Are there any movies similar to this, where the focus of the movie is not on the circumstances that bring together two very different people, but rather, on how those two very different people handle the difference in their backgrounds while being together?
Someone suggested Oscar & Lucinda... She's The One is another example. Any more?
yes: Fools Rush in 1963 and Fools Rush In 1949
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The Magic of Ordinary Days
Notting Hill
Bed of Roses
Harboring bitterness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.
"A Walk in the Clouds"
If you liked "Fools", you'll like "Walk"!
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Did anyone mention these?
WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967)
CROCODILE DUNDEE (1986)
ARTHUR (1981)
LOVE STORY (1970)
THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST (1988)
GREEN CARD (1990)
SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (1987)
OVERBOARD (1987)
THE BIRDCAGE (1996)
TITANIC (1997)
SOMEWHERE IN TIME (1980)
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
Sabrina (1954)
Jerry Maguire (1996)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
PRETTY WOMAN (1990)
[All above are basic variations of ROMEO & JULIET.]
However, non-direct love stories that bring people from different backgrounds together:
IMITATION OF LIFE (either version) treats this in a different way.
So does A FAMILY THING (1996).
You should check out BAGDAD CAFE (Out of Rosenheim 1987).
WALKABOUT (1971) is mostly non-verbal.
THE IN-LAWS (1979)
THE KARATE KID (1984)
Himmel über Berlin, Der (1987) aka WINGS OF DESIRE
CAMELOT (1967)
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Enough? Enough, now.
Something New. It's about a black lawyer who falls for the white lawn care guy she has hired to redecorate her backyard. The movie's mostly about the difficulties they face being an interracial couple.
"There are a million fine girls in the world, but they don't all bring you lasagna at work."
Knocked Up
yes, "Knocked Up" would be a good one for you, I recommend it.
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"I'm not your friend, buddy!"
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZpXwPdJIOJY
"Love with the Proper Stranger", starring Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen, has some similarities.
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