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Movies like Revenge (1999)

The best movies like Revenge (1999) are The 7th Day (2004), Hands of Stone (2016) and The King of Havana (2015). If Revenge 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. The 7th Day (2004)

    Isabel Jimenez is a teenager witnessing a horrible feud between her own family and the Fuentes family, a feud involving broken hearts, property disputes and a mysterious fire that destroyed the Fuentes house. Isabel's uncle is murdered by Jeronimo Fuentes, who later tries to stab her father. After Jeronimo dies in jail, Isabel must look outside of her family for the truth, learning from the village idiot that her father may have set fire to the Fuentes home.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  2. 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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  3. The King of Havana (2015)

    Recently escaped from reformatory, Reinaldo struggles to get by in the streets of Havana in the late 90s, one of the worst decades for Cuban society. Hopes, disillusionment, rum, good humor and above all hunger, accompany him in his wanderings, until he meets Magda and Yunisleidy, survivors like himself. In one or the other's arms, he will try to escape the material and moral misery surrounding him, living love, passion, tenderness and uninhibited sex to the limit.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  4. The River (1984)

    Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  5. Girl in the Box (2016)

    The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as a slave to her captors.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  6. Eleanor the Great (2025)

    94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  7. Won't Back Down (2012)

    Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for their children. The two women refuse to let any obstacles stand in their way as they battle a bureaucracy that's hopelessly mired in traditional thinking, and they seek to re-energize a faculty that has lost its passion for teaching.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  9. Until the End of the World (2026)

    Manuel's life is upended when Esmeralda, his lost love from 15 years ago, calls unexpectedly. Despite being set to marry another, he rediscovers Esmeralda, and they realize their love transcends time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  10. Staring at Strangers (2022)

    Carpenter Sergio runs away and hides in a closet after his boss fired him. When the closet arrives at its buyer's house, he decides to stay there, hiding in his new home living with an unknown family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  11. Not Without Hope (2025)

    A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. The Safety of Objects (2002)

    In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  13. Mr. Turner (2014)

    Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)

    A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. A Father's Miracle (2025)

    After being falsely accused of a terrible crime, Hector, a man with a neurological disability, goes to a secret prison. His goodness conquers the prisoners, who plan to prove their innocence.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  16. The Road Dance (2022)

    A young girl lives in the Outer Hebrides in a small village in the years just before WWI. Isolated and hard by the shore, her life takes a dramatic change when a terrible tragedy befalls her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  17. The Congress (2013)

    An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. Chinas (2023)

    In Madrid, Spain, Lucía and Xiang, two nine-year-old Chinese girls, meet at the beginning of the school year.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  19. Firebreak (2026)

    Little Lide disappears in the forest while her family packs up their home. As a fire breaks out, her mother must race to reach her before the flames do.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. The Most Hated Woman in America (2017)

    The true story of Madalyn Murray O'Hair -- iconoclast, opportunist, and outspoken atheist -- from her controversial rise to her untimely demise.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. My Father's Glory (1990)

    Raised by his science teacher father, Joseph Pagnol, and seamstress mother Augustine, young Marcel grows up during the turn of the century in awe of his rationalist dad. When the family takes a summer vacation in the countryside, Marcel becomes friends with Lili, who teaches him about rural life.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  22. Tolkien (2019)

    England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share the same passion for literature and art, a true fellowship that strengthens as they grow up, but the outbreak of World War I threatens to shatter it.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  23. Legends of the Fall (1994)

    In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loyalty, tested by war, and torn apart by love, as told over the course of several decades in this epic saga.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  24. Sunshine (1999)

    The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  25. Dance of the Forty One (2020)

    Mexico City, November 1901. The police raid a private home where a secret party is being held. Among those attending is the son-in-law of President Porfirio Díaz.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  26. Against the Ice (2022)

    In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Danish expedition in ice-covered Greenland.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  27. Moulin Rouge! (2001)

    A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  28. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

    A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  29. Fanny and Alexander (1982)

    As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a joyless home when their mother, Emilie, marries a stern bishop. The bleak situation gradually grows worse as the bishop becomes more controlling, but dedicated relatives make a valiant attempt to aid Emilie, Fanny and Alexander.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  30. The Call of the Mountain (1923)

    In The Call of the Mountain (L’appel de la montagne) a couple are childhood sweethearts who are separated, she marries a rich man and he becomes an alpine guide. The woman’s husband dies, and she returns home to Switzerland, her wealth and beauty drawing interest from a foreign rake, rogue, and roué named Billinsky. He talks her into a mountain ascension that meets with disaster when some of the climbers fall to their deaths. Her loyal friend the alpine guide rescues his sweetheart, and saves her again.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Revenge?

The closest matches to Revenge are The 7th Day (2004), Hands of Stone (2016) and The King of Havana (2015). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Revenge?

Start with The 7th Day (2004), the closest match to Revenge.

What is the highest-rated movie like Revenge?

Dance of the Forty One (2020), rated 7.8/10 by 229 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Revenge?

Until the End of the World (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Spanish movies like Revenge?

Yes: The 7th Day (2004), The King of Havana (2015) and Until the End of the World (2026).

How are movies similar to Revenge chosen?

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