IF YOU LIKE ‘THE IDEA OF YOU’ TRY THESE MOVIES
Putting together “watchalike” lists in our feature is always fun, but sometimes it doesn’t always fit because the movie we’re trying to find matches with doesn’t have generational fits. However, even though I quite like movies from the 90s or early 2000s (in many ways I think they’re better), I also know there are others who adore 1940s or 50s movies and think none compare. It’s all about what we like and don’t. Today’s feature is to look at if you like The Idea of You, try these titles.
LIST | IF YOU LIKE ‘ANYONE BUT YOU,’ TRY THESE TWELVE MOVIES
IF YOU LIKE ‘THE IDEA OF YOU,’ TRY THESE MOVIES. If you liked #AnneHathaway in #TheIdeaofYou, try these other movies you may also like. #Romance #RomanceMovies Share on XThis film, perhaps not really a flick Gen Z would love, is an adult love story that features popular millennial star Anne Hathaway who made her name playing Princess Mia in Princess Diaries. In this she plays Solene, a divorced woman who must give up her camping trip to pick up a responsibility for her daughter that her ex should have had. While at a concert, she meets Hayes Campbell, a young boy band member who is over a decade younger than her. This serendipitous meeting sets into motion a series of events no one anticipates.
Let’s see what we find that you may also enjoy if you like The Idea of You.
IF YOU LIKE THE IDEA OF YOU, TRY THESE
ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS
This is an oldie title about a widow who falls for her younger gardener who is played by Rock Hudson. Steam, at publication, with Prime
AT MIDNIGHT
I didn’t get the chance to finish this movie from Paramount because it was removed from the streaming service, but At Midnight was cute. Or the what I saw was. Keep it in consideration if it would pop up anywhere else to stream. (R)
FLIRTING WITH FORTY
Heather Locklear stars as a woman trying to raise two children who, quite unexpectedly, meets someone she likes while vacationing. Thing is, there is two problems. He lives in Hawaii and is quite younger than her. (PG-13) Purchase the film on Amazon or Apple
FOREVER MY GIRL
No age gap plays into this plot, but it is a story about a musician who travels and tours himself into a meaningless and purposeless life. When someone from his hometown dies, it’s the possible wake up call he needs as is seeing the woman he once left behind. Far sweeter (it’s only PG-13 and quite sweet for the rating), the film is still emotional. Stream the movie, at publication, with Netflix if you like the idea of you try these
HOME AGAIN
Reese Witherspoon features in this comedy about a woman who meets a much younger man, and ends up being landlord to him and his friends all while questioning a possible romance. (PG-13) Stream the movie, at publication, with Paramount+
I COULD NEVER BE YOUR WOMAN
Michelle Pfeiffer and Paul Rudd feature in this which is really a quirky comedy and not anything else. (PG-13) Steam the movie, at publication, with Starz
IF YOU LIKE ‘THE IDEA OF YOU’ TRY THESE MOVIES. If you liked #AnneHathaway in #TheIdeaofYou, you may also enjoy some of these #romance movies with #JenniferLopez and #ReeseWitherspoon. #RomanceMovies Share on XLOVE AND OTHER DRUGS
This R-rated dramedy features Hathaway as a woman struggling with health issues and finding a guy she didn’t expect who may just want to stand beside her. (R for strong adult content.) Stream on Hulu
MARRY ME
Jennifer Lopez stars in this film about a pop star who, after being dumped publicly, decides to marry a random stranger in order to find some good PR. (PG-13) Stream on Amazon Prime
MURPHY’S ROMANCE
A film from the 80s, James Garner plays an older man who finds he is attracted to a newcomer who is several years his junior. (PG-13) Stream the movie, at publication, with Tubi if you like the idea of you try these
PURPLE HEARTS
I haven’t a clue what this is about, but know it’s a romance drama that features Nicholas Galitzine, the lead from The Idea of You, as a Marine. (PG-13) Stream on Netflix
PRIME
A woman learns her younger boyfriend is the son of her psychoanalyst. (PG-13) Stream on Starz with Apple
THE REBOUND
More comedic than TIOFY, The Rebound is the same concept (older woman and younger man romance) but perhaps less emotion. If you like adult movies, this one doesn’t shy away from that R-rating and features Catherine Zeta-Jones. (R) Stream on Peacock or Plex
BONUS TITLES!
EMMA
From Jane Austen, this one features an age gap with the older and wiser Mr. Knightley silently loving Emma, the determined but mistake prone young woman he’s known for many years.
JANE EYRE
Though not talked about much in any of the adaptations I see, this drama based on the Charlotte Bronte novel, there is an age gap between Jane and the older Mr. Rochester.
Have you seen any of these ‘if you like The Idea of You, try these’ titles? Would you watch any of these? Which ones do you recommend? Comment all of the thoughts you have below.
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