Movies like Burning Hearts: 20 to watch next
If you loved Burning Hearts (2022) — a drama and romance film directed by Pippo Mezzapesa — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Burning Hearts most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Star Maker 1995★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Romance
In 1950s Sicily, con artist Joe Moretti does screen tests for the big studios, accepting money or favours for his efforts. A young illiterate novitiate named Beata desperately wants to change her life and falls for him; belatedly, he realizes his feelings for her. However, their love affair is doomed when he's arrested.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Don't Move 2004★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Romance
While waiting for the brain surgery of his daughter Angela, victim of a motorcycle accident, the surgeon Timoteo recalls his torrid affair with and passion for Italia, a simple woman from slums in the periphery of the big city where he lives. The ghost of the beloved and sexual object of desire Italia chases him in his memories.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Identification of a Woman 1982★ 5.9
Shares: Drama, Romance
Movie director Niccolò has just been left by his wife. Subsequently he embarks on an obsessive relationship with a young woman who eventually leaves him and disappears while searching for her, he meets a variety of other willing girls. This gives him the idea of making a movie about women's relationships. He starts to search for a woman who can play the leading part in the movie.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Fugitive Kind 1960★ 6.9
Shares: Romance, Drama
Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued by Carol Cutere, the enigmatic local tramp-of-good-family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Maria's Lovers 1984★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Romance
A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love.
Stream in India on Plex
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Wander Darkly 2020★ 6.0
Shares: Romance, Drama
New parents Adrienne and Matteo are forced to reckon with trauma amidst their troubled relationship. They must revisit the memories of their past and unravel haunting truths in order to face their uncertain future.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Fire with Fire 1986★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, Romance
A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, they must fight the prison authorities, their parents and the law.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ashes in the Snow 2018★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
The coming-of-age tale of 16-year-old Lina Vilkas who is deported to Siberia amid Stalin's reign of terror in the Baltic region during WWII. An aspiring artist, she secretly documents her harrowing journey with her drawings.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dirt Music 2020★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
Georgie is slowly suffocating in a loveless marriage to fishing tycoon Jim Buckridge. Handsome poacher Lu is an irresistible symbol of the excitement she craves. A passionate affair follows that reveals the dark secrets in Lu’s past and forces him to take flight into the blistering heat of the outback. Georgie follows, determined to find him and bring him back.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Golden Bowl 2000★ 6.0
Shares: Romance, Drama
Wealthy American widower Adam Verver and his daughter Maggie live a refined life in Europe, surrounded by art. Maggie marries impoverished Italian Prince Amerigo, while Adam marries Maggie's friend Charlotte Stant. The Prince and Charlotte are having an affair, which Maggie discovers and navigates through a silent, psychological battle of wills, ultimately using her cunning to preserve her marriage and protect her father.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Killer Heat 2024★ 5.8
Shares: Drama, Romance
An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Chinese Box 1997★ 5.8
Shares: Drama, Romance
The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Time Is Up 2021★ 6.5
Shares: Romance, Drama
Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the time.
Stream in India on Plex
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Dot the I 2003★ 6.0
Shares: Romance, Drama
A fiery Spanish woman is about to marry a kind British man when she meets a Brazilian actor who ignites in her a flame of lust she can't ignore.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Outsider 2002★ 5.9
Shares: Drama, Romance
Montana sheep farmer Rebecca Yoder offers sanctuary to an on-the-lam outlaw, Johnny Gault, who is suffering from a gunshot wound. Yoder is a recent widow, and her decision to help the outsider doesn't sit well with her Quaker community. As a romance brews between her and Gault, it puts in jeopardy her standing among her devout neighbors. But when an evil rancher makes a play for the community's land, Gault's sharpshooting skills might prove his worth after all.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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See You Soon 2019★ 5.9
Shares: Romance, Drama
A U.S. soccer star suffers a career-threatening injury in the run-up to the World Cup, and during his recovery, embarks on an epic romance with a Russian single mom.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Gabriel's Inferno: Part II 2020★ 8.3
Shares: Romance, Drama
Professor Gabriel Emerson finally learns the truth about Julia Mitchell's identity, but his realization comes a moment too late. Julia is done waiting for the well-respected Dante specialist to remember her and wants nothing more to do with him. Can Gabriel win back her heart before she finds love in another's arms?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Journal for Jordan 2021★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Romance
Based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, a soldier deployed to Iraq begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son. Back at home, senior New York Times editor Dana Canedy revisits the story of her unlikely, life-altering relationship with King and his enduring devotion to her and their child.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Game of Love 2022★ 6.2
Shares: Romance, Drama
Follows Vivien and Roy as their love story continues and leads them to Roy’s childhood home in Sicily to prepare for the sale of the family estate. During the visit, a mysterious woman arrives and befriends Vivien, much to Roy’s displeasure. Tensions build and lines are crossed as secrets from Roy’s past force the couple to face aspects of their relationship they did not know existed.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Rachel, Rachel 1968★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Romance
Rachel is a 35-year-old school teacher who has no man in her life and lives with her mother. When a man from the big city returns and asks her out, she begins to have to make decisions about her life and where she wants it to go.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now