# Movies like Breaking Away

> Films most similar to Breaking Away (1979) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/breaking-away-1979/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[American Graffiti](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/american-graffiti-1973/)** (1973) — ★ 7.0 · 1,569 votes · bittersweet, cozy, neon-soaked
- **[The Last Detail](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-last-detail-1973/)** (1973) — ★ 7.0 · 409 votes · bittersweet, outsider, playful
- **[The Front](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-front-1976/)** (1976) — ★ 7.0 · 181 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Harold and Maude](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/harold-and-maude-1971/)** (1971) — ★ 7.6 · 1,201 votes · bittersweet, cozy, outsider
- **[Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/lupin-the-third-the-mystery-of-mamo-1978/)** (1978) — ★ 7.0 · 114 votes · comfort-cult, playful
- **[The Yellow Handkerchief](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-yellow-handkerchief-1977/)** (1977) — ★ 7.0 · 39 votes
- **[Bed and Board](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/bed-and-board-1970/)** (1970) — ★ 7.1 · 307 votes · bittersweet, outsider, slow-burn
- **[A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/a-drama-of-jealousy-and-other-things-1970/)** (1970) — ★ 7.2 · 227 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Love on the Run](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/love-on-the-run-1979/)** (1979) — ★ 7.0 · 214 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[The Man Who Loved Women](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-man-who-loved-women-1977/)** (1977) — ★ 7.1 · 210 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Hothead](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/hothead-1979/)** (1979) — ★ 7.1 · 157 votes · raw, unhinged
- **[Small Change](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/small-change-1976/)** (1976) — ★ 7.1 · 154 votes · bittersweet, outsider, playful

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