Movies Like Love and Bruises (2011)

Love and Bruises is a 2011 drama, romance film from Lou Ye with a MovieMagicScore of 5.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with 100 Yen Love and Cecilia.

Drama Romance

100 Yen Love

2014

Slacker Ichiko gets into a fight with her younger sister and begins to live on her own, working the late shift at a 100 yen shop. On her way home, she passes a gym and meets boxer Kano who trains there in silence...

7.2

MagicScore

Cecilia

1983

After repeatedly flaunting her peerless body to her servants, snobbish aristocrat Cecilia becomes the victim of rape. But the experience triggers a carnal awakening, full of socialite sex parties and woodland orgies. And before long, Cecilia finds her amorous adventures spinning out of control, particularly when her husband decides to join in on the free-love lifestyle.

4.1

MagicScore

Tape

2001

Jon, a first-time filmmaker, finds himself in Lansing, Michigan to present his film at a local film festival. Vince, his high school friend who is now a volunteer fireman and small-time drug dealer, also visits the town to support Jon on his big day, or so it seems. After a raucous hello and much backslapping, it appears that there is an undercurrent of tension in the air.

6.9

MagicScore

In Harm's Way

1965

A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.

6.6

MagicScore

The Paradise Suite

2015

The lives of six people, who seem to have nothing more in common than their faraway homelands, become inextricably linked in Amsterdam, the city they have chosen as their new home.

6.3

MagicScore

Higher Learning

1995

African-American student Malik is on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will earn him a free ride through college. Fudge, a "professional student" who has been at Columbus for six years so far, becomes friendly with Malik and challenges his views about race and politics in America.

6.3

MagicScore

The White Masai

2005

A girl, Carola, whose vacation in Kenya takes an interesting turn when she becomes infatuated with a Masai. Carola decides to leave her boyfriend to stay with her lover. There, she has to adapt to the Masai's way of life and get used to their food which includes milk mixed with blood. She also has to face her husband's attitude towards women and what he expects from a wife. Nonetheless, Carola is welcomed warmly into the tribe she has chosen to join.

6.3

MagicScore

Diary of a Sex Addict

2001

A restaurant owner leads a double life.

5.4

MagicScore

Emanuelle in the Country

1982

When Selenia arrives in the small Italian village heads start turning and eyes start popping. All males in the town are falling all over themselves trying to get a look -- or a feel -- of the new doctor.

4.3

MagicScore

#10

Storm Cell

2008

A brother and sister are torn apart when their parents die tragically in a tornado. While he moves to Seattle to be away from the memory, she devotes her life to studying storms and weather patterns. When she discovers the threat of a powerful series of tornadoes are heading for Seattle, she must convince her brother and the entire city that she is not crazy; and they are in grave danger

5.7

MagicScore

#11

Atlantics

2019

Arranged to marry a rich man, young Ada is crushed when her true love goes missing at sea during a migration attempt — until a miracle reunites them.

6.8

MagicScore

#12

Operation Avalanche

2016

In 1967, four undercover CIA agents were sent to NASA posing as a documentary film crew. What they discovered led to one of the biggest conspiracies in American history.

6.1

MagicScore

#13

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

2008

Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright and her dear friend Alice Pratt, a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship throughout several decades. Recently, their lives have become mired in turmoil as their adult children’s extramarital affairs, unethical business practices, and a dark secret threaten to derail family fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved. Charlotte and Alice decide to take a breather from it all by making a cross-country road trip in which they rediscover themselves and possibly find a way to save their families from ruin.

6.7

MagicScore

#14

My Suicide

2009

After declaring that he's going to film himself committing suicide for a school project, Archie videotapes his surprising interactions with worried family members, interested classmates, unreliable medical experts and the hottest girl in school.

6.0

MagicScore

#15

Pardonnez-moi

2006

Expecting her first child, actress Violette decides to dive deep into her dysfunctional family's history by filming a documentary about them.

5.8

MagicScore

#16

Trace of Stones

1966

Bad planning and shortages prevail on an East German construction site. Foreman Hannes Balla uses unconventional methods to overcome the problems. New Socialist Unity Party secretary Werner Horrath is charged with bringing the rough-and-ready builder crew into line. The task seems doomed to fail as the two men compete for the affections of young engineer Kati Klee. But when she gets pregnant by married man Horrath, he is in danger of being expelled from the party, and Balla takes his side...

6.1

MagicScore

#17

Leaving

2009

A bourgeois housewife, planning to go back to work as a physiotherapist after having devoted 20 years to her husband and two children, has her comfortable, elegant life turned upside down when she falls for a Spanish builder and begins a runaway affair.

6.0

MagicScore

#18

A Hole in My Heart

2005

In a decript apartment, a young man watches as his father and a friend shoot an amateur porn film. Issues of morality, reality TV and friendship are explored.

4.2

MagicScore

#19

The Gleaners and I

2000

Varda focuses her eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip. Her investigation leads from forgotten corners of the French countryside to off-hours at the green markets of Paris, following those who insist on finding a use for that which society has cast off, whether out of necessity or activism.

7.6

MagicScore

#20

CJ7

2008

A poor construction worker, who struggles to keep his son in private school, mistakes an orb he finds in a junkjard for a toy which proves to be much, much more once the young boy starts to play with it.

7.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Love and Bruises?

The top films similar to Love and Bruises by MovieMagicScore are 100 Yen Love (7.2), Cecilia (4.1), Tape (6.9). Each shares drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Love and Bruises worth watching?

Love and Bruises holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.4/10 from 23 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Love and Bruises?

Love and Bruises (2011) is a drama, romance film directed by Lou Ye, starring Tahar Rahim, Corinne Yam, Jalil Lespert.

Where can I find more recommendations like Love and Bruises?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Love and Bruises

This ranked list pairs Love and Bruises (2011), a drama and romance film from Lou Ye, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Tahar Rahim take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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