20 Best Movies Like Dear John Every Fan Needs to Watch
Are you looking for a romantic movie to watch with your significant other? Dear John is a popular choice, but if you’ve already seen it or are looking for something similar, here are some recommendations for other movies like Dear John. These films all feature heartwarming romance and emotional depth, making them perfect for a cozy movie night in.
Whether you’re in the mood for a classic love story or a modern romance, you’ll find something to enjoy on this list. So sit back, grab some popcorn, and get ready to be swept away by these heartwarming films.
The Lucky One (2012)
US Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq with the only thing he believes has kept him alive – a photograph of a woman he doesn’t even know.
When he discovers her name is Beth (Taylor Schilling) and where she lives, he shows up on her doorstep and takes a job at the kennel her family runs. Despite her initial mistrust and complications in her personal life, love develops between them, giving Logan hope that Beth might be more than his talisman.
The Choice (2016)
Gabby is a medical student who therefore moves to a new suburb, where she immediately comes into conflict with her new neighbor, who is a veterinarian and her age. Gabby attacks him because of the dog and because of the loud music that bothers her. However, she sees him again at the veterinary station, and begins to get closer to him.
Five Feet Apart (2019)
Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, an impossibly charming teen who has the same illness.
There’s an instant flirtation, through restrictions dictate that they must maintain a safe distance between them. As their connection intensifies, so does the temptation to throw the rules out the window and embrace that attraction. Love has no boundaries
He’s Just Not That Into You (2009)
It follows nine people and their varying romantic problems. Gigi, a common thread amongst the characters, is followed more closely than the other eight and has a more developed storyline as she consistently misreads all of her romantic partners’ behaviors. She meets Alex, who helps her to interpret signs given to her by her dates.
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
Hazel (Shailene Woodley) is an intelligent and funny girl from Indianapolis, who suffers from a tumor that has spread to her lungs. Her mother convinced her to join support meetings where patients with the same health problems get together, support each other and understand each other best because they are going through the same unfortunate circumstances.
In such a group, Hazel meets Augustus (Ansel Elgort), a charming teenager who lost his leg due to bone marrow cancer, but is now cured. He invites her home, where they become friends connected by common hobbies and decide to read each other’s favorite books.
Endless Love (2014)
The movie “Endless Love” stars Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde. They are David Elliot, a charismatic young man, and Jade Butterfield, a high-society girl, whose mutual sympathy grows into a love affair that their parents try to prevent. Although there is a deep chasm of class differences between them, the gravitational force that draws them together cannot be denied or stopped.
After graduation, David, a young man from a working-class family with a troubled past, falls in love with Jade, a girl who has countless possibilities in the future. Her father, obsessed with control, stands in the way of their romantic relationship and tries to distance her from him, while her mother supports the ardor that has ignited between the young people.
On the other hand, David’s father advises him to be extremely careful. During an unforgettable summer, two young people will defy logic and let their passion determine their future together
The Last Song (2010)
Based on the book by Nicholas Sparks (“All I Want Is You,” “Winter for Two”), “The Last Song” follows the story of Ronnie (Cyrus) and her estranged father as they try to rebuild their once close relationship.
But returning to the life of a rebellious daughter is not so easy, so the father chooses the only thing that still binds them – music.
Me Before You (2016)
Lou is a plain, simple girl who recently lost her job. Will is a wealthy man with a wealth of life experience whose collection was interrupted by a car accident, which left him bedridden and dependent on someone else’s care.
Their paths will intertwine when Lou becomes Will’s assistant, which will have a strong influence on both of them and ultimately bring them the adventure of a lifetime.
The Longest Ride (2015)
The longest journey introduces us to Luke, a former champion bull rider who is trying to return to the professional practice of this dangerous sport, and Sophie, a student who just got her dream job in New York.
While various disagreements, but also high ideals put their relationship to the test, these two young people will find new inspiration after a chance meeting with Iro and his memories dedicated to the love for his beloved wife that lasted for decades.
About Time (2013)
The film follows a young man, Tim, whose father discovers at the age of twenty-one that the men in their family have the ability to travel through time. The team will use this fact to find love, help a friend, but also realize that time travel hides some dangerous traps…
Love & Other Drugs (2010)
In this heartwarming comedy, Anne Hathaway stars as Maggie, a magical windmill who doesn’t let anything hold her back, not even significant personal problems. Jamie Randall (Jake Gyllenhaal) is her male version, who conquers women with his relentless and almost irresistible charm and reaps success in the cruel world of selling pharmaceutical products.
To their surprise, Maggie and Jamie’s relationship develops into something more and they realize that they have been intoxicated by the strongest drug of all: love.
All the Bright Places (2020)
The story of Violet and Theodore, who meet and change each other’s lives forever. As they struggle with the emotional and physical scars of their past, they discover that even the smallest places and moments can mean something.
Labor Day (2013)
The film is an adaptation of Joyce Maynard’s novel in which Winslet plays Adele, a lost and lonely single mother, while Brolin plays a convicted murderer who starts living with her and her son Henry. The action takes place in the eighties, during one summer weekend that will change their lives forever.
The Notebook (2004)
An aging Noah (R. Gosling) regularly visits Allie (R. McAdams), an old, semi-senile woman who resides in a nursing home. Not wanting to bore her with ramblings about his monotonous everyday life, he decides to read her a story written in an old notebook. Namely, it describes in detail the testimony of a young couple in their forties whose passionate relationship was broken after they separated during the Second World War.
Apart from the circumstances in the country at the time, the main reason for the lovers’ separation was the objections of Allie’s parents, members of the upper middle class, who believed that Noah was not the right match for her. Seven years later, the couple found each other again and, although realizing that their paths in life have completely diverged, they cannot resist giving each other a second chance…
Charlie St. Cloud (2010)
Charlie St. Cloud (Efron) is a young man who has almost everything in life – from his loving mother Claire (Basinger) to his little brother Sam (Tahan), as well as a college scholarship that will take him far beyond the small town he lives in – Charlie is mostly content with his life. However, after an accident in which his brother dies, he begins a completely new life, as he begins to see the world in a unique way.
Soon Charlie’s schoolmate Tess (Crew) returns to the town completely unexpectedly and Charlie will be forced to choose between his love for her and the promise he made to his little brother
Friends with Benefits (2011)
“Relationship without obligations” is the story of a talent scout who hires a new magazine editor, with whom she soon begins a sexual relationship. Without any commitments, at the beginning, it seems that their “partnership” really works, but only until the moment when the character portrayed in the film by Justin Timberlake realizes that he is actually in love with his new colleague who has her eyes on another partner…
Gifted (2017)
Frank Adler is a single man raising his lively young niece, Mary, in a coastal town in Florida. But Mary is a brilliant child prodigy, and Frank’s intention for her to lead a normal life is thwarted when the seven-year-old’s math skills are discovered by his terrifying mother, Evelyn – a wealthy Boston woman whose plans for her granddaughter threaten to tear Mary and Frank apart.
As family tensions and disconnects grow, uncle and niece find support in Roberta, their protective housekeeper and best friend, and Mary’s teacher Bonnie, a young woman whose concern for her student soon develops into a relationship with her uncle.
Clouds (2020)
The film tells the life of Zach Sobiech, a teenager from Minnesota who had osteosarcoma and decided to follow his dream of becoming a musician, after finding out he is dying.
Seven Pounds (2008)
Once upon a time, Ben Thomas was a gifted engineer with a beautiful wife and a beach house. But his dream life comes to an abrupt end when he hides the death of seven people while driving, including his beloved wife. Refusing to forgive himself for that tragic act, he decides to donate his organs in order to save seven people and thus replace the seven lives he destroyed.
A gripping puzzle and surprising love story, Seven Pounds asks provocative questions about life and death, remorse and forgiveness, strangers and friendship, love and redemption – and traces the bonds that bring human destinies together in unexpected ways.
Time Is Up (2021)
An accident will force ‘Vivien’ and Royan to come to a stop and reclaim their lives, one minute at the time, and finally start living in a present that perhaps will prove to be more exciting than any predefined.
