Movies like Forbidden Love 2008

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Maybe you are searching movies and TV shows like Forbidden Love (2008) Original name: 禁断の恋 Genre: Drama, Romance Country: Japan Duration: 70 min.

Story: When an apparel designer returns home after studying in New York, he begins living with the company president and his two sons.

Style: psychological, captivating, thrilling

Plot: relationships, love and romance, couples, love affair, male female relationship, relationship problems, problem, love story, love interest, couple relations, gay, lgbtq, forbidden love, brother brother relationship, boys love, incest, love, teenager, fashion, gay teenager, fashion designer, swimming, bullying, father son relationship, teenage boy .

Place: japan

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, captivating, thrilling and romantic films with plots about love story, couple relations, relationships, love affair, love interest, love and romance and male female relationship mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Forbidden Love: Our Secret Diary (2023), Drawing Closer (2024), Final Romance (2001), Best Day Ever (2014), Little DJ (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.

Watch Trailers Genre: Drama, Romance Country: Japan Duration: 110 min.

Story: Nozomi Kuroda is in the 2nd grade of high school. One day, she finds a letter in a classroom desk. The letter has only the word "like" written on it. The person who wrote the letter is Jun Setoyama. He happens to be the most popular boy at .

Style: teen, thrilling

Plot: teenage girl, teenage boy , teen romance, teenage love, male female relationship , schoolgirl, adolescence, teenage protagonist, teenage life, japanese schoolgirl, couples , teenager .

Place: japan Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: Japan Duration: 118 min.

Story: With only a year left to live, 17-year-old Akito finds new meaning in life by bringing joy to a terminally ill girl who has just six months remaining.

Style: psychological , captivating

Plot: love , terminal illness, couples , love story , love affair , teenage love, love interest , couple relations , boyfriend girlfriend relationship, relationships , teen romance, problem .

Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: Japan Duration: 121 min.

Story: Maori agrees to date smitten classmate Toru on the condition that they don't fall in love. After all, she can only hold on to memories for 24 hours.

Style: psychological , thrilling , captivating , romantic

Plot: memory loss, classmate classmate relationship, love story , love and romance , male female relationship , romantic relationship, relationships , amnesiac, repressed memory, fighting illness, love , love affair .

Place: japan Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy Country: Hong Kong, Japan Duration: 97 min.

Story: The rich girl Jean and the poor mechanic Dik fall in love at a resort in Japan, but Jean's rich father forbids such a romance for his daughter.

Style: thrilling , psychological , semi serious, captivating , romantic .

Plot: couples , family problems, relationship problems , rich woman, family disapproval, love interest , male female relationship , romantic relationship, relationships , problem , rich and poor, couple relations .

Place: japan Similarity: Movie in collections Genre: Drama, Romance Country: USA Duration: 82 min.

Story: David's turning 50 and having a Mid-life Crisis! He isn't sure his "perfect husband" loves him, and if he's chosen the right career. Aging is something he never thought about, but now he is faced with making the rest of his .

Style: captivating , thrilling , psychological , queer cinema

Plot: gay romance , gay , lgbt, midlife crisis, love and romance , middle aged man, gay straight relations, couple relations , relationships , love affair , love story , love interest .

Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: Japan Duration: 128 min.

Story: Taro is a 12-year-old into baseball and radio, especially "Music Express," a song-request show. Sound quaint? But it is 1977 and a small town in Hokkaido, a more innocent, pure-hearted time and place, we are told. Taro, however, has a .

Style: psychological , captivating , thrilling , romantic drama, romantic

Plot: love story , male female relationship , romantic relationship, relationships , teen romance, love interest , couple relations , illness, couples , fighting illness, radio, love and romance .

Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: Sweden Duration: 104 min.

Story: John and Ninni – both heirs to their own individual amusement parks – fall in love amidst the whirling world they both inhabit. A forbidden love and a war between their two families puts their love and loyalty to the test.

Style: romantic, thrilling , captivating , psychological

Plot: amusement park, love , love and romance , love affair , shakespeare's romeo and juliet, entertainment industry, relationship problems , couple relations , competitor, love interest , rivalry, love story .

Time: 1940s Place: eastern europe Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: USA Duration: 91 min.

Story: In the summer between high school and college, a group of kids try to gain control of their relationships, emotions and lives for the first time.

Style: thrilling , captivating , psychological , independent film

Plot: grownups, love affair , love and romance , adolescence, relationships , couple relations , love story , problem , teenage life, love interest , teenage protagonist, love .

Place: delaware Similarity: Movie in collections Genre: Drama, Romance Country: Indonesia Duration: 126 min.

Story: Boy, a perfect university student: strikingly handsome, fabulously wealthy, irresistibly charming, and blessed with a tender heart. It’s no wonder that many female students desire to be Boy’s girlfriend.

Style: psychological , captivating , thrilling

Plot: love , couples , changing lives, relationships , male female relationship , love story , love affair , ex girlfriend, couple relations , relationship problems , love interest , love and romance .

Similarity: Genre: Romance, Drama Country: Vietnam Duration: 40 min.

Story: Mr. Cinderella tells the story of Dung and Khoa. When Dung was a child, he used to be close and liked a little girl, he often called her "his cinderella" but then the girl moved house and Dung lost contact since then. Later, as an adult, .

Style: psychological , captivating , romantic

Plot: boys love , lgbt, gay , gay romance , lgbtq , romantic relationship, relationships , love story , gay couple , love affair , love interest , couples .

Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: China, Singapore Duration: 97 min.

Story: In cold wintry Yanji, a city on China's northern border, young urbanite Haofeng, visiting from Shanghai, feels lost and adrift. By chance, he goes on a tour led by Nana, a charming tour guide who instantly fascinates him. She introduces him to .

Style: psychological , thrilling , captivating , romantic

Plot: relationships , romantic triangle, problem , male female relationship , love story , romantic relationship, fall in love, couples , relationship problems , love interest , star crossed lovers, family problems .

Place: china Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: Dominican Republic Duration: 90 min.

Story: Raquel, who doesn't believe in love anymore, reunites with childhood friend Mateo, who will challenge her prejudices.

Style: psychological , thrilling , captivating

Plot: friends to lovers, childhood friend, love story , male female relationship , relationships , love , couple relations , boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couples , reunited friends, love affair , relationship problems .

Place: dominican republic Similarity: Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Country: Hong Kong Duration: 104 min.

Story: Break Up Club (Chinese: 分手說愛你) is a 2010 Hong Kong romance film starring Jaycee Chan and Fiona Sit. This film revolves around a website that allows users to win back lost loves, so long as they agree to break up another happy couple.

Style: psychological , thrilling , satirical, captivating , independent film .

Plot: asian, male female relationship , love story , problem , relationships , love interest , couple relations , couples , love and romance , love affair , relationship problems , husband wife relationship .

Place: hong kong, china Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: Japan Duration: 75 min.

Story: Sequel depicting the innocent love of boy and girl high school students who are into S&M, based on the popular manga. Directed by school drama maestro Shimizu Atsushi, who also handled the first installation. Nana (Aono Miku), a model .

Style: psychological , thrilling , captivating , erotic

Plot: classmate classmate relationship, fall in love, love affair , in love, male female relationship , love and romance , schoolgirl, love interest , boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couples , schoolboy, love story .

Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: USA Duration: 112 min. Story: Two souls are so deeply in love with one another that they are entangled beyond life itself. Style: psychological , captivating , melancholic, art house

Plot: native, love , love interest , relationship problems , love and romance , couples , male female relationship , problem , love story , love affair , couple relations , relationships .

Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: Canada, USA Duration: 84 min.

Story: Tara needs to go back to Parable, Montana, the place that made her the happiest, in order to move forward after a messy divorce. Her handsome neighbor presents an unexpected twist.

Style: thrilling , captivating , psychological

Plot: ranch, neighbor neighbor relationship, fall in love, male female relationship , lifestyle change, love story , relationships , changing lives, couples , divorced woman, love and romance , relationship problems .

Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: Japan, South Korea Duration: 110 min.

Story: Ryoko Matsumura is a popular writer in her 50's. She also knows that she has Alzheimer’s. Ryoko Matsumura begins to teach at a university. She meets a young Korean man in his 20's. They become attracted to each other.

Style: psychological , thrilling , captivating , romantic

Plot: alzheimer's disease, novelist, age difference, writers, bittersweet, romantic relationship, relationships , male female relationship , love story , writer's life, female writer, relationship problems .

Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: Japan Duration: 93 min.

Story: 27-year-old Hatsumi Takimoto is a former teacher and now waitress. She holds a secret. Three years after her boyfriend died, she receives a letter from him. After meeting a former student, Hatsumi Takimoto confesses about her past.

Style: psychological , captivating , thrilling , emotional, romantic drama

Plot: teacher student relationship, relationships , grief, melancholy, male female relationship , love story , love , couple relations , family problems, love affair , life is a bitch, love interest .

Place: japan Similarity: Movie in collections Genre: Drama, Romance Country: USA Duration: 86 min.

Story: Leah and Samuel meet as strangers when Leah saves Samuel from almost drowning in the ocean. Immediately, both cannot shake the feeling that they have met before and that their chance encounter was not a coincidence. Gradually, they realize that they .

Style: psychological , captivating , thrilling , cute

Plot: saving a life, love story , relationships , male female relationship , relationship problems , chance meeting, couples , couple relations , fall in love, dating, in love, love interest .

Similarity: Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Country: India Duration: 122 min.

Story: Ram Menon is a nature lover who runs a resort in the middle of the forest to cater to people who wants to get away from their busy lives. Malini is an urban housewife who's having issues with her husband Elvis. She visits the resort for peace .

Style: romantic, captivating , thrilling , psychological , satirical

Plot: relationships , love affair , love story , problem , satire, love interest , couple relations , relationship problems , family man, slice of life, male female relationship , couples .

Place: india Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: Japan Duration: 20 min.

Story: Childhood best friends. Two halves of a whole. The cool, smart one who's good at almost everything, and his average, dorky friend who struggles to do anything right—Yamato and Kakeru. Always by the other's side, but not together in the .

Style: thrilling , captivating , psychological , romantic, feel good .

Plot: gay relationship, relationship problems , friendship, love and romance , love interest , love affair , couple relations , male female relationship , friends, relationships , love story , gay teenager .

Place: japan Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: Taiwan Duration: 60 min.

Story: This anthology series set during the pandemic follows 10 unique love stories of passion and heartache.

Style: anthology, captivating , romantic, thrilling , psychological .

Plot: passion, problem , romantic relationship, love story , male female relationship , relationships , relationship problems , multiple storylines, love and romance , love , love interest , couple relations .

Time: 2020s, 21st century Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: India Duration: 156 min.

Story: Shahjahan is about a man (Vijay) who helps out two lovers. He later realizes that he has been helping his friend Krishna to fall in love with the girl that he is in love with. But Vijay swallows his 'love' and beats up the villains in town .

Style: captivating , romantic, psychological , thrilling , sad

Plot: love triangle, unspoken love, love , romantic triangle, romantic relationship, couples , love interest , male female relationship , couple relations , love and romance , relationships , love affair .

Place: india Similarity: Movie in collections Genre: Drama, Romance Country: Japan Duration: 102 min. Story: A japanese remake of the South Korean film of the same name Style: captivating , thrilling , romantic, romantic drama, psychological

Plot: love , love and romance , fall in love, illness, in love, love interest , couple relations , love affair , relationships , male female relationship , romantic relationship, love story .

Place: japan Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: Russia Duration: 108 min. Story: A man travelling to his past finds himself trapped in love triangle with no way out. Style: psychological , disturbing, captivating

Plot: forbidden love , fall in love, old love, tragic love, relationship problems , romantic triangle, love triangle, relationships , confronting the past, couple relations , love story , love affair .

Place: crimea Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: Indonesia Duration: 114 min.

Story: After growing up in a tumultuous household, Yura finds herself in a love triangle with two close friends as she faces a personal and financial crisis.

Style: psychological , captivating , thrilling , romantic

Plot: family relations, love triangle, romantic triangle, romantic rivalry, love story , romantic relationship, relationships , male female relationship , couple relations , love and romance , relationship problems , love affair .

Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: South Korea Duration: 30 min. Story: A drama about two boys suffering from growing pains becoming special beings to each other. Style: psychological , thrilling , captivating Audience: teen drama

Plot: boys love , gay , gay couple , classmate, love story , male female relationship , relationships , couple relations , gay romance , love affair , love interest , archery .

Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: South Korea Duration: 30 min.

Story: As a result of a troubling incident in his past, Jung Woo, a gifted writer, gives up his literary dreams to begin a life of anonymity, working a number of part time jobs. Throughout his hardships, Jung Woo is aided by his closest friend, Jung Hyun, .

Style: psychological , captivating , thrilling

Plot: lgbtq , writers, publishing house, gay , relationships , love story , homosexual, love affair , couple relations , love interest , homosexuality, gay couple .

Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: Japan Duration: 102 min.

Story: Japan around 1860: popular courtesan Asagiri will be freed soon from her service, yet she cannot imagine any other existence. Until one day at a local festival, Asagiri meets the young artisan Hanjiro by chance – an encounter that changes her .

Style: disturbing, captivating , romantic, psychological , intense .

Plot: prostitution, love interest , edo period, relationship problems , in love, love and romance , male female relationship , tragic love, star crossed lovers, relationships , prostitute, romantic relationship .

Place: tokyo, japan Similarity: Genre: Drama, Romance Country: Taiwan, Japan Duration: 123 min.

Story: A journey begins to trace the memory of a first love, transcending the time and borders between Japan and Taiwan over a period of 18 years.

Style: romantic drama, emotional, road movie, psychological , thrilling .

Plot: first love, lost love, male female relationship , problem , love story , relationships , ex boyfriend, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, ex couple relations, couple relations , ex girlfriend, love interest .

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