Movies like Marriage (2017)
The best movies like Marriage (2017) are A Guide for the Married Man (1967), Extract (2009) and Strangers When We Meet (1960). If Marriage hooked you, these 23 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedSleuth (1972)7.7/10 from 760 votes
- NewestRomance Doll (2020)Released 2020
- In JapaneseEarly Spring (1956)Also in Japanese
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
A man gives his friend a series of lessons on how to cheat on one's wife without being caught.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisExtract (2009)
The owner of a factory that produces flavor extracts, Joel Reynold seems to have it all, but really doesn't. What's missing is sexual attention from his wife, Suzie. Joel hatches a convoluted plan to get Suzie to cheat on him, thereby clearing the way for Joel to have an affair with Cindy, an employee. But what Joel doesn't know is that Cindy is a sociopathic con artist, and a freak workplace accident clears the way for her to ruin Joel forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisStrangers When We Meet (1960)
A suburban architect loves his wife but is bored with his marriage and with his work, so he takes up with the neglected, married beauty who lives down the street.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Lucky One (2012)
A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFocus (2015)
Nicky, an accomplished con artist, gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later, she returns as a femme fatale to spoil his plans.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSylvia Scarlett (1935)
When her father decides to flee to England, young Sylvia Scarlett must become Sylvester Scarlett and protect her father every step of the way, with the questionable help of plenty others.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)
American multi-millionaire Michael Brandon marries his eighth wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broke French Marquis. But she doesn't want to be only a number in the line of his ex-wives and undertakes her own strategy to tame him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEarly Spring (1956)
A young salaryman and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he embarks on an extramarital affair.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRomance Doll (2020)
It was a pre-destined love and marriage for Sonoko and Tetsuo. They tied the knot and became husband and wife no questions asked. All is well then. Well, perhaps not. Each holds a secret that even the binds of matrimony cannot untie.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSleuth (1972)
A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAfter the Rain (2000)
A group of travelers is stranded in a small country inn when the river floods during heavy rains. As the bad weather continues, tensions rise amongst the trapped travelers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCousins (1989)
When Larry and Maria learn that their respective spouses are cheating on them, they try to turn the tables on them by pretending to have an affair. However, they soon find themselves falling in love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsible—and steal any other treasures he may find in the Castle of Cagliostro, including the 'damsel in distress' he finds imprisoned there.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Guy Thing (2003)
Paul Morse is a good guy. When his friends throw him a wild bachelor party, he just wants to keep his conscience clean -- which is why he's shocked when he wakes up in bed with a beautiful girl named Becky and can't remember the night before. Desperate to keep his fiancée, Karen, from finding out what may or may not be the truth, he tells her a teensy lie. Soon his lies are spiraling out of control and his life is a series of comical misunderstandings.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Delinquent Season (2018)
In Dublin, two couples (Jim and Danielle; Yvonne and Chris) are seemingly living in marital bliss. However, when Chris's behaviour begins to change, Yvonne seeks solace in the arms of Jim, and before long they are in the midst of an affair. When a life-changing secret is later revealed, all four are forced to re-evaluate their lives, their marriages, and their friendships - but can anything be salvaged from the wreckage?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Other Woman (2014)
After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he's been cheating on. And when yet another affair is discovered, all three women team up to plot mutual revenge on the three-timing SOB.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHeartbreakers (2001)
Max and Page are a brilliant mother/daughter con team who have their grift down to a fine science. Max targets wealthy, willing men and marries them. Page then seduces them, and Max catches her husband in the act. Then it's off to palimony city and the next easy mark.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShe-Devil (1989)
A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wedding Ringer (2015)
Doug Harris is a loveable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man. With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams, Doug is referred to Jimmy Callahan, owner and CEO of Best Man, Inc., a company that provides flattering best men for socially challenged guys in need. What ensues is a hilarious wedding charade as they try to pull off the big con, and an unexpected budding bromance between Doug and his fake best man Jimmy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRedbelt (2008)
Martial artist Mike Terry lives by a strict code of no competitions, for he feels that such contests weaken fighters. After saving a famous action star from a brutal attack, Mike takes a job in the film industry. He soon finds his personal beliefs and integrity on the line as circumstances force him to participate in a prize fight.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio (2009)
Set in the early 1990's, after The Persian Gulf War began, a 30 year old man passes himself off as Captain Kuhio a pilot for an American Special Unit. He also boasts that he is the offspring of Kamehameha I and a distant relative of Queen Elizabeth of England. In actuality, the man is a marriage swindler looking for his next big score.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Dreams for Sale (2012)
After losing their restaurant in a fire, a husband and wife come up with a strange plan to rebuild their shattered finances: marrying the husband off to a series of lonely women and defrauding them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Jitsuwa Poruno Jikenbo: Kekkon Sagi (1973)
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Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Marriage?
The closest matches to Marriage are A Guide for the Married Man (1967), Extract (2009) and Strangers When We Meet (1960). Below are 20 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Marriage?
Start with A Guide for the Married Man (1967), the closest match to Marriage.
What is the highest-rated movie like Marriage?
Sleuth (1972), rated 7.7/10 by 760 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Marriage?
Romance Doll (2020) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Japanese movies like Marriage?
Yes: Early Spring (1956), Romance Doll (2020) and After the Rain (2000).
How are movies similar to Marriage chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Marriage, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.