20 best movies like Somewhere in Time (1980)

List of the best movies like Somewhere in Time (1980): Portrait of Jennie, Peggy Sue Got Married, The Great Gatsby, Moonstruck, Hereafter, Winter's Tale, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Charlie St. Cloud, The Lunchbox, The Age of Adaline.

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Markimdb: 7.6
Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:26

A mysterious girl inspires a struggling artist.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:43

Peggy Sue faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.

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: 7.1
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:42

No sooner does Italian-American widow Loretta accept a marriage proposal from her doltish boyfriend, Johnny, than she finds herself falling for his younger brother, Ronny. She tries to resist, but Ronny lost his hand in an accident he blames on his brother, and has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls deeper in love, she comes to learn that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:09

A supernatural thriller centered on three people -- a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy -- who are touched by death in different ways.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:58

A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrethriller, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:44

In 1900, strong-willed widow Lucy Muir goes to live in Gull Cottage by the British seaside, even though it appears to be haunted. On her very first night she meets the ghost of the crusty former owner, Captain Gregg—and refuses to be scared off. They eventually become friends and allies, after Lucy gets used to the idea of a man's ghost haunting her bedroom.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:39

Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his bright future is cut short when a tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it. After his high-school classmate Tess returns home unexpectedly, Charlie grows torn between honoring a promise he made four years earlier and moving forward with newfound love. And as he finds the courage to let go of the past for good, Charlie discovers the soul most worth saving is his own.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryIndia, France, Germany, USA, Canada
Duration01:44

A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy threatens to overwhelm their reality.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration02:32

After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps her secret to herself until she meets a man who changes her life.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA, Canada, United Kingdom
Duration01:49

Dr. Burke Ryan is a successful self-help author and motivational speaker with a secret. While he helps thousands of people cope with tragedy and personal loss, he secretly is unable to overcome the death of his late wife. It's not until Burke meets a fiercely independent florist named Eloise that he is forced to face his past and overcome his demons.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:56

Mirabelle is a disenchanted salesgirl and aspiring artist who sells gloves and accessories at a department store. She has two men in her life: wealthy divorcée Ray Porter and struggling musician Jeremy. Mirabelle falls in love with the glamorous Ray, and her life takes a magical turn, but eventually she realizes that she must empower herself and make a choice between them.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:39

A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:51

Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, "Great Expectations" takes a unique and contemporary look at life's great coincidences.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, military
CountryUSA
Duration02:02

Pete Sandidge, a daredevil bomber pilot, dies when he crashes his plane into a German aircraft carrier, leaving his devoted girlfriend, Dorinda, who is also a pilot, heartbroken. In heaven, Pete receives a new assignment: He is to become the guardian angel for Ted Randall, a young Army flyer. Invisibly, Pete guides Ted through flight school and into combat, but the ghostly mentor’s tolerance is tested when Ted falls for Dorinda. Ultimately however, Pete not only comes to terms with their relationship, but also acts as Dorinda’s copilot when she undertakes a dangerous bombing raid so that Ted won’t have to.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:52

    After falling in love in Paris, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Their church's Spanish-born pastor struggles with his faith, while Neil encounters a woman from his childhood.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    Natalie Babbitt's award winning book for children comes to the screen in a lavish adaptation from Walt Disney Pictures. Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) is a girl in her early teens growing up in the small rural town of Winesap in 1914. Winnie's parents (Victor Garber and Amy Irving) are loving but overprotective, and Winnie longs for a life of greater freedom and adventure.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:04

    Ethan Wate just wants to get to know Lena Duchannes better, but unbeknownst to him, Lena has strange powers. As Lena's 16th birthday approaches she might decide her fate, to be good or evil. A choice which will impact her relationship forever.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryChina, France, USA, Hong Kong
    Duration01:35

    Elizabeth has just been through a particularly nasty breakup, and now she's ready to leave her friends and memories behind as she chases her dreams across the country. In order to support herself on her journey, Elizabeth picks up a series of waitress jobs along the way. As Elizabeth crosses paths with a series of lost souls whose yearnings are even greater than her own, their emotional turmoil ultimately helps her gain a greater understanding of her own problems...

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    A British college student falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she's banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration02:02

    Albert Lewin's interpretation of the legend of the Flying Dutchman. In a little spanish seaport named Esperanza, during the 30s, appears Hendrick van der Zee, the mysterious captain of a yacht (he is the only one aboard). Pandora is a beautiful woman (who men kill and die for). She's never really fallen in love with any man, but she feels very attracted by Hendrick... We are soon taught that Hendrick is the Flying Dutchman, this sailor of the 17th century that has been cursed by God to wander over the seas until the Doomsday... unless a woman is ready to die for him...

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    David loves his wife, Gillian. Unfortunately, she died two years ago. David deals with his grief by continuing his romance with Gillian during walks with her "ghost" on the beach at night. While David lives in the past, other family problems crop up in the present in the real world....

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA, Spain
    Duration01:34

      A romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
      CountryPeru, Colombia, France, Germany
      Duration01:40

      A married fisherman struggles to reconcile his devotion to his male lover within his town's rigid traditions.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:03

        The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can't change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in his own life – so he decides to make his world a better place... by getting a girlfriend. Sadly, that turns out not to be as easy as he thinks.

        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: 6.4
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration02:08

        Miss Havisham, a wealthy spinster who wears an old wedding dress and lives in the dilapidated Satis House, asks Pip's "Uncle Pumblechook" (who is actually Joe's uncle) to find a boy to play with her adopted daughter Estella. Pip begins to visit Miss Havisham and Estella, with whom he falls in love,then Pip a humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrefantastic, fantasy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:58

        An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration01:32

        After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Samantha, dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight (and nearly broke up), a grief-stricken British businessman, Ian Wyndham, living in London gets a chance to relive the day all over again, in the hope of changing the events that led up to her getting killed.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:46

        During shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment will start to change their lives, when they recognize each other months later in the train home and have a good time together. Although both are married and Frank has two little kids, they meet more and more often, their friendship becoming the most precious thing in their lives.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genremelodrama, drama, military
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:52

        A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert Marryot. Amongst events touching their family are the Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic and the Great War.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:39

        A businessman is reunited with the four lost souls who were his guardian angels during childhood, all with a particular purpose to joining the afterlife.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:02

        Passengers on an ocean liner recall their greatest loves.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, United Arab Emirates, India
        Duration01:48

        As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals - Sonny pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama
        CountryGermany

        As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and is sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman finds a mystic entrance and is met by Death, who tells her three separate stories set in exotic locales, all involving circumstances similar to hers.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:58

        When the grim reaper comes to collect the soul of megamogul Bill Parrish, he arrives with a proposition: Host him for a "vacation" among the living in trade for a few more days of existence. Parrish agrees, and using the pseudonym Joe Black, Death begins taking part in Parrish's daily agenda and falls in love with the man's daughter. Yet when Black's holiday is over, so is Parrish's life.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genremelodrama, drama, western, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:30

        The tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met.

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:41

        A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA, Germany
        Duration01:54

        When guardian angel Seth -- who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles -- becomes captivated by Maggie, a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders trading in his pure, otherworldly existence for a mortal life with his beloved. The couple embarks on a tender but forbidden romance spanning heaven and Earth.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genremelodrama, drama, detective
        CountryUSA

        Five children in an apparently ideal American small town find their lives changing as the years pass near the turn of the century in 1900. Parris and Drake, both of whom have lost their parents, are best friends; Parris dreams of becoming a doctor, studying under the father of his sweetheart Cassie, while Drake plans on becoming a local businessman when he receives his full inheritance - juggling girlfriends in the meantime. As they become adults, the revelations of local secrets threaten to ruin their hopes and dreams.

        Markimdb: 4.5
        Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:34

        An angel under the thumb of a ruthless gangster is saved by a trumpet player down on his luck.

        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: 5.7
        Genremelodrama, drama, detective
        CountryUSA

        The new owner of a supposedly haunted New Orleans plantation manor uncovers a shocking secret that has been hidden for over 100 years.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:54

        The story about the relationship between a manic depressive man, Mr Jones, and the female doctor who takes more than a professional interest in his treatment.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genremelodrama, drama, detective
        CountryRepublic of Ireland, USA
        Duration01:51

        An Irish fisherman discovers a woman in his fishing net believing her to be a mermaid.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrethriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:07

        Sam Wheat is a banker, Molly Jensen is an artist, and the two are madly in love. However, when Sam is murdered by his friend and corrupt business partner Carl Bruner over a shady business deal, he is left to roam the earth as a powerless spirit. When he learns of Carl's betrayal, Sam must seek the help of psychic Oda Mae Brown to set things right and protect Molly from Carl and his goons.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUSA, Australia
        Duration01:37

        Two unhappy people's lives become entwined when they have a life changing romance. Adrienne is a woman who's trying to decide whether to stay in her unhappy marriage or not. Her life changes when Paul, a doctor who is traveling to reconcile with his estranged son, checks into an inn in a North Carolina beach town where she is staying.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom, New Zealand, USA, India, Australia
        Duration02:40

        A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat.

        Markimdb: 8.1
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:34

        A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France
        Duration01:44

        A sleazy politician sends an agent after his ex-fiancee, who fled to Mexico with incriminating film of him.




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