7 Romance Movies Like The Greatest Hits
Romance movies that blend sci-fi and time travel aren’t novel storylines, but The Greatest Hits, which lands on Hulu today, adds a music element to it.
Starring Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody, Sing Street), Justin H. Min (After Yang, Shortcomings), Austin Crute (Daybreak, They/Them), and David Corenswet (Hollywood, Pearl), the movie follows Harriet (Boynton) who discovers that when listening to music, she can relive her past romantic memories of her former boyfriend (Corenswet). But her time traveling collides with a new love interest in the present day (Min).
If you’re looking for more movies that combine romance with time travel, here are 7 movies like The Greatest Hits to check out next.
About Time (2013)
Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Margot Robbie, Lydia Wilson, Lydia Wilson, Tom Hollander, Lindsay Duncan, Joshua McGuire, Will Merrick, Vanessa Kirby
Synopsis: “When Tim Lake (Domhnall Gleeson) is 21, his father (Bill Nighy) tells him a secret: The men in their family can travel through time. Although he can’t change history, Tim resolves to improve his life by getting a girlfriend. He meets Mary (Rachel McAdams), falls in love and finally wins her heart via time-travel and a little cunning. However, as his unusual life progresses, Tim finds that his special ability can’t shield him and those he loves from the problems of ordinary life.”
Where to watch: Starz
Endless (2020)
Cast: Alexandra Shipp, Nicholas Hamilton, DeRon Horton, Famke Janssen, Eddie Ramos, Barbara Meier
Synopsis: “Stuck in limbo after dying in a car accident, a young man transcends life and death by finding a way to reconnect with the woman he loves.”
Where to watch: Freevee, Plex, Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Tubi
If Only (2004)
Cast: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Paul Nicholls, Tom Wilkinson, Lucy Davenport, Diana Hardcastle, Roy Sampson
Synopsis: “If you had one day more with the girl of your dreams, what would you do? That’s the problem faced by Ian, who loses beautiful violinist Samantha in a car crash, then wakes up to find he has another shot.”
Where to watch: Peacock, The Roku Channel, Vudu
Kate & Leopold (2001)
Cast: Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Breckin Meyer, Natasha Lyonne, Bradley Whitford, Paxton Whitehead, Spalding Gray
Synopsis: “Kate and her actor brother live in N.Y. in the 21st Century. Her ex-boyfriend, Stuart, lives above her apartment. Stuart finds a space near the Brooklyn Bridge where there is a gap in time. He goes back to the 19th Century and takes pictures of the place. Leopold — a man living in the 1870s — is puzzled by Stuart’s tiny camera, follows him back through the gap, and they both ended up in the present day. Leopold is clueless about his new surroundings. He gets help and insight from Charlie who thinks that Leopold is an actor who is always in character. Leopold is a highly intelligent man and tries his best to learn and even improve the modern conveniences that he encounters.”
Where to watch: Max
The Lake House (2006)
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves, Christopher Plummer, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Dylan Walsh
Synopsis: “When two people “connect” the bond between them can be so pure and simple as to stir hearts in heaven. When they connect in all the right places at all the wrong times, heaven weeps for broken hearts. To heal these broken hearts, heaven breaks time.”
Where to watch: Apple TV, Prime Video, Vudu
Press Play (2022)
Cast: Clara Rugaard, Lewis Pullman, Lyrica Okano, Christina Chang, Matt Walsh, Danny Glover
Synopsis: “Laura and Harrison have the picture-perfect romance built on the foundation of a shared love of music. After a deadly accident, Laura gets the chance to save the love of her life when she discovers that their mixtape can transport her back in time.”
Where to watch: Hulu
The Time Traveler’s Wife (2009)
Cast: Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana, Arliss Howard, Ron Livingston, Stephen Tobolowsky
Synopsis: “When Henry DeTamble meets Clare Abshire in a Chicago library they both understand that he is a time traveler, but she knows much more about him as he has not yet been to the times and places where they have already met. He falls in love with her, as she has already with him, but his continuing unavoidable absences while time traveling – and then returning with increasing knowledge of their future – makes things ever more difficult for Clare.”
Where to watch: Apple TV, Prime Video, Vudu
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