News

When you purchase through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Anora is a romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Sean Baker. The 2024 film follows the story of Anora Mikheeva, a young stripper who falls in love with and marries Vanya, the son of a Russian oligarch, and finally gets her Cinderella story but once the news reaches Vanya’s parents they come to New York to get their marriage annulled by any means necessary. Anora stars Mikey Madison in the lead role with Mark Eidelstein, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, and Aleksei Serebryakov starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the intensely dramatic story, tragic romance, and compelling characters in Anora here are some similar movies you should check out next.

Pretty Woman (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Touchstone Pictures

Pretty Woman is a romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall from a screenplay written by J.F. Lawton.

Find Me Falling is a romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Stelana Kliris. The Netflix film follows the story of a washed-up rock star whose comeback album fails after which he retreats to his cliffside home in Cyprus, where he finds new friends and an old flame. Find Me Falling stars Harry Connick Jr. in the lead role with Ali Fumiko Whitney, Agni Scott, Clarence Smith, Christodoulos Martas, and Lea Maleni starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved Netflix’s charming romantic comedy film with great characters and a feel-good story, here are some similar movies you could watch next.

Forever My Girl (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Ld Entertainment

Forever My Girl is a romantic drama film written and directed by Bethany Ashton Wolf. Based on the novel of the same name by author Heidi McLaughlin, the 2018 film follows the story of Liam Page, a popular country...

The World War Two drama War Sailor — which debuted at last year’s Toronto Film Festival — swept Norway’s Amanda Awards last night, taking four main awards.

The War Sailor haul included best actor for Pål Sverre Hagen. This is his third Amanda and second consecutive win. Ine Marie Wilmann won the best supporting actress award for portraying Cecilia in the pic.

The film, directed by Norwegian filmmaker Gunnar Vikene, centers on Alfred Garnes, a working-class sailor who has recently become the father of a third child. He and his childhood friend Sigbjørn Kvalen are working on a merchant ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean when World War II breaks out. They are unarmed civilians on the front lines of a war they never asked to join. The two men struggle for survival in a spiral of violence and death, where German submarines may attack their valuable vessels at any moment.

Baz Luhrmann has delivered a gift for anyone who is still mourning the loss of Netflix’s drama series “The Get Down” and is anxiously waiting for “Moulin Rouge!” to hit Broadway. Luhrmann’s latest directorial effort has arrived thanks to a short film for the Erdem x H&M fashion campaign, and let’s just say the filmmaker is probably one of the best choices if you need to make fashion look cinematic.

Read More:Why Baz Luhrmann’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ Is an Underappreciated Modern Classic

The film, entitled “The Secret Life of Flowers,” is set in a mysterious country mansion where it is eternally spring. A love triangle unfolds among the young guests who arrive, and it all looks incredibly stunning in the way only Luhrmann could dream up. The movie stars Tom Rhys Harries, Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Ruby Dagnall.

“I wanted the film to be like a whole movie,...

With The Get Down in the rearview mirror, Baz Luhrmann has stated he stepped away in order to focus on a new feature film. While that project hasn’t been announced yet, we do have new work from him in the form of a new holiday commercial, which is of course behind billed a a “cinematic short film” by H&M, who last recruited Wes Anderson. Titled “The Secret Life of Flowers,” it’s shot by frequent David Cronenberg cinematographer Peter Suschitzky and is set in a lavish mansion with all the opulence one would expect from the director.

“I wanted the film to be like a whole movie. It’s a very modern love story, set in a country house that is full of its own secrets and it’s like a metaphor for our times – it’s harsh out there in the world, but in here, the things...