Movies Similar to Lead with Your Heart

The River(2024)

Makis comes from the modern world, while Maria lives in a forgotten one. What is "progress" for him is a threat to her. A car accident brings them closer, and the orgasmic taste of Nuggets brings them even closer. But it takes much more to be together.

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas(1931)

On the South Pacific island of Bora Bora, a young couple's love is threatened when the tribal chief declares the girl a sacred virgin.

Loving Daniella(2019)

Efe and Daniella’s marriage is a profoundly unique union that exhibits the perfect example of “unconditional love” or does it? Daniella is a beautifully alluring young woman who has a borderline mental condition that subjects her to frequent episodes which makes her behave like a 7yr old child. Filmed on locations in Lagos (Nigeria) Las Vegas (USA) and Antigua (Caribbean Island); this is a fascinating tale of romance, love, passion and of a couple’s struggles with an “embarrassing” mental illness.

Being and Nothingness(2019)

When sixteen-year-old Lola is forced to relocate to Casper, Wyoming with her anxious, existentialist mother - she ends up falling for her eccentric grandmother's ranch hand.

The Sea Inside(2004)

Ramón Sampedro is a ship mechanic and part-time poet left a quadriplegic following a diving accident. Ramón fought for 30 years for the legal right to end his own life. He develops close relationships with his long-term lawyer Julia and his friend Rosa, who tries to convince him that his life is worth living. Despite his situation, Ramón manages to inspire those around him to live life to the fullest.

Laura(1944)

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The Holiday(2006)

Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.

Earth Girls Are Easy(1988)

In this musical comedy, Valerie is dealing with her philandering fiancé, Ted, when she finds that a trio of aliens have crashed their spaceship into her swimming pool. Once the furry beings are shaved at her girlfriend's salon, the women discover three handsome men underneath. After absorbing the native culture via television, the spacemen are ready to hit the dating scene in 1980s Los Angeles.

Paris Je T'aime(2006)

Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to chose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.

Sad Boyfriend(2009)

37 year old sales manager Iwatsu is so caught up in work, he's unable to truly live his life. One night while looking at his graduation album on his phone, he receives a sudden call from a girl named Kana. He's taken to his hometown Kobe, where he lived as a teenager. Slowly, by way of Kana, Iwatsu's past is resuscitated.

Twins(2024)

One swipe leads to a steamy reunion with a familiar face—but it’s his ex’s twin, and now he’s caught in a messy emotional triangle.

Falling Inn Love(2019)

When a San Francisco exec wins a New Zealand inn, she ditches city life to remodel and flip the rustic property with help from a handsome contractor.

A Girl on the Shore(2021)

Keisuke Isobe and Koume Satou live a rather dull life. But when Koume's crush breaks her heart, their situation becomes quite unordinary. She starts a "no-strings-attached" relationship with Keisuke, whom she had previously rejected, both finding solace in the other in order to fill the emotional voids in their lives.

Ley's Line

The Chuo Line, a cursed line where accidents and suicides often occur. The story centers on a couple who both live along the Chuo Line. When they try to meet accidents occur as if some force is at work. Why can't the two meet anymore, and what is the power lurking in the central line that prevents them?

Cherry Tobacco(2014)

An exploration of the growing friendship between small-town girl Laura, who is persuaded onto a hiking trip by her friend Merit, and Joosep, a middle-aged guide.

Immortality(1998)

A vampire in London is searching for the ideal woman to 'redeem' him.

Enfermo Amor(2022)

The story of love struggles of 9 different couples, connected only by the complexity of human relationships.

Sólo una vez(2024)

Gumnaam: The Mystery(2008)

Mumbai-based model and aspiring actress, Ria (Mahima Chaudhary), meets with stuntman, Dev (Dino Morea), and both fall in love. Shortly thereafter, she gets an offer to act as a lead actress with renowned film-maker, Muni Gandhi, and accordingly re-locates to Shimla to start the filming. Enroute, she excitedly telephones Dev and tells him of the scenic surroundings as well as the echo of bells in a tunnel that emanate from a Hanumanji Mandir. Several days later, when he does not hear from her, he decides to travel there. But before he could do so, he does get her telephone call in which she sounds distressed and asks him to help her. When he asks about her location, she is unable to provide any, and the phone gets disconnected. The question that haunts Dev is: Where is Ria, and how is he going to assist her when he does not even know her location?

Boy Meets Girl(2014)

In Kentucky, a transgender woman and her best male friend lament the lack of eligible partners and step across old boundaries of love and romance.