Movies like Wonderful London: Flowers of London (1924)
The best movies like Wonderful London: Flowers of London (1924) are 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), Topsy-Turvy (1999) and Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015). If Wonderful London: Flowers of London hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedCity Lights (1931)8.2/10 from 2,593 votes
- NewestWildcat (2025)Released 2025
84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
When a humorous script-reader in her New York apartment sees an ad in the Saturday Review of Literature for a bookstore in London that does mail order, she begins a very special correspondence and friendship with Frank Doel, the bookseller who works at Marks & Co., 84 Charing Cross Road.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTopsy-Turvy (1999)
For nearly a decade, Gilbert and Sullivan’s collaborations have delighted the English people. But in 1884, as a London heat wave cuts into the theater trade, their latest work, "Princess Ida", receives lukewarm press. In an effort to reconcile their creative differences and drawing inspiration from Japanese culture, they went on to create the hit opera "The Mikado", one of the duo's greatest successes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRoald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015)
Retired bachelor Mr Hoppy is hopelessly in love with his neighbour Mrs Silver, but she is only interested in her pet tortoise Alfie - until Mr Hoppy hatches an audacious plan.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisImagine Me & You (2006)
During her wedding ceremony, Rachel notices Luce in the audience and feels instantly drawn to her. The two women become close friends, and when Rachel learns that Luce is a lesbian, she realizes that despite her happy marriage to Heck, she is falling for Luce. As she questions her sexual orientation, Rachel must decide between her stable relationship with Heck and her exhilarating new romance with Luce.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisI Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life. Lacking courage, he hires a contract killer to do the job. Then, while awaiting his demise, he meets a woman and promptly falls in love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBed of Roses (1996)
The seeds of love are planted when Lisa, a high-powered investment banker, receives flowers from a secret admirer. But when his fairy-tale fantasies clash with her workaholic ways, they soon find out that sometimes, it's harder than it seems for love to conquer all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisMrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
A 1950s London cleaning lady falls in love with an haute couture dress by Christian Dior and decides to gamble everything for the sake of this folly.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Night at the Roxbury (1998)
Despite being well into adulthood, brothers Doug and Steve Butabi still live at home and work in the flower shop owned by their dad. They exist only to hit on women at discos, though they're routinely unsuccessful until a chance run-in with Richard Grieco gets them inside the swank Roxbury club. Mistaken for high rollers, they meet their dream women, Vivica and Cambi, and resolve to open a club of their own.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLondon (2005)
London is a drug laden adventure that centers on a party in a New York loft where a young man is trying to win back his ex-girlfriend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLured (1947)
Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believes her friend has been murdered by a serial killer who uses personal ads to find his victims. Temple hatches a plan to catch the killer using Sandra as bait, and Sandra agrees to help.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCity Lights (1931)
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisHappy-Go-Lucky (2008)
A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFunny Face (1957)
A shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off to Paris where she becomes a reluctant model.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNational Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe (2008)
In one single, epic camera move we journey from Earth's surface to the outermost reaches of the universe on a grand tour of the cosmos, to explore newborn stars, distant planets, black holes and beyond.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPhantom Thread (2017)
In 1950s London, a renowned dressmaker's meticulous lifestyle begins drastically changing as his relationship with his young muse intensifies.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLast Night in Soho (2021)
A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to be falling apart with shady consequences.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
Seymour works in a skid row florist shop and is in love with his beautiful co-worker, Audrey. He creates a new plant that not only talks but cannot survive without human flesh and blood.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Scapegoat (2012)
In 1952, as England prepares for the coronation, two very different men have one thing in common—a face.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStalked by My Doctor (2015)
When a teenage girl is miraculously saved by a heart surgeon, the doctor begins to flirt with her. Her father doesn’t believe her and unbeknownst to all, the doctor is obsessed with the girl.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWildcat (2025)
An ex-black ops team reunite to pull off a desperate heist in order to save the life of their leader’s eight-year-old daughter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Wonderful London: Flowers of London?
The closest matches to Wonderful London: Flowers of London are 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), Topsy-Turvy (1999) and Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Wonderful London: Flowers of London?
Start with 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), the closest match to Wonderful London: Flowers of London.
What is the highest-rated movie like Wonderful London: Flowers of London?
City Lights (1931), rated 8.2/10 by 2,593 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Wonderful London: Flowers of London?
Wildcat (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Wonderful London: Flowers of London?
Yes: 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), Topsy-Turvy (1999) and Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015).
How are movies similar to Wonderful London: Flowers of London chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Wonderful London: Flowers of London, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.