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Movies like The Bride's Awakening (1918)

The best movies like The Bride's Awakening (1918) are Effie Gray (2014), Deep Water (2022) and The Only Living Boy in New York (2017). If The Bride's Awakening 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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  1. Effie Gray (2014)

    A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  2. Deep Water (2022)

    A well-to-do husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  3. The Only Living Boy in New York (2017)

    When a young man learns that his overbearing father is having an affair, he tries to stop it, only to be seduced by the older woman as well.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  4. The Attack (2012)

    An Arab surgeon living in Tel Aviv discovers a dark secret about his wife in the aftermath of a suicide bombing.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  5. Heatwave (2022)

    A woman's life takes an unexpected turn when she falls for her boss's wife. She must soon defend herself as she becomes entangled in a web of malice.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  6. Careful What You Wish For (2015)

    A guy gets more than he bargained for after entering into an affair with the wife of an investment banker. Soon, a suspicious death and substantial life insurance policy embroil him in a scandal.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  7. Adulterers (2016)

    On a steamy New Orleans afternoon, Sam Deuprey decides to surprise his beautiful wife, Ashley, for their anniversary and comes home early. But Ashley is not alone in the bedroom. She and her lover, Damien are about to learn how far a jealous husband will go.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. Rogue Agent (2022)

    Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  9. The Pumpkin Eater (1964)

    Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  10. The Good Neighbor (2022)

    A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and becomes overbearing and possessive.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  11. Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)

    A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. Hands of Stone (2016)

    The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  13. Shirley (2020)

    A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)

    A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up his act and devote the rest of his life to the young kids of Harlem. 1996 was the 25th anniversary of the first tournament named after him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. Little Boy Blue (1998)

    Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The dad harbors a secret, and he goes to murderous lengths to keep it hidden. The young man, Jimmy, who has suspicions, but little comes out until a Yankee woman comes to town.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  16. The Locket (1946)

    A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  17. Hungry Hearts (2015)

    The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. Brand Upon the Brain! (2007)

    After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  19. The Blue Dahlia (1946)

    Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)

    Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. The Case of Lena Smith (1929)

    A peasant girl goes to great lengths to protect her child in 19th century Vienna. The film is considered lost, and only four minutes of footage are known to remain.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  22. Metropolis (1927)

    In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  23. Suzanna (1923)

    Hoping to consolidate their adjoining ranches, Don Fernando and Don Diego betroth their children, Ramón and Dolores, although Ramón is in love with Suzanna, the daughter of a peon on his father's ranch, and Dolores is interested in Pancho, a toreador. When Suzanna learns that she was kidnapped in infancy and is really Don Diego's daughter, she keeps silent; but Ramón finally rebels and steals Suzanna from the altar as she is about to marry Pancho. There are explanations, Ramón marries Suzanna, and Dolores marries Pancho. Suzanna (1923) has been mastered from a good quality but incomplete 35mm print.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  24. A Fortune Hunter (1921)

    Historical drama which features Gösta Ekman as the dashing rogue who steals the heart of the ethereal Mary Johnson.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  25. A Scarlet Angel (1922)

    The criminal couple Louise Kent and Charles Zukor stages a coup in the luxury restaurant Oriental. In the midst of a dance number goes suddenly all the lights out. In the confusion that arises one of the elegant guests is deprived of her jewelry.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  26. I Delete and I Judge (1919)

    Brišem i sudim is a Croatian film. Only one minute of the film is saved.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  27. Behind the Screen (1917)

    Famous Russian screen actors play themselves in this drama about the lives of actors. Thirteen minutes of the film survive.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  28. Theater of Life: Youth Version (1936)

    During the 20s in Japan, a romantic student at Tokyo's Waseda University is filled with noble sentiments absorbed from literature but his naive illusions will be shattered by the ruthless realities of money and power.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  29. Dead Man's Curve (1928)

    A grease monkey discovers a defect in an auto engine being turned out by his employer. But since our hero discovers this only after losing an important race, his boss chalks up the loss to Fairbanks' supposed cowardice.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  30. The Making of O'Malley (1925)

    A policeman falls for a teacher, and befriends her students. A gang of bootleggers threatens his newfound joys.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Bride's Awakening?

The closest matches to The Bride's Awakening are Effie Gray (2014), Deep Water (2022) and The Only Living Boy in New York (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Bride's Awakening?

Start with Effie Gray (2014), the closest match to The Bride's Awakening.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Bride's Awakening?

Metropolis (1927), rated 8.1/10 by 3,266 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Bride's Awakening?

Rogue Agent (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like The Bride's Awakening?

Yes: Effie Gray (2014), Deep Water (2022) and The Only Living Boy in New York (2017).

How are movies similar to The Bride's Awakening chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Bride's Awakening, 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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