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Movies like Wilderness (2017)

The best movies like Wilderness (2017) are Blind (2017), Wander Darkly (2020) and Two for the Seesaw (1962). If Wilderness hooked you with its drama and romance, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Blind (2017)

    A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.

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

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  2. Wander Darkly (2020)

    New parents Adrienne and Matteo are forced to reckon with trauma amidst their troubled relationship. They must revisit the memories of their past and unravel haunting truths in order to face their uncertain future.

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

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  3. Two for the Seesaw (1962)

    After leaving his wife, lawyer Jerry Ryan moves from Omaha, Nebraska to New York City to start a new life. While studying for the New York Bar Examination and working to finalize his divorce, Ryan meets dancer Gittel Mosca, and the two begin a cautious courtship. However, Ryan feels that he must come to terms with his failed marriage and overcome his lingering attachment to his ex-wife before he can redefine himself and embrace his budding romance.

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

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  4. Fire with Fire (1986)

    A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, they must fight the prison authorities, their parents and the law.

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

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  5. Maria's Lovers (1984)

    A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love.

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

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  6. Time Is Up (2021)

    Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the time.

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

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  7. Ashes in the Snow (2018)

    The coming-of-age tale of 16-year-old Lina Vilkas who is deported to Siberia amid Stalin's reign of terror in the Baltic region during WWII. An aspiring artist, she secretly documents her harrowing journey with her drawings.

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

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  8. My Fault: London (2025)

    18-year-old Noah moves from America to London, with her mother who's recently fallen in love with William, a wealthy British businessman. Noah meets William’s son, bad-boy Nick, and soon discovers there is an attraction between them neither can avoid. As Noah spends the summer adjusting to her new life, her devastating past will catch up with her while falling in love for the first time.

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

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  9. Chinese Box (1997)

    The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China.

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

  10. London (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 · both drama & romance

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  11. Dirt Music (2020)

    Georgie is slowly suffocating in a loveless marriage to fishing tycoon Jim Buckridge. Handsome poacher Lu is an irresistible symbol of the excitement she craves. A passionate affair follows that reveals the dark secrets in Lu’s past and forces him to take flight into the blistering heat of the outback. Georgie follows, determined to find him and bring him back.

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

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  12. Gabriel's Inferno: Part II (2020)

    Professor Gabriel Emerson finally learns the truth about Julia Mitchell's identity, but his realization comes a moment too late. Julia is done waiting for the well-respected Dante specialist to remember her and wants nothing more to do with him. Can Gabriel win back her heart before she finds love in another's arms?

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

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  13. Newness (2017)

    In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.

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

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  14. The Man from Elysian Fields (2001)

    A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.

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

  15. The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)

    Reporter Charles Wills, in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth following a brief flirtation with her sister, Marion. After he and Helen marry, Charles pursues his novelistic ambition while supporting his new bride with a deadening job at a newspaper wire service. But when an old investment suddenly makes the family wealthy, their marriage begins to unravel — until a sudden tragedy changes everything.

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

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  16. On the Edge (2001)

    A suicidal young man is committed to a Dublin psychiatric hospital where he meets new friends who greatly influence his life.

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

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  17. 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 · both romance & drama

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  18. Twin Falls Idaho (1999)

    Francis and Blake Falls are Siamese twins who live in a neat little room in a rundown hotel. While sharing some organs, Blake is always fit and Francis is very sickly. Into their world comes a young lady, who turns their world upside down. She gets involved with Blake, and convinces the two to attend a Halloween party, where they can pass themselves off as wearing a costume. Eventually Francis becomes really ill, and they have to be separated. They then face the physical and mental strains that come from their proposed separation.

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

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  19. Your Fault: London (2026)

    Nick and Noah are both embarking on life-changing adventures that are threatening to pull them apart—Nick in business with his father and Noah starting a fresh chapter at Oxford University. Now living separate lives, and meeting new people, they find themselves entangled in temptations, rivalries, and betrayals and their bond is tested like never before. As secrets unravel and temptation rises, they must fight to hold onto each other—or risk losing everything.

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

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  20. A Journal for Jordan (2021)

    Based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, a soldier deployed to Iraq begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son. Back at home, senior New York Times editor Dana Canedy revisits the story of her unlikely, life-altering relationship with King and his enduring devotion to her and their child.

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

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Wilderness?

The closest matches to Wilderness are Blind (2017), Wander Darkly (2020) and Two for the Seesaw (1962). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Wilderness?

Start with Blind (2017), the closest match to Wilderness.

What is the highest-rated movie like Wilderness?

Gabriel's Inferno: Part II (2020), rated 8.3/10 by 1,569 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Wilderness?

Your Fault: London (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Wilderness?

Yes: Blind (2017), Wander Darkly (2020) and Two for the Seesaw (1962).

How are movies similar to Wilderness chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Wilderness, 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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