20 best movies like Madly in Love (1981)

List of the best movies like Madly in Love (1981): All Roads Lead to Rome, To Rome with Love, Fly Me to the Moon, StarStruck, The Sure Thing, Love Steaks, The Taming of the Scoundrel, Kiki, Love to Love, A Christmas Melody, No: 309.

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Markimdb: 4.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryItaly, Spain, USA, United Kingdom, Sweden
Duration01:50

Maggie is an uptight, single mother and college writing teacher from New York City. In an effort to reconnect with her troubled teen daughter Summer, she decides to embark on a journey to a Tuscan village where she frequented in her younger days. Upon arrival, Maggie runs into Luca a handsome former lover who is still a bachelor and lives with his eighty-year-old mother Carmen. Summer (missing her “bad boy” boyfriend in NYC) and Carmen (secretly planning a wedding against Luca’s wishes to MARCELINO, her one true love in Rome) impulsively steal Luca’s car and race off to Rome. Maggie and Luca quickly pursue allowing the two mismatched couples to spend some time together and develop a new understanding of each other.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, music
CountryUSA, Italy, Spain
Duration01:52

    Four tales unfold in the Eternal City: While vacationing in Rome, architect John encounters a young man whose romantic woes remind him of a painful incident from his own youth; retired opera director Jerry discovers a mortician with an amazing voice, and he seizes the opportunity to rejuvenate his own flagging career; a young couple have separate romantic interludes; a spotlight shines on an ordinary man.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, adventure
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:41

    Successful woman in love tries to break her family curse of every first marriage ending in divorce, by dashing to the alter with a random stranger before marrying her boyfriend.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, family, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

      Jessica Olsen goes to Los Angeles with nothing more in mind that visiting her grandparents while her sister tries to meet Christopher Wilde. One night she meets Christopher Wilde. They go an an adventure around Los Angeles and start to like each other. When Jessica returns home, Christopher, on national TV, says he doesn't know her, and never met her.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:40

      Gib, a beer-guzzling slob, and Alison, an uptight Ivy-Leaguer, are an unlikely duo stuck together on a cross-country trip during Christmas break. At first they get on each other's nerves but, as time passes, they find their divergent natures complement each other. Now they need to realize what they've already found before it's too late.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryGermany
      Duration01:29

      A luxury hotel. Steaks frizzle, muffintops getting massaged. Clemens (rare) joins the wellness area as a rookie. Lara (well-done) needs to assert herself in the kitchen pack. The elevator brings the two of them together. They encounter each other, until they clash.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryItaly
      Duration01:44

      A rich farmer is well known for being very unkind. He's misanthropic, misogynous and cantankerous. Until he meets by chance a gorgeous girl...

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountrySpain
      Duration01:52

      Through five stories, the movie addresses sex and love: Paco and Ana are a marriage looking for reactivate the passion of their sexual relations, long time unsatisfied; Jose Luis tries to recover the affections of his wife Paloma, sit down on a wheelchair after an accident which has limited her mobility; Mª Candelaria and Antonio are a marriage trying by all way to be parents, but she has the trouble that no get an orgasm when make love with him; Álex try to satisfy Natalia's fantasies, while she starts to doubt if he finally will ask her in marriage; and finally, Sandra is a single woman in a permanent searching for a man to fall in love. All them love, fear, live and explore their diverse sexual paraphilias and the different sides of sexuality, trying to find the road to happiness.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, music
      CountryUSA

      Kristin has just had to close her small Manhattan clothing boutique to return to her Ohio home town and live in her parents' former home. It's an adjustment for Kristin and her young daughter— especially when she runs into her former high school rival. Kristen and Emily struggle to find their new normal with the help of the hunky local music teacher.

      Markimdb: 4.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryTurkey
      Duration01:01

      Out of pure coincidence, Onur and Lale meet at the same place due to a blind date that is arranged by their mothers.And during the next morning they find themselves in the same bed

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure
      CountryItaly, France
      Duration02:17

      A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey from Boston to Key West, recapturing their passion for life and their love for each other on a road trip that provides revelation and surprise right up to the very end.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryFrance
      Duration02:08

      Adding a little spice to a waning marriage, Anne and Bob, a wealthy and well-connected American couple, move into a manor house in romantic Paris. While preparing a particularly luxurious dinner for sophisticated international friends, our hostess discovers there are 13 guests. Panic-stricken, Anne insists her loyal maid Maria disguise herself as a mysterious Spanish noble woman to even out the numbers. But a little too much wine and some playful chat lead Maria to accidentally endear herself to a dandy British art broker. Their budding romance will have Anne chasing her maid around Paris and finally plotting to destroy this most unexpected and joyous love affair.

      Markimdb: 3.6
      Genreaction, comedy, melodrama
      CountryIndia
      Duration02:25

      Babli is a street smart car mechanic living in a Delhi orphanage. He is charming and lives life to the fullest. He also steals cars to support his orphanage. He has no sense of right or wrong till he unwittingly hurts the love of his life, Tara. Babli realizes that there is no right way of doing the wrong thing. Babli sets out to fix all the wrongs in his life and he continues to be shameless about it.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      A group of 30-year-olds who have been friends since high school attempt to throw an end-of-summer orgy.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA

      Advertising execs Melanie Welsh and Donovan Goodwin disagree on a cellphone Christmas commercial they’re pitching. He says his sleek design will win over the client but she knows it lacks holiday spirit.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, family
      CountryRussia, Armenia
      Duration01:30

      A young Russian heiress of fortune is going to Armenia in order to finish the procedure of an arranged marriage she desperately needs.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:34

      Annie is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan – an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe. When the acoustic demo of Tucker's hit record from 25 years ago surfaces, its discovery leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive rocker himself.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryMexico

      On the surface, Clara Barron seems to have it all: a job as an OB-GYN; a great house in LA; and a loving family. But, the one thing Clara doesn't have figured out is her love life. Pressured by a family wedding in Mexico, Clara asks a co-worker to pose as her boyfriend for the weekend festivities,- only to be caught by surprise when her ex- boyfriend (and family favorite) suddenly shows up after disappearing from her life completely. Torn, Clara must decide between going back to the past or open her heart to new and unexpected possibilities.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA

      Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only to catch real feelings along the way.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:17

      In Paris, the pharmacist Alice has been an obsessed Woody Allen fan since she was fifteen and has seen all his movies and talks to him alone in her room. When she meets Pierre in a night-club, she finds that he loves jazz and she believes he is her prince charming. But when Pierre sees Alice's sister Hélène, they immediately fall in love with each other and marry each other. Years later, Alice is a spinster that administrates the pharmacy that belonged to her father and believes that movies can heal many diseases. However her father insistently tries to find a husband for her. When the alarm technician Victor meets Alice, she does not see any future relationship with him. But one day, Victor brings Alice to meet Woody Allen in Paris and the director gives an advice to Alice. [Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrecomedy
      CountryItaly
      Duration01:38

      A princess has to pretend to be in love with a rude and ignorant boy to obtein success among her citizens.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA, Canada, Colombia
      Duration02:00

      Fred Flarsky is a gifted and free-spirited journalist who has a knack for getting into trouble. Charlotte Field is one of the most influential women in the world -- a smart, sophisticated and accomplished politician. When Fred unexpectedly runs into Charlotte, he soon realizes that she was his former baby sitter and childhood crush. When Charlotte decides to make a run for the presidency, she impulsively hires Fred as her speechwriter -- much to the dismay of her trusted advisers.

      Markimdb: 4.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryRussia
      Duration02:03

      Max falls into the hands of a "happy" horoscope, which he must follow for 30 days, performing all its insane orders to obtain previously unavailable beauty and success. But one day Max's horoscope is replaced...

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA, Canada

      An architect heads to the altar with her fiancé, unsure of her marriage and their future. She relives her disastrous wedding day, put together by her fiance’s overbearing mother, over and over until, with the help of his brother, she begins to face her biggest fears and discover what she really wants in herself and in her life.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:47

      A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryItaly, Canada

      During a sunny Sicilian summer Tanino has a sweet and tender story with Sally, a young American tourist. But when summer is over, Sally flies back to the States forgetting Tanino and her camera. He instead cannot forget the girl and he decides to go to the States with the excuse of bringing back her the camera and to see the dreamland of any Sicilian. Tanino will discover that dreams don't always match with reality...

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, adventure
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:38

      Arnaud, facing an uncertain future and a dearth of choices in a small French coastal town, meets and falls for the apocalyptic-minded Madeleine, who joins an army boot camp to learn military and survival skills to prepare for the upcoming environmental collapse. Intrigued and excited by Madeleine’s wild ideas, Arnaud signs up for the boot camp himself. They soon realize that the boot camp is harder than they’d imagined, but the experience nonetheless cements them together as the couple continues to explore their young love.

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryNetherlands
      Duration01:51

      Kevin is a young footballer who recently made a multimillion deal by transferring to FC Barcelona. He hardly realizes what is happening to him. Too young, too rich, too beautiful. His girlfriend Elza knows how Kevin should spend his millions. She is eagerly anticipating her birthday where Kevin will ask her the most important question of all. Kevin's grandmother Karla observes it all from the sidelines with concern. Fortunately there is the down-to-earth event planner Lizzy who shows Kevin the meaning of true love.

      Markimdb: 3.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Italy
      Duration01:29

      Stranded and alone on a desert island during a cruise, a spoiled rich woman and a deckhand fall in love and make a date to reunite after their rescue.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:46

      Altruistic Jane finds herself facing her worst nightmare as her younger sister announces her engagement to the man Jane secretly adores.

      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: 5.8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:31

      Nicole and Chase live next door to each other but are worlds apart. However, they plot a scheme to date each other in order to attract the interest and jealousy of their respective romantic prey. But in the mist of planning a gala centennial celebration, Nicole and Chase find that the one they always wanted was closer than they ever thought.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:55

      A woman struggles to escape the clutches of her overbearing, co-dependent mother, while gradually falling for a sexy, sophisticated attorney.

      Markimdb: 5.1
      Genreaction, comedy, melodrama
      CountryIndia
      Duration02:08

      Seenu loves Sunaina but they're chased by a stalking cop, an infatuated beauty and her mafia don dad - can Seenu's heroics work?

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, family
      CountryGermany

      The life of 14-year-old Lilith is similar to that of a normal teenager, but there is a peculiarity: she is the daughter of the devil and lives with him in hell. Because she is totally bored there and also wants to have fun and explore the world, she makes a pact with her father: she is allowed to go to earth for a week - but she has to convert a good person to evil there. If she succeeds in this challenge, she may stay on earth forever, otherwise she'll be waving a hell of a boring job in the bookkeeping of the underworld.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:48

      Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land on a small atoll. They become romantic on board a ship sent to take them to a larger island. They agree to meet in New York three months later to see if the attraction is real. One shows up but the other doesn't. However, a chance meeting brings them together again.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom
      Duration02:14

      Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:45

      Marisa Ventura is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son. One fateful day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall meets Marisa and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. After an enchanting evening together, the two fall madly in love. But when Marisa's true identity is revealed, issues of class and social status threaten to separate them. Can two people from very different worlds overcome their differences and live happily ever after?

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryNetherlands
      Duration00:30

      Romantic comedy about two young men, their relationship and their relationship with their mothers.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryItaly

      A big family that like any other one includes relatives that see each other often and others that rarely meet, reunite to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of grandma Alba and grandpa Pietro in a big Villa, on the island they moved to. Because of weather conditions they all remain stranded on the island and the idyll between them seems to be over.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryIndia
      Duration02:02

      After a month-long tour of Europe, Sejal is just about to board her flight to India, when she realises that her engagement ring is lost. In quest of the object, she hires the same tour-guide Harry and together they set off visiting the exact same spots that she and her family visited—in the hope of finding the heirloom. Of course the journey proves to be much more…

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:48

      Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. They meet one morning when overwhelmed Jack is left unexpectedly with Maggie and forgets that Melanie was to take her to school. As a result, both children miss their school field trip and are stuck with the parents. The two adults project their negative stereotypes of ex-spouses on each other, but end up needing to rely on each other to watch the children as each must save his job. Humor is added by Sammy's propensity for lodging objects in his nose and Maggie's tendency to wander.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:28

      A romantic comedy about Jean-Marc who is a convinced bachelor and also very busy. So busy that he almost missed his own daughters wedding ceremony...

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:50

      The story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant café society that defined the spirit of the age.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:57

      Jenny Farrell is getting married. But how will her straight-laced family react when they find out that the woman they thought was their daughter’s roommate is actually her fiancée? As the old-fashioned Farrells attempt to come to terms with the prospect of a surprise daughter-in-law, they face a difficult choice: either adapt with the times or risk being left behind.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:28

      Jennifer and Kevin are childhood best friends who have lived together, platonically, as adults for many years. When Jennifer decides to marry her cheating, manipulative boyfriend, Bryce Kevin has to stop the wedding to protect her from making, what he believes is, a terrible mistake. With a little help from his brother and neighbor Kevin discovers that he and Jennifer are already legally married due to common law, having lived together for seven years and, as such, Jennifer can not marry Bryce.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryFrance, Italy
      Duration01:43

      An ambitious teaching student's finals studies are interrupted by a passionate affair with a jazz musician.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:26

      After an extremely regrettable one night stand, two strangers wake up to find themselves snowed in after sleeping through a blizzard that put all of Manhattan on ice. They're now trapped together in a tiny apartment, forced to get to know each other way more than any one night stand should.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, India
      Duration01:51

      A Bollywood update of Jane Austen's classic tale, in which Mrs. Bakshi is eager to find suitable husbands for her four unmarried daughters. When the rich single gentlemen Balraj and Darcy come to visit, the Bakshis have high hopes, though circumstance and boorish opinions threaten to get in the way of romance.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:23

      A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.




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