Movies like Jonah's Garden (2018)
The best movies like Jonah's Garden (2018) are Elmer Gantry (1960), Cedar Rapids (2011) and Hallelujah (1929). If Jonah's Garden hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedSeven Chances (1925)7.5/10 from 346 votes
- NewestThe Novelist's Film (2022)Released 2022
- In KoreanThe Novelist's Film (2022)Also in Korean
Elmer Gantry (1960)
A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of the same name.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCedar Rapids (2011)
A naive Midwesterner insurance salesman travels to a big-city convention in an effort to save the jobs of his co-workers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisHallelujah (1929)
A black laborer turns preacher after accidentally killing a man.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Last Seduction (1994)
A devious femme fatale steals her husband’s drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
A debonair, adventuresome bank executive believes that he has pulled off the perfect multi-million dollar heist--until he must match wits with an insurance investigator who will do anything to get her man.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisArmy of Thieves (2021)
A mysterious woman recruits bank teller Ludwig Dieter to lead a group of aspiring thieves on a top-secret heist during the early stages of the zombie apocalypse.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLeap of Faith (1992)
Jonas Nightengale is a fraudulent Christian faith healer who makes a living travelling around America holding revival meetings and conducting 'miracles' with the help of his friend and manager, Jane, and their entourage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Prayer for the Dying (1987)
Martin, an I.R.A. hitman, is seen by a Catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He grows a bond with the priest and his niece. But his past and his former employers put all their lives in danger.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Apostle (1997)
After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBad Sister (2015)
As a top student at St. Adeline's Catholic Boarding School, Zoe senses that something is not quite right about the school's new nun-- a sense proven to be true when it is revealed the "good' nun is an imposter with a fatal attraction to Zoe's brother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRocknRolla (2008)
When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, including Mr One-Two, Stella the accountant, and Johnny Quid, a druggie rock-star, try to claim their slice.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Angel (2018)
True story of Ashraf Marwan, who was President Nasser's son-in-law and special adviser and confidant to his successor Anwar Sadat - while simultaneously Israeli Intelligence's most precious asset of the 20th century. Based on NYT bestselling book 'The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel' by Uri Bar-Joseph.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBookies (2003)
Four college friends become small-time bookies, only to find their world spinning dangerously out of control when their greed attracts the attention of organized crime.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDogma (1999)
An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loophole and re-enter Heaven.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSeven Chances (1925)
Struggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday -- which is today -- he'll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThin Ice (2012)
A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Novelist's Film (2022)
A novelist visits a bookstore run by a young colleague who's been out of touch, then takes a walk with a film director and his wife. She meets an actress and tries to convince her to make a film together.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWildcats (1986)
High school track coach Molly McGrath knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet. When a football coach's position becomes vacant, she applies for the job, despite snickers from fellow staff members and her former husband.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSalesman (1969)
This documentary from Albert and David Maysles follows the bitter rivalry of four door-to-door salesmen working for the Mid-American Bible Company: Paul "The Badger" Brennan, Charles "The Gipper" McDevitt, James "The Rabbit" Baker and Raymond "The Bull" Martos. Times are tough for this hard-living quartet, who spend their days traveling through small-town America, trying their best to peddle gold-leaf Bibles to an apathetic crowd of lower-middle-class housewives and elderly couples.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGod's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018)
Pastor Dave responds to the unimaginable tragedy of having his church, located on the grounds of the local university, burned down.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Jonah's Garden?
The closest matches to Jonah's Garden are Elmer Gantry (1960), Cedar Rapids (2011) and Hallelujah (1929). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Jonah's Garden?
Start with Elmer Gantry (1960), the closest match to Jonah's Garden.
What is the highest-rated movie like Jonah's Garden?
Seven Chances (1925), rated 7.5/10 by 346 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Jonah's Garden?
The Novelist's Film (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Korean movies like Jonah's Garden?
Yes: The Novelist's Film (2022).
How are movies similar to Jonah's Garden chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Jonah's Garden, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.