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The Girlfriend (2025)
9K
Original name: ది గర్ల్ఫ్రెండ్
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Bhooma Devi, a diligent postgraduate literature student reluctantly agrees to date the college bad boy Vikram, but her life unravels, when the typical college romance gradually evolves into a deeply layered exploration of love and his controlling nature takes over.
Style:
romantic drama, realistic, melancholic, psychological thriller, suspenseful
Plot:
emotional abuse, college romance, toxic relationship, obsession, jealousy, student life, self discovery, female protagonist, coming of age, campus, mature, youth culture, young adult, peer pressure, tragic romance, psychological drama
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to The Girlfriend
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out romantic drama, realistic, melancholic and emotional films with plots about coming of age, young adult, slice of life, love triangle, self discovery, urban and female protagonist mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like The Girlfriend: Joe (2023), Possessive (2017), Bad Girl (2025), A Picture of Her (2023), Red Flags (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Joe, who is reeling from a heartbreak by his college sweetheart Suchitra, reluctantly marries Shruthi , who isn't ready to accept him as her husband because of the ghosts from her own past.
Style:
romantic drama, realistic, melancholic, sentimental
Plot:
heartbreak, longing, self discovery, healing, forgiveness, intimate, slice of life, young adult, resilience, loss, unrequited love, love triangle ...
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A student diver risks her scholastic future and relationship with her father when she dates a moody transfer student consumed by their romance.
Style:
romantic drama, tense, psychological thriller, indie film, suspenseful ...
Plot:
teen romance, romantic obsession, high school, young adult, control, high school life, coming of age, possession, female protagonist, jealousy, mental disorder, domestic drama ...
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
From her journey through high school and college, then out into the wider world, Ramya’s dream of finding the perfect guy is obstructed by societal mores, strict parents, unrequited love and the untrammeled chaos of her own mind.
Style:
realistic, romantic drama, emotional
Plot:
female protagonist, unrequited love, personal growth, self discovery, coming of age, family conflict, women, identity crisis, young adult, friendship, dating, college life ...
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Beth unwittingly becomes the subject of an award-winning magazine’s cover and goes on a quest to uncover the true identity of the mystery photographer who snapped her photo.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, independent film, suspenseful, twisted ...
Plot:
female protagonist, photography, identity, self discovery, urban, female empowerment, investigative journalism, social commentary, obsession, secret revealed, golden retriever, job offer ...
Place:
washington state, los angeles
Similarity:
73%
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289
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A young woman Sam who has her eye on the mysterious Fender. When she sees him, she immediately knows that he could cause trouble, but he is too charming to let go. Sam feels his attraction, but also that something is not right about him.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, atmospheric
Plot:
mysterious stranger, suspicion, female protagonist, secrets, manipulation, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, obsession, unsettling, slow burn, character study, jealousy ...
Place:
europe
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A young man's love for his girlfriend, who is a model and moves very free to every one is tested by the rumors surrounding her.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, twisted, realistic, sensual ...
Plot:
relationships, jealousy, coming of age, young adult, youth culture, toxic masculinity, small town, identity, gossip, friendship, reputation, possession ...
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Teruko is a 28-year-old office worker. 5 months ago, she fell in love with Mamoru at first sight. Since that time, she has not cared about her work or her friends. She then loses her job and her friends look at her coldly. Yet, Teruko is happy as ...
Style:
realistic, romantic drama, psychological, captivating, sentimental ...
Plot:
obsession, unrequited love, heartbreak, love, japanese woman, female protagonist, relationships, couples, fall in love, family relations, relationship vs career, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Kamal Hassan and Rajnikanth are room-mates in a city. Kamal Hassan falls in love with Sridevi who lives in the same apartment complex. Rajnikanth, who has his eyes on Sridevi, pretends to back Kamal Hassan's love while secretly hoping to create ...
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, sentimental
Plot:
love triangle, betrayal, sacrifice, female protagonist, tragedy, tragic romance, college romance, loss, family drama, friendship, jealousy, conflict ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Sidhu, a simpleton studying in an engineering college, falls for Rajee, his wealthy junior. An incident in Rajee's 10th class makes her draw clear-cut boundaries with boys, making Sidhu’s life difficult, and he struggles to communicate his ...
Style:
romantic, romantic drama, emotional, sentimental, melancholic
Plot:
college romance, young love, college campus, unrequited love, coming of age, young adult, heartbreak, slice of life, urban, love triangle, boy, girl ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Imagine the heartbreak when someone you loved from childhood turns out to be a crook. Will Divya be old-fashioned and be with Ram or will she leave him?
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, realistic, suspense
Plot:
childhood love, relationships, revelation, heartbreak, betrayal, female protagonist, trust, secret past, regret, deception, male protagonist, introspection ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Serbia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Alek (Gordan Kicic) is desperate because Teodora (Milica Mihajlovic) has left him after a three years being together. He is suffering, he is apathetic and is mentioning suicide constantly, he simply doesn't want to accept that the relationship ...
Style:
melancholic, romantic drama, psychological, realistic, indie film ...
Plot:
longing, unrequited love, love triangle, heartbreak, bittersweet, character study, obsession, jealousy, self pity, romantic rivalry, young adult, slice of life ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
belgrade, serbia
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In a series of life events, a group of young adults expressed their love, desires, and secrets in ways they didn't imagine they could.
Style:
melancholic, realistic, ambiguous ending, multicultural
Plot:
roommate, intimacy, secrets, married couple, young adult, mature, loss, grief, summer, infidelity, betrayal, sexual tension ...
Similarity:
51%
706
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
It follows Kendra as she sets off on her own for the first time to college. When she meet's her film class partner Ben, she tries her hardest to keep things professional.
Style:
sentimental, light, sincere, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
female protagonist, college life, male female relationship, relationships, african american, fall in love, love affair, african american man, african american woman, couples, love and romance, love ...
Place:
north carolina
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Gadis, a girl in the midst of the bustle of the bustling city of Jakarta, she is faced with a choice of her future, which is her soul mate. Should the girl choose Bara or Rama as her heart's choice?
Style:
romantic drama, melancholic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
love triangle, female protagonist, romantic rivalry, coming of age, teen romance, school, high school romance, young adult, teen angst, first love, self discovery, city life ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Revolves around an uninhibited young man and his journey with finding love, pain, and confronting his past.
Style:
romantic drama, sincere, melancholic
Plot:
love story, heartbreak, coming of age, self discovery, personal growth, bittersweet, slow burn, internal monologue
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Days before his wedding, A man's life implodes, yet he stays silent. As secrets surface, financial and social pressures mount. Can their love survive?
Style:
tense, romantic drama, realistic, melancholic, suspenseful
Plot:
marriage, guilt, anxiety, domestic drama, commitment, moral dilemma, intimate, realism, middle class, isolation, betrayal, slice of life ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Siddhu, a simple guy, falls for Nisha and gets attached to her. A series of events leads to their separation and Siddhu becomes a Rockstar. Why did they separate? What went wrong between them?
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, melancholic, realistic
Plot:
breakup, separation, heartbreak, relationships, rock star, regret, loss, longing, bittersweet, sacrifice, music industry, ambition ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Murad, a Muslim guy brought up in the noisy yard of Tbilisi, falls in love with a Belorussian girl Anya, who lives in the same neighborhood, though Anya is impervious to Murad’s feelings.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, melancholic, realistic
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
first love, coming of age, teen romance, heartache, age difference, desperation, cultural conflict, passion, unrequited love, tragic romance, student life, male female relationship ...
Time:
70s
Place:
caucasus, tbilisi, soviet union, azerbaijan, georgia
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Romance
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A chirpy and jovial teenager, Mehul, whose higher secondary finals are at the doorstep while her infatuation over her tutor cum neighbour Babai da, is in ascend. He is an exceptional student and the gem of the neighbourhood. On the day of Holi, ...
Style:
melancholic, romantic drama, realistic
Plot:
unrequited love, female protagonist, suicide, heartbreak, coming of age, tragic romance, first love, tragedy, loss of innocence, obsession, mourning, forbidden love ...
Place:
kolkata
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Reshma is a patient of psychiatrist Dr Sunny. She gets romantically obsessed with him even though this is not reciprocated by the doctor. The arrival of the doctor's fiancee Annie causes a lot of conflict in the mind of Reshma.
Style:
intense, atmospheric, psychological thriller, suspenseful
Plot:
obsession, mental illness, trauma, character study, psychiatry, jealousy, unrequited love, tragic romance, repression, mature, isolation, psychologist ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
Love and politics collide when modern day individuals working as theatre artists in fall in love while making a play about love. They realize that it's the social structure that determines their values and thoughts, and for their love to ...
Style:
romantic drama, thrilling, psychological, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
prejudice, self discovery, problem, relationships, lifestyle, social problems, cultural conflict, young adult, class conflict, urban, coming of age, activism ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When Gośka meets Grzesiek online, she's sure he's her Mr. Right. Grzesiek is crazy about her, showers her with flowers, and proposes in Venice, but soon enough, the picture perfect romance starts to crumble, revealing a darker side.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, romantic drama
Plot:
online dating, toxic relationship, emotional abuse, domestic abuse, control, manipulation, fear, claustrophobia, obsession, trauma, character study, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
42%
9K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
A pair of high school sweethearts face challenges in their relationship when they take different directions in life.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
coming of age, young love, young adult, high school, first love, bittersweet, nostalgia, slice of life, teen angst, breakup, heartbreak, longing ...
Similarity:
40%
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569
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A recent graduate becomes entangled in a relationship with a man and a woman during the summer after college.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, suspenseful, dramatic, romantic drama ...
Plot:
lgbt, self discovery, coming of age, love triangle, relationships, male female relationship, female protagonist, young girl, young woman, youth, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A job seeking dreamer Yong-jun works part-time at his parents' lunch box house. Yeo-reum lives only to support for hearing-impaired swimmer sister. One day, Yong-jun meets Yeo-reum while delivering lunch boxes and falls in love at the first ...
Style:
romantic drama, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
sign language, intimate, young love, empathy, heartwarming, slice of life, resilience, young adult, commitment, coming of age, summer, first love ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Madhumati, a 19-year-old Indo-American girl, whose visit to Vizag for a family wedding takes an unforeseen turn after a clash with her mother. Meanwhile, Madhusudhan, a separated and unemployed man, grapples with his failing marriage to Lekha. Their ...
Style:
romantic drama, contemplative, realistic, emotional, art house ...
Plot:
slice of life, complex characters, character study, intimate, separation, self discovery, everyday life, loneliness, minimalism, slow burn, identity, regret ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
Karna from a small town has joined this engineering college and he gangs up with his hostel mates Loki, Alexander, Manja and others to fuel a lot of mischief in the college.
Style:
semi serious, satirical, captivating, entertaining, thrilling ...
Plot:
college life, friendship, college, campus, hostel, youth, coming of age, friends, lifestyle, satire, dormitory, student ...
Place:
kannada, india
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 186 min.
Story:
Kathir is a young underachiever who frequently vents his frustrations through public outbursts. When Anitha, a North Indian girl whose family has fallen on hard times, moves into his housing colony, he soon decides to pursue her with his love, but ...
Style:
tragic ending, serious, romantic drama, dramatic, emotional ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
tragic love, unrequited love, love affair, loneliness, parents and children, father son relationship, coming of age, youth, obsession, passion, working class, anger issues ...
Similarity:
36%
134
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Struggling to navigate a promising career, a new romance, and her family life, a photography student confronts notions of love and loss during her senior year of college.
Style:
emotional, contemplative, realistic, reflective, romantic drama ...
Plot:
photography, coming of age, relationships, student life, self discovery, college life, female protagonist, personal growth, young adult, realism, campus, slice of life ...
Place:
france
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India, Bangladesh
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A rich man falls in love with an idealistic medical student. However, when circumstances force them apart, he learns the true meaning and value of love.
Style:
romantic drama, sentimental, dramatic, tear jerker, life affirming ...
Plot:
lost love, bittersweet, class differences, self discovery, heartbreak, class conflict, medical student, sacrifice, redemption, young adult, reconciliation, road trip ...
Place:
kolkata
Similarity:
34%
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