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2017 · Movie · R · your starting pointIf Call Me by Your Name is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Movies like Call Me by Your Name, ranked
1. All Things Fair (1995)
Luca Guadagnino's languid direction finds its match in Mahlstedt's intimate cinematography, both films using sun-soaked European settings and carefully observed daily moments to explore the emotional complexity of an age-gap romance during formative years.
2. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Guido Guerin's nostalgic portrait of formative mentorship unfolds through the same languorous Italian setting and sensory richness, where a young protagonist's bond with an older guide becomes the lens through which he discovers who he'll become.
3. Dirty Dancing (1987)
Luca Guadagnino's sensual direction captures the same intoxicating tension between mentorship and desire that defines this story of a young dancer discovering forbidden passion during an isolated summer.
4. Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
Abdellatif Kechiche renders intimate physical and emotional vulnerability with the same languid intensity and sensory richness that defined the Italian summer romance.
5. The Spectacular Now (2013)
Luca Guadagnino's languid pacing and sensual framing of intimate moments between young lovers returns here through a similarly unhurried exploration of how a transformative romance unfolds across stolen glances, conversations, and the quiet spaces between words.
6. Made in Italy (2018)
Luca Guadagnino's sensual direction of Italian landscapes and intimate character moments returns in this warm exploration of desire and self-discovery set against the sun-soaked backdrop of contemporary Italy.
Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll pick the one for you.