Best Movies like The Notebook (2004)

A Walk to Remember shares The Notebook’s focus on heartfelt romance and a transformative love that unfolds through challenges and personal growth. Both films explore how love endures in the face of emotional trials and brings meaning to the lives of the characters.

When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep from Landon. A Walk to Remember is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 42m runtime, released in 2002 with an average rating of 7.8 by 4,306 people. The movie made an estimated total of $47,494,916 in the box office.

Atonement, like The Notebook, centers on lovers kept apart by tumultuous historical events and misunderstandings. Both stories span years, emphasizing longing, separation, and the hope for reconciliation as time and fate conspire to challenge their relationships.

A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Atonement is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 2h 3m runtime, released in 2007 with an average rating of 7.6 by 4,765 people. The movie made an estimated total of $131,016,624 in the box office.

The Age of Adaline explores a sweeping romantic story that is shaped by the passage of time and memory, resonating with the multi-decade love saga and themes of reminiscence that define The Notebook.

After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps her secret to herself until she meets a man who changes her life. The Age of Adaline is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 52m runtime, released in 2015 with an average rating of 7.5 by 7,147 people. The movie made an estimated total of $65,663,276 in the box office.

The Fault in Our Stars presents a profound love facing significant obstacles, emotionally resonant character journeys, and the impact of illness on romance, similar to the way The Notebook intertwines love and adversity.

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a patient named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. The Fault in Our Stars is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 6m runtime, released in 2014 with an average rating of 7.6 by 11,630 people. The movie made an estimated total of $307,166,834 in the box office.

Dear John and The Notebook both portray couples separated by external events such as war, highlighting the enduring nature of love, the challenges of distance, and the hope for eventual reunion.

While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah, who promises to write to him until he returns from overseas. Dear John is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 48m runtime, released in 2010 with an average rating of 6.8 by 4,317 people. The movie made an estimated total of $114,977,104 in the box office.

P.S. I Love You explores the power of love persisting through loss and the healing that memories can provide, echoing The Notebook’s use of storytelling and reflection as a way to celebrate and cope with lasting relationships.

A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life. P.S. I Love You is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 6m runtime, released in 2007 with an average rating of 7.2 by 3,513 people. The movie made an estimated total of $156,835,339 in the box office.

The Vow follows a couple’s struggle to reconnect and rebuild their relationship after memory loss alters their lives, a narrative development closely linked to The Notebook’s exploration of love surviving against the backdrop of fading memories.

Happy young married couple Paige and Leo are, well, happy. Then a car accident puts Paige into a life-threatening coma. Upon awakening she has lost the previous five years of memories, including those of her beloved Leo, her wedding, a confusing relationship with her parents, or the ending of her relationship with her ex-fiance. Despite these complications, Leo endeavors to win her heart again and rebuild their marriage. The Vow is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 44m runtime, released in 2012 with an average rating of 7.2 by 4,288 people. The movie made an estimated total of $196,114,570 in the box office.

The Best of Me explores familiar ground with a story about former lovers reuniting years later after having taken separate paths, mirroring The Notebook’s structure of rekindled love and the enduring impact of youthful romance.

A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown. The Best of Me is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 57m runtime, released in 2014 with an average rating of 7.5 by 2,723 people. The movie made an estimated total of $35,926,213 in the box office.

The Lucky One focuses on romance blossoming despite past hardships and external obstacles, with a protagonist whose life change is sparked by a found object, paralleling The Notebook’s themes of destiny and long-lasting connection.

A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war. The Lucky One is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 41m runtime, released in 2012 with an average rating of 7.2 by 3,848 people. The movie made an estimated total of $99,400,000 in the box office.

Like Crazy shares The Notebook’s focus on lovers separated by significant life events and explores the turbulence of long-distance relationships, emphasizing how time apart tests but also strengthens intimate bonds.

A British college student falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she's banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa. Like Crazy is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 30m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 6.4 by 1,090 people. The movie made an estimated total of $3,542,353 in the box office.

One Day examines the progression of a relationship over years, revisiting characters at different stages in their lives, much like The Notebook’s decades-spanning narrative about love, change, and the impact of time.

After spending the night together on the eve of their college graduation, Dexter and Emma are shown each year on the same date to see where they are in their lives. They are sometimes together, and sometimes not. One Day is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 47m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 7.4 by 4,564 people. The movie made an estimated total of $59,400,000 in the box office.

The Longest Ride weaves together a dual timeline of two love stories separated by decades, incorporating themes of fate, sacrifice, and the transformative power of enduring commitment reminiscent of the structure and emotions in The Notebook.

The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man as he reflects back on a lost love while he's trapped in an automobile crash. The Longest Ride is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 8m runtime, released in 2015 with an average rating of 7.6 by 3,354 people. The movie made an estimated total of $63,013,281 in the box office.

Endless Love depicts the intensity of young romance coping with social barriers and emotional turmoil, exploring how uncontrollable feelings can shape destinies, in line with the passionate young love shown in The Notebook.

A privileged girl and a charismatic boy's instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart. Endless Love is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 44m runtime, released in 2014 with an average rating of 6.9 by 1,779 people. The movie made an estimated total of $34,100,000 in the box office.

Me Before You explores a relationship fundamentally altered by illness and covers themes of personal growth, self-discovery, and the transformative influence that one person can have on another’s life, paralleling elements from The Notebook.

Lou Clark, a directionless 26-year-old from the English countryside, takes a job at the local castle as a caregiver and companion to a wealthy young banker, Will Traynor. Wheelchair-bound from an accident two years prior, the once adventurous Will has all but given up — that is until Lou determines to show him that life is worth living. Me Before You is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 50m runtime, released in 2016 with an average rating of 7.9 by 13,429 people. The movie made an estimated total of $207,945,075 in the box office.

Brooklyn traces a young woman’s journey of love, self-discovery, and difficult choices while caught between two worlds, drawing on similar emotional stakes and mid-20th-century settings found in The Notebook.

In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries. Brooklyn is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 51m runtime, released in 2015 with an average rating of 7.3 by 3,291 people. The movie made an estimated total of $62,076,141 in the box office.

Blue Valentine focuses on both the birth and decline of a poignant romance, using nonlinear storytelling and contrasting time periods to trace a couple’s highs and lows, echoing The Notebook’s exploration of enduring love across a lifetime.

Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage. Blue Valentine is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 52m runtime, released in 2010 with an average rating of 7.0 by 3,571 people. The movie made an estimated total of $15,440,333 in the box office.

Water for Elephants combines a historical backdrop with a deeply felt love story, showcasing relationships that must overcome societal challenges and moral dilemmas, connecting with The Notebook’s blend of period romance and life-changing events.

In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena. Water for Elephants is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 2m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 6.9 by 2,645 people. The movie made an estimated total of $117,094,902 in the box office.

If I Stay delves into the themes of life-altering choices, the fragility of happiness, and the redemptive power of love during times of crisis, echoing the emotional stakes and relational perseverance present in The Notebook.

Mia Hall, a talented young cellist, thought the most difficult decision she would ever have to make would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at prestigious Juilliard or follow her heart to be with the love of her life, Adam, a rock singer/guitarist. However, a car wreck changes everything in an instant, and now Mia's life hangs in the balance. Suspended between life and death, Mia faces a choice that will decide her future. If I Stay is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 46m runtime, released in 2014 with an average rating of 7.3 by 4,335 people. The movie made an estimated total of $78,300,000 in the box office.

Café de Flore intertwines love stories across different time periods, highlighting the effects of memory, fate, and destiny on human connections, concepts central to The Notebook’s narrative structure and emotional resonance.

Jacqueline is a young mother living in 1960s Paris with her disabled son Laurent. Abandoned by her husband, Jacqueline sacrifices everything to care for her son and vows to give Laurent a “normal” life full of happiness. Antoine, is a successful DJ in present day Montreal who seems to have it all: a thriving career, two beautiful daughters, partner Rose, with whom he is passionately in love. However, nothing is perfect and Antoine’s ex-wife Carole remains devastated by their recent separation. Café de Flore is a movie from Canada in French, with a total 2h 1m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 6.8 by 205 people. The movie made an estimated total of $1,674,801 in the box office.

The Light Between Oceans involves romantic and moral dilemmas faced by a couple tested by secrecy and the passage of time, sharing with The Notebook a focus on the complexities of lasting love and the consequences of choices.

A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat. The Light Between Oceans is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 13m runtime, released in 2016 with an average rating of 7.1 by 1,432 people. The movie made an estimated total of $25,975,621 in the box office.

The Time Traveler’s Wife, like The Notebook, weaves the idea of lovers separated by forces beyond their control and questions of memory, fate, and reunion, anchoring its narrative in the durability of emotional bonds across eras.

Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare Abshire. The Time Traveler's Wife is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 47m runtime, released in 2009 with an average rating of 7.0 by 2,744 people. The movie made an estimated total of $101,344,412 in the box office.

Remember Me explores the transformative power of love amid personal tragedy and strained family dynamics, focusing on how romance can provide solace and meaning through tumultuous life events, aligning with central themes from The Notebook.

Still reeling from a heartbreaking family event and his parents' subsequent divorce, Tyler Hawkins discovers a fresh lease on life when he meets Ally Craig, a gregarious beauty who witnessed her mother's death. But as the couple draws closer, the fallout from their separate tragedies jeopardizes their love. Remember Me is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 53m runtime, released in 2010 with an average rating of 7.1 by 3,765 people. The movie made an estimated total of $56,000,000 in the box office.

The English Patient sets its romance against the chaos of historical events, examining the endurance and consequences of passion and memory, joining The Notebook in portraying love’s persistence amid sweeping change.

In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics. The English Patient is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 2h 42m runtime, released in 1996 with an average rating of 7.1 by 2,421 people. The movie made an estimated total of $231,976,425 in the box office.

Titanic, like The Notebook, unfolds a love story marked by class differences, societal pressures, and historical tragedy, anchored by characters whose passion persists despite overwhelming adversity.

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912. Titanic is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 3h 14m runtime, released in 1997 with an average rating of 7.9 by 27,455 people. The movie made an estimated total of $2,147,483,647 in the box office.

The Great Gatsby explores romantic yearning, lost love, and the passage of time, depicting how memories and longing for the past shape the present—core concerns also at the heart of The Notebook.

An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await. The Great Gatsby is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 23m runtime, released in 2013 with an average rating of 7.3 by 13,052 people. The movie made an estimated total of $351,040,419 in the box office.

Far from the Madding Crowd follows a woman navigating romantic choices amidst social expectations and emotional complications in a historical setting, offering a multi-layered approach to enduring love reminiscent of The Notebook.

In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a hardworking young sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor. Far from the Madding Crowd is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 59m runtime, released in 2015 with an average rating of 7.0 by 1,123 people. The movie made an estimated total of $30,300,000 in the box office.

The Spectacular Now explores youthful love faced with emotional complexity and the struggles of imperfect individuals seeking connection, sharing with The Notebook an emphasis on the transformative power of intimate relationships.

Sutter, a popular party animal, unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. As Sutter deals with the problems in his life and Aimee plans for her future beyond school, an unexpected romance blossoms between them. The Spectacular Now is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 35m runtime, released in 2013 with an average rating of 6.7 by 3,054 people. The movie made an estimated total of $6,854,611 in the box office.

The Painted Veil weaves themes of forgiveness, personal transformation, and love’s growth through adversity, situating its story in a period setting that, like The Notebook, enhances the romance with evocative historical context.

A British medical doctor fights a cholera outbreak in a small Chinese village, while also being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithful wife. The Painted Veil is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 5m runtime, released in 2006 with an average rating of 7.3 by 1,290 people. The movie made an estimated total of $26,910,847 in the box office.

Pride & Prejudice offers a portrait of courtship challenged by misunderstandings and social divisions, with enduring affection triumphing across time—a structure and set of themes that align strongly with The Notebook.

A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages. Pride & Prejudice is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 2h 8m runtime, released in 2005 with an average rating of 8.1 by 8,847 people. The movie made an estimated total of $124,604,345 in the box office.

Revolutionary Road explores the internal struggles of a couple trying to reconcile dreams with reality in mid-20th-century America, echoing The Notebook’s interest in the costs, hopes, and heartbreaks of enduring relationships.

A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates. Revolutionary Road is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 59m runtime, released in 2008 with an average rating of 7.0 by 4,157 people. The movie made an estimated total of $76,000,000 in the box office.

Bright Star focuses on the emotional depths of a historical romance and the impact of creative passion, reflecting The Notebook’s investment in love’s endurance and the evocative moods of period settings.

In 1818, high-spirited young Fanny Brawne finds herself increasingly intrigued by the handsome but aloof poet John Keats, who lives next door to her family friends the Dilkes. After reading a book of his poetry, she finds herself even more drawn to the taciturn Keats. Although he agrees to teach her about poetry, Keats cannot act on his reciprocated feelings for Fanny, since as a struggling poet he has no money to support a wife. Bright Star is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 59m runtime, released in 2009 with an average rating of 6.6 by 490 people. The movie made an estimated total of $14,374,652 in the box office.

Little Women covers evolving female relationships, romantic choices, and life-altering crossroads across different eras, linking to The Notebook’s interest in personal growth, longing, and the enduring effects of youthful love.

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. Little Women is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 15m runtime, released in 2019 with an average rating of 7.8 by 6,920 people. The movie made an estimated total of $332,103,783 in the box office.

Never Let Me Go uniquely examines love and nostalgia across decades, where the passage of time and inevitability of loss underscore the story, resonating with The Notebook’s meditation on memory and lasting affection.

As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English boarding school. As they grow into adults, they must come to terms with the complexity and strength of their love for one another while also preparing for the haunting reality awaiting them. Never Let Me Go is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 44m runtime, released in 2010 with an average rating of 6.9 by 2,509 people. The movie made an estimated total of $9,918,093 in the box office.

A Secret blends romance with wartime separation and the search for lost connection, echoing The Notebook’s examination of how love survives turmoil and is reconstructed from memories.

In 1953, a sensitive French boy finds out from a neighbor that his family's Jewish. François Grimbert becomes a physician, and gradually peels the layers of his buried family history which resulted in his difficult upbringing, raised as Catholic by his "Aryan" appearing parents. His athletic father labored to stamp out stereotypical Jewish characteristics he perceived in his son, to keep the family's many secrets, as most relatives fought in World War II, and later were hauled off to labor and death camps by the Gestapo. A Secret is a movie from France in French, with a total 1h 45m runtime, released in 2007 with an average rating of 6.5 by 155 people.

The Reader recounts a relationship colored by memory, history, and the unfolding consequences of hidden pasts, paralleling The Notebook’s reflective structure and the interplay between personal stories and broader events.

The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom. The Reader is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 4m runtime, released in 2008 with an average rating of 7.5 by 3,436 people. The movie made an estimated total of $108,902,486 in the box office.

The Lake House tells of two people who fall in love across different periods, highlighting fate, longing, and temporal separation—concepts that echo the time-spanning romance central to The Notebook.

When architect Alex Wyler moves into an unusual glass house on stilts over a lake, he discovers a note from the previous tenant in the mailbox--but no one's lived in the house for years. He replies and soon discovers that he's corresponding with a doctor named Kate Forster. Their correspondence, only through the 'magical' mailbox, turns romantic and their paths cross in unexpected ways, but when they try to truly connect, danger looms. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late. The Lake House is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 39m runtime, released in 2006 with an average rating of 7.0 by 3,023 people. The movie made an estimated total of $114,830,111 in the box office.

Becoming Jane dramatizes the story of a young woman’s formative romance as she contends with societal expectations, class differences, and life choices, reflecting the period romance and emotional stakes found in The Notebook.

Though young Jane Austen's financially strapped parents expect her to marry the nephew of wealthy Lady Gresham, Jane herself knows that such a union will destroy her creativity and sense of self-worth. Instead, she becomes involved with Tom Lefroy, a charming but penniless apprentice lawyer who gives her the knowledge of the heart she needs for her future career as a novelist. Becoming Jane is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 0m runtime, released in 2007 with an average rating of 7.3 by 1,270 people. The movie made an estimated total of $39,380,831 in the box office.

The Bridges of Madison County follows a transformative, bittersweet romance that shapes the course of its characters’ lives, exploring memory and longing in a manner similar to The Notebook’s narrative of enduring love.

Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s. The Bridges of Madison County is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 15m runtime, released in 1995 with an average rating of 7.7 by 2,395 people. The movie made an estimated total of $182,000,000 in the box office.

Doctor Zhivago centers on a passionate romance disrupted by war and history, paralleling The Notebook’s themes of love surviving through separation, personal sacrifice, and the passage of time.

The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution. Doctor Zhivago is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 3h 20m runtime, released in 1965 with an average rating of 7.6 by 1,287 people. The movie made an estimated total of $111,858,363 in the box office.

Autumn in New York delves into the transformative effects of an unexpected romance and the reality of confronting mortality, echoing The Notebook’s blend of love, loss, and emotional self-discovery.

Will Keane, a Manhattan restaurateur, is content with his playboy lifestyle until he meets Charlotte Fielding, a free-spirited young woman. Together the pair pursue a passionate affair that forces them both to reevaluate what they want out of life, even as fate threatens to steal away their future. Autumn in New York is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 43m runtime, released in 2000 with an average rating of 6.1 by 779 people. The movie made an estimated total of $90,726,668 in the box office.

The Promise interweaves a historical romance with the backdrop of tumultuous world events, echoing The Notebook’s use of love as an anchor amid conflict and the enduring nature of affection across years.

Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris. The Promise is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 13m runtime, released in 2016 with an average rating of 6.8 by 513 people. The movie made an estimated total of $12,448,676 in the box office.

Memoirs of a Geisha incorporates personal growth and forbidden love against a richly detailed historical setting, combining individual and romantic journeys in a way comparable to The Notebook’s storytelling approach.

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house. Memoirs of a Geisha is a movie from Japan in English, with a total 2h 26m runtime, released in 2005 with an average rating of 7.6 by 3,425 people. The movie made an estimated total of $162,242,962 in the box office.

Now Is Good contemplates the urgency and significance of love confronted by limited time, echoing The Notebook’s preoccupation with making lasting memories in the face of challenges and life’s impermanence.

A girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she'd like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity. Now Is Good is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 43m runtime, released in 2012 with an average rating of 7.3 by 1,114 people. The movie made an estimated total of $2,700,000 in the box office.

Love in the Time of Cholera tells of a love enduring decades of separation and life’s changes, reflecting The Notebook’s exploration of romance that survives adversity and the passage of years.

In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow - she dismisses him angrily. Flash back more than 50 years to the day Florentino Ariza, a telegraph boy, falls in love with Fermina Daza, the daughter of a mule trader. Love in the Time of Cholera is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 19m runtime, released in 2007 with an average rating of 6.7 by 417 people. The movie made an estimated total of $4,607,608 in the box office.

In the Mood for Love showcases restrained longing, emotional connection, and missed opportunities within a specific historical context, closely reflecting The Notebook’s exploration of memory, romantic nostalgia, and unspoken feelings.

In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love. In the Mood for Love is a movie from Hong Kong in Cantonese, with a total 1h 39m runtime, released in 2000 with an average rating of 8.1 by 3,319 people. The movie made an estimated total of $15,867,968 in the box office.

Cold Mountain follows lovers parted by the upheavals of war, drawing on themes of perseverance, longing, and reunion across time and distance—much like the central arc found in The Notebook.

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor. Cold Mountain is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 2h 34m runtime, released in 2003 with an average rating of 6.9 by 1,995 people. The movie made an estimated total of $173,013,509 in the box office.