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Movies like Carol

Not everyone loves Carol for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Carol

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a love story told in looks, gloves and long lunches.

  2. You like desire that builds slowly, one glance at a time.

  3. You love the grainy colours and rainy windows of 1950s New York.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Brokeback Mountain2005

    • a love story told in looks, gloves and long lunches
    • desire that builds slowly, one glance at a time

    Good for you if you like a forbidden, lifelong love.

  • Call Me by Your Name2017

    • a love story told in looks, gloves and long lunches
    • desire that builds slowly, one glance at a time

    Good for you if you like a first love told with patience and sun.

  • The Handmaiden2016

    • a love story told in looks, gloves and long lunches
    • the grainy colours and rainy windows of 1950s New York

    Good for you if you like two women falling for each other in the middle of a con.

  • Pride & Prejudice2005

    • a love story told in looks, gloves and long lunches
    • the grainy colours and rainy windows of 1950s New York

    Good for you if you like a slow-burning romance between two stubborn people.

  • Bridgerton2020

    • a love story told in looks, gloves and long lunches

    Good for you if you like a slow courtship, with a different Bridgerton sibling at the heart of each season.

  • Phantom Thread2017

    • desire that builds slowly, one glance at a time
    • the grainy colours and rainy windows of 1950s New York

    Good for you if you like a quiet power struggle that builds slowly.

  • The Shape of Water2017

    • a love story told in looks, gloves and long lunches
    • the grainy colours and rainy windows of 1950s New York

    Good for you if you like an unusual love story told like a fairy tale.

  • Atonement2007

    • a love story told in looks, gloves and long lunches
    • the grainy colours and rainy windows of 1950s New York

    Good for you if you like the single long shot that crosses the beach at Dunkirk.

  • Outlander2014

    • a love story told in looks, gloves and long lunches

    Good for you if you like Claire and Jamie's love story across two centuries.

Reasons taken from Carol's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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