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Movies like Colonial Williamsburg (1936)

The best movies like Colonial Williamsburg (1936) are Me and Orson Welles (2008), Genius (2016) and To Rome with Love (2012). If Colonial Williamsburg hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Me and Orson Welles (2008)

    New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Genius (2016)

    New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. To Rome with Love (2012)

    Four tales unfold in the Eternal City: While vacationing in Rome, architect John encounters a young man whose romantic woes remind him of a painful incident from his own youth; retired opera director Jerry discovers a mortician with an amazing voice, and he seizes the opportunity to rejuvenate his own flagging career; a young couple have separate romantic interludes; a spotlight shines on an ordinary man.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  4. Johnny Guitar (1954)

    On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang. Another patron of Vienna's establishment is Johnny Guitar, a former gunslinger and her lover. When a heist is pulled in town that results in a man's death, Emma Small, Vienna's rival, rallies the townsfolk to take revenge on Vienna's saloon – even without proof of her wrongdoing.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

    Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. The Wings of the Dove (1997)

    Kate is secretly betrothed to a struggling journalist, Merton Densher. But she knows her Aunt Maude will never approve of the match, since Kate's deceased mother has lost all her money in a marriage to a degenerate opium addict. When Kate meets a terminally ill American heiress named Millie traveling through Europe, she comes up with a conniving plan to have both love and wealth.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Hoodlum (1997)

    In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)

    Claire Gregory, an upper class New York personality, witnesses a murder in a luxurious nightclub. Detective Mike Keegan, recently promoted, is assigned to protect her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  9. Cradle Will Rock (1999)

    A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Interview with the Vampire (1994)

    A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. The Age of Innocence (1993)

    In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)

    Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted with despair.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  13. Kitty Foyle (1940)

    A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's disapproval.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. The Fugitive Kind (1960)

    Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued by Carol Cutere, the enigmatic local tramp-of-good-family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. X (2011)

    A veteran call girl and a runaway prostitute witness a murder which sends them on an out-of-control roller coaster ride through the twilight zone of sex-for-sale.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. The Escort (2015)

    Desperate for a good story, a sex-addicted journalist throws himself into the world of high-class escorts when he starts following a Stanford-educated prostitute.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Anna Karenina (1997)

    In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Disgrace (2008)

    Disgrace is the story of a South African professor of English who loses everything: his reputation, his job, his peace of mind, his good looks, his dreams of artistic success, and finally even his ability to protect his cherished daughter. After having an affair with a student, he moves to the Eastern Cape, where he gets caught up in a mess of post-apartheid politics.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

    A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Pretty Baby (1978)

    In 1917 New Orleans, a 12-year-old girl is raised in a brothel by her prostitute mother.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Colonial Williamsburg?

The closest matches to Colonial Williamsburg are Me and Orson Welles (2008), Genius (2016) and To Rome with Love (2012). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Colonial Williamsburg?

Start with Me and Orson Welles (2008), the closest match to Colonial Williamsburg.

What is the highest-rated movie like Colonial Williamsburg?

Once Upon a Time in America (1984), rated 8.4/10 by 6,318 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Colonial Williamsburg?

Genius (2016) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Colonial Williamsburg?

Yes: Me and Orson Welles (2008), Genius (2016) and To Rome with Love (2012).

How are movies similar to Colonial Williamsburg chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Colonial Williamsburg, 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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