Love of Your Life is a romantic drama film directed by Rachel Morrison from a screenplay by Julia Cox. The 2026 film follows Maya, a young woman who falls deeply in love with Charlie after a chance meeting, and soon they get married. Things change when a tragedy strikes and Maya runs away from her life, and she must learn how to love again. Love of Your Life stars Margaret Qualley, Aaron Pierre, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Basso, and Catherine Keener. If you loved the themes of love and loss, compelling characters, and a touching story in Love of Your Life, here are some similar movies you should check out next.
P.S. I Love You (Rent on Prime Video)
P.S. I Love You is a romantic comedy film directed by Richard LaGravenese, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Steven Rogers. Based on Cecelia Ahern’s 2004 novel of the same name, the 2007 film follows Holly, a grieving woman who loses her husband and is unable to move on. Things change when she begins receiving letters from her late husband that prompt her to go on a journey with her friends and teach her how to find love again. P.S. I Love You stars Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow, Harry Connick Jr., Gina Gershon, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Kathy Bates.
Why It’s Similar? While P.S. I Love You is a comedy unlike Love of Your Life, it does deal with the same themes of losing someone and moving on, and it also has similar protagonists who put up walls to avoid getting hurt again.
We Live in Time (Rent on Prime Video)
We Live in Time is a romantic drama film directed by John Crowley from a screenplay by Nick Payne. The 2024 film revolves around Tobias and Almut Brühl as they meet by chance and fall deeply in love with each other. Over the course of a decade, they get married and have a child, but an unexpected medical diagnosis upends everything. We Live in Time stars Andrew Garfield, Florence Pugh, Grace Delaney, Lee Braithwaite, and Aoife Hinds.
Why It’s Similar? There are a lot of moments in Love of Your Life that show how inconsequential moments with loved ones end up becoming unforgettable memories after you have lost them, and if you liked that, We Live in Time tries to show the significance of little moments that can have in your life.
Brooklyn (Rent on Prime Video)
Brooklyn is a romantic period drama film directed by John Crowley from a screenplay by Nick Hornby. Based on Colm Tóibín’s 2009 novel of the same name, the 2015 film is set in the 1950s, and it follows Eilis, a young Irish girl as she moves to Brooklyn, New York City, to find a job and soon falls in love with Tony, an Italian plumber. Things take a turn when she returns home and begins falling for someone else. Brooklyn stars Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Emory Cohen, Jim Broadbent, and Julie Walters.
Why It’s Similar? Brooklyn and Love of Your Life don’t have many similarities, but there are a few things, such as protagonists who go away from home and find themselves lost in their new lives.
Manchester by the Sea (Prime Video)
Manchester by the Sea is a drama film written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan. The 2016 film follows Lee Chandler, a depressed man who had isolated himself after a tragedy. When his brother suddenly dies and he becomes the caretaker of his nephew, he is forced to confront the trauma he was running away from. Manchester by the Sea stars Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Gretchen Mol, and Lucas Hedges.
Why It’s Similar? These two movies are about very different topics, but at the core they have similar themes and character traits, as they are both about losing someone you loved more than life and how these protagonists choose to run away from their trauma instead of confronting it.
A Good Person (Rent on Prime Video)
A Good Person is a drama film written and directed by Zach Braff. The 2023 film follows Allison, an aspiring musician with a happy life and a wonderful fiancée, Nathan. Everything comes crashing down when Nathan dies in a tragic accident, and in her grief, Allison becomes a drug addict. When she tries to put her life back together, help comes in the unexpected form of her would-be father-in-law. A Good Person stars Florence Pugh, Morgan Freeman, Celeste O’Connor, Molly Shannon, Chinaza Uche, and Zoe Lister-Jones.
Why It’s Similar? Both Allison and Maya are similar because their happy lives are destroyed, and they find themselves broken afterwards. Now, they must rebuild their lives to find happiness.
Delicacy (Tubi)
Delicacy is a French romantic comedy-drama film co-directed by David Foenkinos and Stéphane Foenkinos from a screenplay by Foenkinos. Based on Foenkinos’ 2009 novel of the same name, the 2011 film follows Nathalie Kerr, a Parisian woman whose happy life is destroyed when her husband suddenly dies in an accident. In her grief, she puts everything she has into her work, but things change when a co-worker begins courting her. Delicacy stars Audrey Tautou, François Damiens, Bruno Todeschini, Mélanie Bernier, and Joséphine de Meaux.
Why It’s Similar? Both Delicacy and Love of Your Life have similar protagonists who lose their sense of self after losing the love of their life. Both films also explore the idea of finding love again.
Good Grief (Netflix)
Good Grief is a comedy-drama film written and directed by Daniel Levy. The 2023 film follows Marc, a man grieving the sudden death of his husband as he decides to go to Paris with his two best friends, where he confronts some messy truths about his marriage and comes to terms with his loss. Good Grief stars Daniel Levy, Ruth Negga, Himesh Patel, Celia Imrie, David Bradley, Arnaud Valois, and Luke Evans.
Why It’s Similar? Just like Love of Your Life, this Netflix film explores themes such as grief, love, and friendship. They also have somewhat similar protagonists who put up walls after losing someone.