More Young Adult Romance Movies
The world of Young Adult romance has changed drastically over the years. From being feel-good and cute to being smutty and erotic, a lot of YA romance movies follow the stories of couples who share a tumultuous relationship. One such couple is Tessa and Hardin from the After movie series.
The film follows the story of classmates – Tessa Young and Hardin Scott who are complete opposites. However, Tessa hates to admit that she is drawn to Hardin while Hardin only pursues her to win a bet. In no time, Tessa realises how bad of a decision it was to be with Hardin. On the other hand, Hardin shocks himself when he starts falling for Tessa.
If you are someone who enjoyed watching this whirlwind romance saga, you may be looking for some alternatives to whet your appetite. Well, fret not. Here are 10 movies like the films from the After movie series that you will enjoy.
The Twilight Series (2008)
Similarities: Young Adult, Innocent Female Lead
This 5 film series follows the story of a young high school student, Bella Swan who sees herself as a misfit. Her life changes when she moves in with her father to Phoenix. There, she meets Edward Cullen, a handsome but mysterious teen whose eyes seem to peer directly into her soul. Eventually, Bella learns that Edward is a 107-year-old vampire frozen into his 17-year-old body.
365 DNI Series (2020)
Similarities: Bad Boy Romance, Erotic
This erotic romance is based on a Polish novel series and follows the story of Massimo, a member of the Sicilian Mafia family and Laura, a sales director. While Laura is on a trip to Sicily trying to save her relationship, Massimo kidnaps her and gives her 365 days to fall in love with him.
Culpa Mia (My Fault) (2023)
Similarities: Bad Boy Romance, Forbidden Romance, Erotic
This 2023 movie tells the tale of a forbidden romance between Nick and his step-sister – Noah. After her mother marries a rich businessman, Noah leaves her town, boyfriend and friends behind. She moves into the mansion of her mother’s new rich husband.
There, she meets Nick, her new stepbrother, and the two are soon drawn to each other despite the situation their parents are in. Noah discovers that behind the image of a model son, Nick, is hiding something.
6 Years (2015)
Similarities: Cheating, Romance
The film follows another tumultuous relationship where a young couple, who have been together for six years, face the hard realities of life. When many opportunities approach them, they must make tough decisions regarding their future.
Through My Window (2022)
Similarities: Bad Boy Romance, Erotic
Through My Window follows the romance between Ares, an heir of the Hidalgo family, and Raquel, her next-door neighbour. The Hidalgo family occupies a large mansion by Raquel’s house due to which she and Ares two end up interacting with each other. One day, Ares hacks into Raquel’s WiFi and learns that she harbours a crush on him which kickstarts their romantic relationship that goes through various ups and downs.
Purple Hearts (2022)
Similarities: Romance, Melodrama
The popular 2022 movie follows the romantic journey of Cassie Salazar and Luke Morrow, two people who couldn’t be more different. Cassie works nights at a bar and struggles to make ends meet while pursuing her dream of becoming a singer/songwriter.
Luke is a troubled Marine who is about to ship out for duty and someone who finds comfort in discipline. However, after chancing an encounter with Cassie at her bar, the lives of both Luke and Cassie change.
The Kissing Booth (2018)
Similarities: Teen Romance, Rich Male Lead
The first movie of a trilogy, The Kissing Booth follows the story of a high school student who finds herself face-to-face with her childhood crush and the brother of her best friend after she signs up to work at the spring carnival’s Kissing Booth. What starts as a kiss soon turns into a whirlwind romance involving the betrayal of childhood friendships as well as the journey of finding true love through different challenges.
Pretty Woman (1990)
Similarities: Forbidden Romance, Rich Male Lead
This classic story follows the story of Vivian, a prostitute who finds herself falling in love with a wealthy businessman, making for an unlikely pair. After Edward meets a hooker, Vivian, on his business trip in LA, the two get close to each other.
Over their weekend together, Edward and Vivian discover that there are significant hurdles to overcome as they try to bridge the gap between their very different worlds.
Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
Similarities: Erotic, Rich Male Lead
Another movie based on a novel trilogy is the 2015 sensation, Fifty Shades of Grey, which follows the story of college senior Anastasia Steele, who interviews a prominent businessman, Christian Grey, filling in for her roommate and best friend.
The rich, powerful, and enigmatic Christian finds himself strangely drawn to Ana, and she does to him. Despite being sexually inexperienced, Ana plunges headlong into an affair and learns that Christian’s true sexual preferences push the boundaries of pain and pleasure.
Beautiful Disaster (2023)
Similarities: Forbidden Romance, Rich Male Lead
The movie focuses on two college students, Abby and Travis who fall in love after being friends for a while. Travis doesn’t believe in relationships, just one-night stands. However, things change after he meets Abby. This film follows two people with troubled pasts learning to trust one another and change how they view things.
There we have it, our list of the 10 movie alternatives to the romance erotica series, After!
What do you think about our picks? Did your favourite make the list? Were there any honourable omissions? Let us know in the comments below.