China

When ambitious New York attorney Sam is sent to Shanghai on assignment, he immediately stumbles into a legal mess that could end his career. With the help of a beautiful relocation specialist, a well-connected old-timer, a clever journalist, and a street-smart legal assistant, Sam might just save his job, find romance, and learn to appreciate the beauty and wonders of Shanghai. Written by Anonymous (IMDB.com).

Markimdb: 6.6
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:34

Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbors in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life's most defining events.

Markimdb: 7
Genremelodrama, drama, music
CountrySweden
Duration01:59

Pål dreams about becoming successful with his music, but he has one major obstacle: himself. He's a diamond in the rough, and the only things greater than his musical talent are his obsessions, which constantly get him into trouble. We follow Pål on an emotional journey one summer in Gothenburg where he is thrown between passion and deceit; love, reconciliation and deliverance.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, crime
CountryFrance
Duration02:12

Detective Yvonne is the widow of police chief Santi, a local hero in a town on the French Riviera. When she learns he was in fact a crooked cop, she tries to right his wrongs. Crossing paths with Antoine, a victim of Santi, sets off a series of wild events.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:00

1921 New York. An immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genremelodrama, drama, military
CountryFrance, Belgium, Canada, Romania

The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryIndia

Akaash Vani is a romance film directed by Luv Ranjan, and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak and Abhishek Pathak under the banner Wide Frame Pictures. After the cult hit Pyaar Ka Punchnama, AkaashVani is the second film from this producer-director duo.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, Republic of Ireland
Duration02:42

    In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Ellis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryIndia
    Duration02:31

    He is cute. He's shrewd. The girls love him. The cops hate him. He can't speak but is always talked about. His naughty antics will make you scream, but he will never listen. Cos he can't! Next summer ride a rollercoaster of emotions with Barfii - the Chalu Chaplin!

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountrySweden

    In 1973, the 20-year-old Svante has a heart condition that the doctors cannot fix. When he has a breakdown on a subway platform, a strange train suddenly appears. He steps into the subway car filled with wonder, without knowing that the destination is the future. In the future he meets Elsa and together they must solve Svante's problems and figure out how to live together when they are from two different eras.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Sweden

    A madly-in-love young couple's relationship begins to suffer when they struggle to conceive a child.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryIndia

    John (Arya) and Regina (Nayanthara) are forced into wedlock against their wishes. Both undergo a rough patch initially in their marriage as they are not able to get over their past romances. Prior to their marriage, Regina was in love with Surya (Jai), while John romanced Keerthana (Nazriya). What leads to the Arya-Nayanthara wedding? How they forget their romantic past and finally come together forms the rest of the story.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryGermany

    A romantic drama set in 1961 that follows a young studio extra's ambitious efforts to reunite with the French girl he loves after being separated by the construction of the Berlin Wall.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryFinland, Sweden
    Duration01:44

    Neo-Nazi falls in love with a woman who has a black son and finds himself fighting with conflicting feelings.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryAustralia, USA
    Duration02:23

    An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genreaction, melodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:28

    Vadik Chernyshov is an impoverished dreamer who spends his life drifting though Moscow with a video camera, hoping to shoot footage that will interest Western press agencies. He falls in love with the beautiful Helen, an English media executive, and subsequently they must contend with the barriers that their different backgrounds present.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genremelodrama, drama, military, history
    CountryRussia
    Duration01:50

    By miracle he avoided death and returns to the house where he was born. In the house now lives the love of his life. But the hope for happiness turns sour with a terrible discovery: his beloved is the daughter of his enemy.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryCanada, France
    Duration02:48

    The story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true self: a woman.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryDenmark, Sweden
    Duration01:37

    Former Danish servicemen Lars and Jimmy are thrown together while training in a neo-Nazi group. Moving from hostility through grudging admiration to friendship and finally passion, events take a darker turn when their illicit relationship is uncovered.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrefantastic, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, Greece, France, Netherlands, USA
    Duration01:36

      In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:33

      They were the perfect loving couple, well, almost. Emmanuel wanted a child but Philippe didn't. One day, however, Emmanuel decides to take the plunge, at the risk of losing Philippe. But how do you make a child when you are gay?

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:33

      Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd is the story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene, who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love – as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:00

      After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      A Hollywood-set romantic tale of a guy who is content to live his life without a job yet with the love of his life, a young actress.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryGermany

      While on a Mediterranean vacation, a seemingly happy boyfriend and girlfriend find their connection to one another tested as they bond with another couple.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryPortugal, Spain, France

      Macário spends an entire train journey to the Algarve talking to a woman he does not know about the trials and tribulations of his love life: straight after starting his first job as a book keeper at his Uncle Francisco's shop in Lisbon he falls madly in love with a young blonde, who lives across the road. No sooner does he meet her than he straightaway wants to marry her. His uncle, totally opposed to the match, fires him and kicks him out of the house. Macário departs for Cape Verde where he makes his fortune. When he finally wins his uncle’s approval to marry his beloved, he discovers the “singularity” of his fiancée’s character.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryDenmark, Sweden

      Maggie and Carsten love each other, they have two wonderful children and run their own gourmet restaurant; Malus. They want it all. And they have it all. Almost. They are missing the coveted Michelin Star. It has been their dream, on which they gambled everything to win. One day Carsten receives a letter saying that his wife loves somebody else. But who sent the letter and why? In their continuous passion and pursuit for the ultimate recognition, they forget that the meals of life are best enjoyed together.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountrySouth Korea, Hong Kong, China, USA
      Duration02:08

      Anna learns in prison that her mother has passed away in Seattle. Prison officials grants Anna a three day furlough to attend her mother's funeral. Anna embarks on a long trip to Seattle. Hoon is a Korean immigrant who works as a gigolo. Hoon is now on the run from a wealthy client's furious husband. These two seemingly lost souls are about to share three memorable days together.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountrySweden

      In the 1910s, journalist Arvid Stjärnblom and painter's daughter Lydia Stille fall in love with each other.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Republic of Ireland
      Duration01:28

      Susan is a scientist searching for answers to important questions. So important that she has given up on other things, like love - until she meets Micheal. Susan and Michael find themselves embarking on a sensual adventure while the world around them seems to be falling apart. A life-affirming look at what it means to love and be loved in turbulent times.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryFrance, Tunisia, Belgium

      Malik has a lot on his plate when he returns home to Tunisia after living in France. He's processing his father's death, he can't come out to his mother, and his childhood anxieties have resurfaced. But all of Malik's problems seem to fade away when he falls for Bilal, the dreamy houseboy at his mother's bourgeois estate.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryNorway
      Duration01:30

      A woman moves into a young man's home and starts to run his life -- a process that makes him fall hopelessly in love with her.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryBrazil, Germany
      Duration01:46

      Donato fails in his attempt to save a drowning man, and meets one of the man's friends. He decides to start his life over, but pieces of his past keep coming after him.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genremelodrama, drama, military
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:18

      Come See The Paradise is a deeply touching love story set against the backdrop of a dramatic and controversial period in American history, It follows the romance and eventual marriage of Jack McGurn (Dennis Quad), a hot blooded Irish American, and a beautiful Japanese American Lily Dawanura (Tamlyn Tomita), at the outset of World War II. The clash of cultures, at once painful for the two lovers, becomes insurmountable after the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. Lily and the Kawamuras are relocated To a bleak, outdoor internment camp in California, Jack is drafted into the Army, powerless to help the woman he loves abandoning all hope of ever winning her family's approval.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryIndia
      Duration03:17

      Raj is a Mafia member. One day he meet a girl (Meera) while chasing by his rival gang and falls in love with her. Later he finds out that this girl is the daughter of the leader of his rival gang. Yet their love story continues until he was shot by his girlfriend upon a deep misunderstanding. After that incident these two lovers lives separate until their siblings fallen in love. With this new love story their paths intertwines again.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genremelodrama, drama, musical
      CountryIndia

      Shanthanu who was a navy officer pines over a girl whom he loved 15 years ago and had to leave the navy because of his affair with her.Since the girl (Nadira) whom he loved was underage (15 years), both of them agree to wait to show their love is true, to the Nawabi father (Jaffer), who is also Shanthanu's Commanding Officer and Flag officer. Shanthanu lost touch with Nadira for 2 years, his search for her lead him to Kavaratti, Lakshadweep.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
      CountrySpain, Italy, Portugal, France
      Duration01:57

      The love story who transformed Juana I de Castilla, Queen of Spain, into Juana "The mad". The tragic fate of a Queen madly in love to an unfaithful husband, Felipe el Hermoso, Archduke of Austria.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genremelodrama, drama, adventure
      CountryMexico
      Duration01:56

      In the Mexican-Guatemalan border, young teenage lovers, Sabina and Jovany, both Hondurans, accidentally meet again after some years without seeing each other. She plans to get to the United States and dreams about being a great singer; he commits all the required atrocities to be accepted by the gang: la Mara Salvatrucha. Sabina and Jovany crashed with the most adverse conditions at the border like white slavery, the Mexican and American migratory agents Burrona and Patrick, the brothel matron Doña Lita, Don Nico the Mexican Consul in Tecún Umán, the drug trafficking networks, the army and la Mara Salvatrucha.

      Markimdb: 4.1
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:41

      The Seminarian is a story about Ryan, a closeted gay student in his final semester of seminary studies. Despite his school's hostile stance towards homosexuality, Ryan has two gay classmates - Gerald and Anthony - in whom he secretly confides. He is also close to his religiously devout mother who, as things stand, is unaware of his sexual orientation. Ryan needs to complete a solid theological thesis in order to continue doctoral work at the university of his dreams. As he works on his thesis 'The Divine Gift of Love,' Ryan begins a relationship with Bradley - a guy he has met on the Internet who seems perpetually unable to commit himself. Ryan confides in Gerald and Anthony, only to learn about their romantic struggles as well. Consequently, Ryan questions his views on God's gift of love.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:43

      A romantic comedy centered on Dexter and Emma, who first meet during their graduation in 1988 and proceed to keep in touch regularly. The film follows what they do on July 15 annually, usually doing something together.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Sweden, Cayman Islands
      Duration01:34

      A man moves his two daughters to Italy after their mother dies in a car accident, in order to revitalize their lives. Genoa changes all three of them as the youngest daughter starts to see the ghost of her mother, while the older one discovers her sexuality.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genremelodrama, drama, military
      CountryAzerbaijan, United Kingdom
      Duration02:12

      Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of Azerbaijan. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s struggle for Baku’s oil. Ultimately they must choose to fight for their country’s independence or for each other.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryGermany

      Ibrahim, a young German of Turkish descent, leads a double life, living with his tradition-bound family and spending his days looking for a respectable job. But outside his parent's apartment, Ibo (as he's called by his family and friends) is a confident gay man who works in a sex shop and is on the hunt for Mr. Right.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountrySweden
      Duration01:25

      When Sebastian meets Andreas for the first time, he knows they belong together. While Sebastian defies gender norms — flouting convention in his androgynous fluidity — straight-identifying Andreas becomes unable to accept his attraction to another man, as their relationship progresses. Struggling with his identity, Sebastian becomes increasingly determined to become “Ellie,” even if it means walking away from Andreas. Something Must Break brims with raw electricity as it explores questions of gender and sexuality with refreshing candor.

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      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryRussia

      Fleabag is thrown roughly up against the walls of contemporary London, sleeping with anyone who dares to stand too close, squeezing money from wherever she can, rejecting anyone who tries to help her, and keeping up her bravado throughout.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryIran

      A woman comes back from Paris to her country after a long time. She meets a man that she hardly knows, but he knows a lot about her life.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryIndia
      Duration02:55

      Ved and Tara meet accidentally meet in Corsica, France and decide to spend the next 7 days together with secretly revealing their true identity or without any promise to meet later, ever. Tara eventually falls in love with Ved and goes to find Ved after 4 years, and helps him to find his true story where he belongs.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA

      A young woman with Asperger's tries to find her first boyfriend with a little help from her older sister.

      Markimdb: 4.2
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryIndia
      Duration02:49

      Captain Jahan Bakshi rescues a Punjabi girl, Suhani. This starts a friendship that evolves into a passionate love affair.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, military
      CountrySerbia, United Kingdom, USA, Argentina, Mexico
      Duration02:16

      A man, shaken by fate after his wife's death, chooses to be a monk.




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