Movies like The Notebook
12 films like The Notebook (2004), My Sister's Keeper, John Q, Alpha Dog among them. They're picked by what the story is about and what each shares with The Notebook: its director, cast, franchise or setting.
2004 · 123 min · Drama, Romance. An elderly man reads to a woman with dementia the story of two young lovers whose romance is threatened by the difference in their respective social classes.
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My Sister's Keeper
Also directed by Nick CassavetesAnna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive.
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John Q
Also directed by Nick CassavetesJohn Quincy Archibald takes a hospital emergency room hostage when his insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant.
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Alpha Dog
Also directed by Nick CassavetesJohnny and his pals kidnap Jake's 15-year-old brother Zach, then assign his buddy Frankie to be Zach's minder. They develop a brotherly friendship. Zach parties with his captors as things begin to spin out of control.
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She's So Lovely
Also directed by Nick CassavetesAfter being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his incarceration.
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Unhook the Stars
Also directed by Nick Cassavetes · Also stars Gena RowlandsAfter her abusive husband leaves, Monica asks her neighbor to look after her son while she's at work. Mildred's angry daughter's just moved out, so she's happy to have JJ.
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Dear Eleanor
Also dramaTwo teenage girls travel across the U.S. in 1962, during the chaos of the Cuban missile crisis, in search of Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Marked Men
Also directed by Nick CassavetesShaw has loved Rule since she saw him, but Rule doesn't see her as a suitable match, but a night of drinking and secrets leads them to question if they can be together without ruining their relationship...or each other.
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Friday After Next
Also dramaWorking as security guards, Craig and Day-Day run into the thief who stole their Christmas presents.
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Dear John
Also drama and romanceA romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he's home on leave.
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The Best of Me
Also drama and romanceA pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
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The Other Woman
Also directed by Nick CassavetesAfter discovering that her boyfriend is married, Carly meets the wife he's been betraying; when yet another affair is discovered, all three women team up to plot revenge on the three-timing S.O.B.
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The Time Traveler's Wife
Also stars Rachel McAdamsHenry DeTamble, a librarian, possesses a unique gene that lets him involuntarily travel through time. His wife, Claire Abshire, finds it difficult to cope with it.
