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Movies like The Bittersweet (2000)

The best movies like The Bittersweet (2000) are Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012), Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery (2017) and Hello (2022). If The Bittersweet hooked you with its mystery and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)

    Jesse finds himself struggling to get his job back as the Paradise police chief, and he is forced to rely on his cop intuition to sort through a maze of misleading clues and hidden meanings as he attempts to solve a shocking and horrifying mob-related double homicide.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller

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  2. Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery (2017)

    In the small resort town of Lighthouse Cove, everyone knows that the best man for the job is a woman. And that woman is Shannon Hughes, owner of a construction company and an expert in Victorian home restoration and renovation. Through her renovations she will find clues to uncover the house’s secret past and in turn become an unlikely sleuth to help crack these unsolved mysteries

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery

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  3. Hello (2022)

    An emotionally unavailable flight attendant meets a potential love interest and later finds out that her "perfect guy" has ulterior motives. As the clock ticks down on New Year's Eve, she must fight to keep her murdered ex-boyfriend's secrets or find herself dead.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller

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  4. Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder (2022)

    A murder investigation is reignited in a house that is considered haunted by the Lawrenceton locals and where years ago Aurora and Sally, as teenagers, discovered a body.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & drama

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  5. A Sister's Secret (2018)

    Twin sisters secretly swap places on their thirtieth birthday. The harmless prank becomes a nightmare when one of them is murdered.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller

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  6. Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery (2018)

    Archaeologist Emma Fielding is hired to consult on the acquisition of a castle-like estate that local legend states is cursed. But she finds herself in the middle of a murder case after discovering the body of the archaeologist she was hired to shadow in a secret chamber in the bowels of the huge building. Assisted by her friend, FBI special agent Jim Conner, Fielding must sift through clues and a long list of suspects, each of whom has their own reason for wanting the man dead, to determine who is the killer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & drama

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  7. Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play (2019)

    At a gathering of mystery and true crime fans, Aurora Teagarden’s nephew, Phillip, is accused of murder when an unplanned onstage blackout during the play in which he is performing ends, revealing Phillip holding the bloody knife that has just killed one of the other performers. 12th installment in Aurora Teagarden Mysteries

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller

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  8. A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2015)

    A librarian with a sharp mind for murder, Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane unexpectedly dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery haunting her neighborhood. It is up to Aurora to piece together the clues—including a skull, its missing skeleton and a suspicious group of neighbors—and solve the murder before she becomes the unlikely killer’s next victim.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & drama

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  9. Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent (2016)

    When Jenn's old pal Sandra becomes the prime suspect in a murder case, it'll be up to her to discover who done it before time runs out.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery

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  10. Seeds of Yesterday (2015)

    The Sheffield family reveal and go through some home truths as their middle child inherits the Foxworth mansion. The family's ghosts looming over, and more tragedies are in store as the curse lives on.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama

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  11. The Neighbor in the Window (2020)

    A suburban wife finds herself and the security of her family threatened by another seemingly friendly neighborhood mom.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama

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  12. Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1992)

    At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & drama

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  13. Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly (2020)

    Aurora's high school reunion turns deadly when a body is found in the hotel pool. Aurora and her Real Murders Club help investigate which classmate was most likely to kill.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & drama

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  14. Garage Sale Mystery: A Case Of Murder (2017)

    Jenn buys an old reel-to-reel recorder at a garage sale only to find that it includes the sound of a man pleading for his life. When the former owner of the recorder, a retired therapist, is found murdered in a patient’s apartment, Jenn’s investigation leads to other patients whose love lives are more entangled than she was first led to believe.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & drama

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  15. Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)

    Former detective Jeff Jackson teams up with Dr. Zee Madieras to track down their friend's missing emerald brooch, a thief, and also... a murderer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & drama

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  16. A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017)

    Aurora Teagarden and her boyfriend Martin are thrilled when they get an unexpected visit from his niece and her new baby. Their excitement is short lived when his niece disappears and the baby is left behind. Once again, Aurora finds herself drawn into a deadly investigation as she risks it all to help Martin reunite with his family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & drama

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  17. The Locksmith (2023)

    A thief fresh out of prison, tries to work his way back into the life of his daughter and ex-fiancé. Determined, he is forced to use the skills he has as a gifted locksmith. Things take a tumultuous turn after an unexpected disappearance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery

  18. American Son (2019)

    Time passes and tension mounts in a Florida police station as an estranged interracial couple awaits news of their missing teenage son.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  19. Hello Sister, Goodbye Life (2006)

    A college student must take care of her 7-year-old half sister after the death of their parents.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. TalhotBlond (2012)

    Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. The Mental State (2022)

    In the heart of rural Kentucky, a high school senior and his family struggle to cope with the true identity and intentions of a dangerous town shooter.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & mystery

  22. El cuento del lobo (2025)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & mystery

  23. The Secret Call (1931)

    The Secret Call is adapted from The Woman, a play by William C. DeMille (brother of Cecil B.) Peggy Shannon plays Wanda Kelly, the daughter of a disgraced politician. Reduced to working as a switchboard operator, Wanda is privy to the many secrets and indiscretions of the clients of a big-city hotel. She also finds romance in the form of handsome Tom Blake (Richard Arlen). The huge cast of characters comes in handy for the film's multitude of subplots, none of which ever get their wires crossed. Peggy Shannon acquits herself nicely in her first major role, but by the end of the decade her career was in decline.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  24. Five Star Final (1931)

    Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  25. Anna Christie (1930)

    Old sailor Chris Christofferson eagerly awaits the arrival of his grown daughter Anna, whom he sent at five years old to live with relatives in Minnesota. He has not seen her since, but believes her to be a decent and respectably employed young woman. When Anna arrives, however, it is clear that she has lived a hard life in the dregs of society, and that much of spirit has been extinguished. She falls in love with a young sailor rescued at sea by her father, but dreads to reveal to him the truth of her past. Both father and young man are deluded about her background, yet Anna cannot quite bring herself to allow them to remain deluded.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  26. Richard II (TBA)

    Based on the play by William Shakespeare.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  27. Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)

    An Irish miser, his morphine addicted wife, their debauched older son, and a gravely ill younger son. A quiet Connecticut vacation home on one foggy day in August 1912 becomes the backdrop for domestic decline.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  28. Labyrint srdce (1961)

    It is 1955 and the government in Czechoslovakia has declared an amnesty for post-war emigrants. Many of them returned to their families, only young Pavel Kocián's single mother waits in vain for him. Despite her protests, Tomáš Stach, an assembler, is accommodated in her flat as a lodger. Until recently, his fiancée Jana was also waiting for Pavel's return, but she has given up hope and visits Mrs Kocián only out of pity. One evening, an unknown man who introduces himself as Jonáš and claims to know Pavel visits her.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  29. Julius Caesar (1970)

    All-star cast glamorizes this lavish 1970 remake of the classic William Shakespeare play, which portrays the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, and the resulting war between the faction led by the assassins and the faction led by Mark Anthony.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  30. Sweet Charity (1969)

    Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Bittersweet?

The closest matches to The Bittersweet are Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012), Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery (2017) and Hello (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Bittersweet?

Start with Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012), the closest match to The Bittersweet.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Bittersweet?

American Son (2019), rated 6.0/10 by 242 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Bittersweet?

El cuento del lobo (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

How are movies similar to The Bittersweet chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Bittersweet, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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