Movies like Arthur Newman (2012)
The best movies like Arthur Newman (2012) are Gideon's Daughter (2005), Is Anybody There? (2009) and Love Ranch (2010). If Arthur Newman hooked you with its drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedThe Magic of Belle Isle (2012)7.0/10 from 469 votes
- NewestMan with No Past (2025)Released 2025
Gideon's Daughter (2005)
Bill Nighy and Miranda Richardson star in a story of grief and celebrity, set in the intense spring and summer of New Labour's election victory and Diana's death. Nighy is a PR guru who has to stop and re-evaluate his world when his daughter threatens to leave his life, perhaps as revenge for his serial infidelities. Richardson plays a mother trying to bury her grief in an unconventional way after the loss of her young son.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Is Anybody There? (2009)
A young boy who lives in an old folks' home strikes up a friendship with a retired magician.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove Ranch (2010)
Story of a couple that starts the first legal brothel in Nevada and a boxer they own a piece of.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisHenry Poole Is Here (2008)
Henry Poole abandons his fiancée and family business to spend what he believes are his remaining days alone. The discovery of a 'miracle' by a nosy neighbor ruptures his solitude and restores his faith in life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisDon't Think Twice (2016)
An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCake (2014)
After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower of the suicide.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDecoding Annie Parker (2014)
The lives of a breast-cancer patient and a researcher who is trying to prove a genetic link to cancer intersect in a groundbreaking study.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAdrift in Manhattan (2007)
The lives of three lonely strangers intersect while commuting on New York's 1 and 9 subway lines.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisWhere the Money Is (2000)
Henry Manning has come up with a new way to break out of prison: fake a stroke and get transferred to a nursing home. It's a perfect plan, except for one thing: the woman assigned to take care of him at the nursing home, Carol Ann McKay, has a plan of her own.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisGod's Pocket (2014)
A boozy lowlife tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist and the young man's mother complicate matters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisLucky Them (2013)
More interested in partying and flirting with young musicians than work, veteran rock journalist Ellie Klug has one last chance to prove her value to her magazine’s editor: a no-stone-unturned search to discover what really happened to long lost rock god, Matt Smith, who also happens to be her ex-boyfriend. Teaming up with an eccentric amateur documentary filmmaker, Ellie hits the road in search of answers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Last Word (2017)
A retired businesswoman – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own obituary. A young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth, and the result is a life-altering friendship.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCustody (2016)
When a hard-working single mother, Sara Diaz, has her children taken from her after she is suspected of injuring her son, Ally Fisher, a recent law school graduate, is assigned to represent her case before Judge Martha Schulman, a veteran of the Family Court System.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNobody Walks (2012)
A young woman's arrival sparks a surge of energy into a laid-back, artistic Los Angeles household, forcing the residents to confront their own fears and desires in an intricate dance of lust, denial and deception.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Ticket (2016)
A blind man who regains his vision finds himself becoming metaphorically blinded by his obsession for the superficial.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThree Christs (2017)
Dr. Alan Stone breaks new ground for treatment of the mentally ill through an experiment on three paranoid schizophrenic patients who believe they are Jesus Christ.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Benefactor (2015)
A newly married couple are forced to navigate the all-consuming interest of a powerful, mysterious, and possessive philanthropist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisSplit Image (1982)
An impressionable young man finds himself enslaved by a modern-day religious cult. In an effort to bring him back to reality, the boy's parents hire a deprogrammer to kidnap him and return him to his family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Holiday Heist (2019)
A man released from prison is torn between a life of crime and a fresh start with a woman he meets while scoping out a potential heist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Cassandra's Dream (2007)
The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)
After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Crooked Somebody (2018)
An attention-seeking psychic is kidnapped and tries to use the situation to boost his popularity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Great Buck Howard (2008)
When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician struggling to resurrect his career. This leads to a journey across the country staging the comeback of a lifetime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like this96 Minutes (2011)
The story of 4 lives slammed together in a shocking moment. Intercutting between a carjacking and the separate stories of the 4 kids, we watch as they hurtle toward a life-changing end.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like this10 Items or Less (2006)
An actor who is considering the role of a supermarket manager arrives at a grocery store on the outskirts of Los Angeles to do some field research. He subsequently becomes stranded, without a car or cell phone, and accepts a ride home with Scarlet, a cashier who is about to interview for a new job. The actor rediscovers the essence of his craft while helping Scarlet gain the confidence she needs to change her life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLucky (2011)
A wannabe serial killer wins the lottery and pursues his lifelong crush.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
SnoozefestMovies like thisNot Forgotten (2009)
Set in a Tex-Mex border town, Not Forgotten is a classic psychological thriller about Jack and Amaya Bishop, a couple who must come to terms with their tortured pasts in order to save their kidnapped daughter. It is a tale taut with intrigue and steeped in Latino mysticism, where the line between what's real and what's imagined becomes hopelessly blurred.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
SnoozefestMovies like thisMan with No Past (2025)
Waking up in an unfamiliar city, a man with no memory must confront the mysteries of his own identity. However, his desperate search to uncover the past pits him against a powerful enemy, leading to a showdown that ultimately reveals the truth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStrange Weather (2016)
Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Arthur Newman?
The closest matches to Arthur Newman are Gideon's Daughter (2005), Is Anybody There? (2009) and Love Ranch (2010). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Arthur Newman?
People who watched Arthur Newman most often go on to Gideon's Daughter (2005), Is Anybody There? (2009) and Love Ranch (2010).
What is the highest-rated movie like Arthur Newman?
The Magic of Belle Isle (2012), rated 7.0/10 by 469 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Arthur Newman?
Man with No Past (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Arthur Newman?
Yes: Gideon's Daughter (2005), Is Anybody There? (2009) and Love Ranch (2010).
How are movies similar to Arthur Newman chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Arthur Newman, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.