The Notebook
2004USA★ 7.95.5 pt match
Both films sit with all-consuming love, loss of innocence, and loss of innocence. Both circle the same ground: class and money and family duty. Same energy: melancholic, warm, slow burn, and escalating.
Three Steps Above Heaven
Tres metros sobre el cielo
2010SpainLanguage: esDirected by Fernando González Molina★ 7.7
Available in English: subtitled
Babi, a sheltered upper-class girl, and Hache, a reckless rebel obsessed with illegal motorcycle races, fall into a forbidden love that pulls them deeper into passion and risk.
Themes and style
Tone
melancholicwarmtense
Pacing
escalatingslow burn
Story
pursuitunraveling
Emotion
all-consuming lovefiguring out who you arebelongingloss of innocence
Themes
class and moneyfamily dutymen and women navigating expectations
Feel
catharticcrowd pleaseremotionally wrecking
Violence
moderateWhere to watch
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Search JustWatch for current options →Hollywood films like Three Steps Above Heaven
If Three Steps Above Heaven hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Titanic
1997USA★ 7.95 pt match
Both films sit with all-consuming love and loss of innocence. The world both films live in revolves around class and money, men and women navigating expectations, and family duty. Both move the same way too, melancholic, warm, slow burn, and escalating.
Casablanca
1942USA★ 8.14 pt match
Like Three Steps Above Heaven, this one is rooted in all-consuming love. The world both films live in revolves around class and money. Same energy: melancholic, warm, slow burn, and escalating.
The English Patient
1996USA★ 7.13.5 pt match
What ties these together is all-consuming love and loss of innocence. The world both films live in revolves around men and women navigating expectations. Both move the same way too, melancholic, warm, and slow burn.