The Princess Bride
1987USA★ 7.74.5 pt match
Like Love at Second Sight, this one is rooted in all-consuming love. The feel is the same: whimsical, warm, episodic, and escalating.
Love at Second Sight
Mon Inconnue
2019FranceLanguage: frDirected by Hugo Gélin★ 7
Available in English: subtitled
A man tries to make his wife fall in love with him again, after waking up in an alternate reality where she never knew him.
Themes and style
Tone
warmwhimsicalhopefulmelancholic
Pacing
escalatingepisodic
Story
reunionescapeunraveling
Emotion
all-consuming lovelongingfiguring out who you areredemption
Themes
family dutyfamily wounds passed down
Feel
crowd pleasercatharticrewatchable
Violence
noneWhere to watch
Hollywood films like Love at Second Sight
If Love at Second Sight hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Rushmore
1998USA★ 7.44 pt match
What ties these together is all-consuming love, figuring out who you are, and longing. The world both films live in revolves around family wounds passed down and family duty. Same energy: whimsical, melancholic, episodic, and escalating.
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001USA★ 7.53 pt match
Like Love at Second Sight, this one is rooted in redemption, figuring out who you are, and longing. They share the same lens on family duty and family wounds passed down. Both move the same way too, melancholic, whimsical, and episodic.