Movies like Reno or Bust (1930)
The best movies like Reno or Bust (1930) are The Women (1939), Desert Hearts (1985) and The Misfits (1961). If Reno or Bust hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Reno or Bust
Quick picks
- Highest ratedKramer vs. Kramer (1979)7.6/10 from 2,594 votes
- NewestGood One (2024)Released 2024
The Women (1939)
A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDesert Hearts (1985)
While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman named Cay.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Misfits (1961)
While filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber ends up meeting aging cowboy-turned-gambler Gay Langland and former World War II aviator Guido Racanelli. The two men instantly become infatuated with Roslyn and, on a whim, the three decide to move into Guido's half-finished desert home together. When grizzled ex-rodeo rider Perce Howland arrives, the unlikely foursome strike up a business capturing wild horses.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Intervention (2016)
A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on their marriage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisShoot the Moon (1982)
After fifteen years of marriage, an affluent couple divorce and take up with new partners.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhy Did I Get Married? (2007)
Eight married college friends plus one other non-friend (all of whom have achieved middle to upper class economic status) go to Colorado for their annual week-long reunion, but the mood shifts when one couple's infidelity comes to light. As secrets are revealed, each couple begins to question their own relationship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMelvin and Howard (1980)
The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes. Inspired by real events.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNights in Rodanthe (2008)
Adrienne is trying to decide whether to stay in her unhappy marriage or not, and her life changes when Paul, a doctor who is travelling to reconcile with his estranged son, checks into an inn where she is staying.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPhffft (1954)
Robert and Nina Tracey resolve to live separate lives when their eight-year marriage dissolves into disagreements and divorce. But their separate attempts to get back out on the dating scene have a funny way of bringing them together.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like this...And Justice for All (1979)
An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is forced to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial under the threat of being disbarred.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFrontera (2014)
After crossing the border illegally for work, Miguel, a hard-working father and devoted husband, finds himself wrongfully accused of murdering a former sheriff’s wife. After learning of his imprisonment, Miguel’s pregnant wife tries to come to his aid and lands in the hands of corrupt coyotes who hold her for ransom. Dissatisfied with the police department’s investigation, the former sheriff tries to uncover the truth about his wife’s death and discovers disturbing evidence that will destroy one family’s future, or tear another’s apart.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEveryone Says I Love You (1996)
A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNothing in Common (1986)
A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisWilson (2017)
Middle-aged and divorced, Wilson finds himself lonely, smug, and obsessed with his past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGood One (2024)
On a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam contends with the competing egos of her father and his oldest friend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRevolutionary Road (2008)
A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCousins (1989)
When Larry and Maria learn that their respective spouses are cheating on them, they try to turn the tables on them by pretending to have an affair. However, they soon find themselves falling in love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe War of the Roses (1989)
Barbara and Oliver Rose live happily as a married couple. When Barbara starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver and likes what she sees, the two begin a campaign to force each other to leave their house, with their divorce lawyer D'Amato caught in the middle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe One I Love (2014)
Ethan and Sophie are a married couple on the brink of separation when, at the urging of their therapist, they decide to salvage their relationship by escaping to a beautiful vacation house for the weekend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Reno or Bust?
The closest matches to Reno or Bust are The Women (1939), Desert Hearts (1985) and The Misfits (1961). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Reno or Bust?
Start with The Women (1939), the closest match to Reno or Bust.
What is the highest-rated movie like Reno or Bust?
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), rated 7.6/10 by 2,594 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Reno or Bust?
Good One (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Reno or Bust?
Yes: The Women (1939), Desert Hearts (1985) and The Misfits (1961).
How are movies similar to Reno or Bust chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Reno or Bust, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.