Sometimes the drama off the screen is even more exciting than the drama within it Such is the case with “It Ends With Us,” which is a must-see for gossip buffs I won't go into depth about the drama in the cast, but briefly, it seems that star/producer Blake Lively and star/director Justin Baldoni are feuding with each other

The controversy has not adversely affected the box office performance of It Ends With Us The film, based on Colleen Hoover's best-selling novel, exceeded expectations at the domestic box office, grossing $50 million and adding another $24 million in its second weekend

This success is likely due more to Hoover's popularity than to off-screen controversy Another factor may be the dearth of romantic dramas among the superhero movie and sequel-heavy multiplexes If you want to see more of this genre, here are five movies like “It Ends With Us,” available for streaming right now

Like “It Ends With Us,” “Safe Haven” is an adaptation of a best-selling novel Before Colleen Hoover, there was Nicholas Sparks (“The Notebook,” “A Walk to Remember”) And like “It Ends With Us,” “Safe Haven” is the story of a female protagonist dealing with domestic abuse Erin (Julianne Hough) flees her abusive husband and moves to a small town on the North Carolina coast to start a new life She decides to lay low, but soon finds herself drawn to Alex (Josh Duhamel), a widower with two children They fall in love, but their happiness is threatened by the arrival of Erin's ex-lover

Available on Max

Based on a similarly popular novel, “When Crabs Cry” is more of a mystery/thriller than “It Ends With Us” Still, it has many of the same elements: a female protagonist with an abusive father, a love triangle, and violence Kayla (Daisy Edgar-Jones) lives alone in the swamps of North Carolina after being abandoned as a girl and raising herself to adulthood When her teenage boyfriend, Tate Walker (Taylor John Smith), doesn't come home from college, she has an affair with local playboy Chase Andrews (Harris Dickinson) But he turns out to be engaged and later tries to rape her Chase's body is found and Kaya is arrested

Available on Hulu

Attraction and passion are necessary to start a relationship, but not enough to sustain it; like Lily and Lyle in It Ends With Us, Cindy (Michelle Williams) and Dean (Ryan Gosling) have an undeniable spark There is They marry and have a daughter, but over time their chemistry turns toxic They have an explosive argument, and Dean shows flashes of anger Cindy, like Lily, grew up abused by her father and must consider whether she wants a similar environment for her daughter

Available on Peacock

In “It Ends With Us” and the 2018 version of “A Star Is Born,” a fairy tale becomes a nightmare Allie (Lady Gaga) meets a handsome country music star who catapults her to world fame Lyle suffers from anger and violence, and Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction What begins as an incredible love story between Allie and Jack soon turns tragic as Jack's inner demons are unable to overcome him

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Best friends can be the other side of a love triangle In “Fried Green Tomatoes,” Ruth (Mary-Louise Parker) has Izzy (Mary Stuart Masterson) as her companion Their story is told by nursing home resident Ninny Threadgood (Jessica Tandy) to visiting volunteer Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates) in 1920s Alabama, where free-spirited Izzy helps a pregnant Ruth escape her abusive husband They return to their hometown and run the Whistle Stop Café, but when Ruth's ex-lover comes looking for the child, the two must find a way to stop her ex-lover by any means necessary

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