Movies like Wild Nights with Emily (2018)
The best movies like Wild Nights with Emily (2018) are A Quiet Passion (2016), Mary Shelley (2017) and Jane Austen's Period Drama (2024). If Wild Nights with Emily hooked you with its history and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Favourite (2018)7.5/10 from 6,123 votes
- NewestHannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda (2024)Released 2024
A Quiet Passion (2016)
The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMary Shelley (2017)
The love affair between poet Percy Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin resulted in the creation of an immortal novel, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.”
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJane Austen's Period Drama (2024)
England, 1813. In the middle of a long-awaited marriage proposal, Miss Estrogenia Talbot gets her period. Her suitor, Mr. Dickley, mistakes the blood for an injury, and it soon becomes clear that his expensive education has missed a spot.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & history
Emma. (2020)
In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisColette (2018)
After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as Willy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Soon after, Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite for him. She pens a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation. After its success, Colette and Willy become the talk of Paris and their adventures inspire additional Claudine novels.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister (2010)
A lesbian in the 1800s who keeps a detailed account of her life written in coded diaries attempts to live independently while juggling an affair with a married woman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmmonite (2020)
In 1840s England, palaeontologist Mary Anning and a young woman sent by her husband to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship. Despite the chasm between their social spheres and personalities, Mary and Charlotte discover they can each offer what the other has been searching for: the realisation that they are not alone. It is the beginning of a passionate and all-consuming love affair that will defy all social bounds and alter the course of both lives irrevocably.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAppropriate Behavior (2015)
Shirin is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her attempt at all identities.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIzzy Gets the F*ck Across Town (2018)
A woman at rock bottom must find her way across Los Angeles in order to crash her ex-boyfriend's engagement party.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisEffie Gray (2014)
A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMistress America (2015)
A college freshman cures her disappointment and loneliness by allowing herself to be pulled into the wacky schemes of her future stepsister.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAll About Nina (2018)
Nina Geld's passion and talent have made her a rising star in the comedy scene, but she's an emotional mess offstage. When a new professional opportunity coincides with a romantic one, she is forced to confront her own deeply troubled past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisObvious Child (2014)
An immature, newly unemployed comic must navigate the murky waters of adulthood after her fling with a graduate student results in an unplanned pregnancy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMapplethorpe (2019)
A look at the life of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe from his rise to fame in the 1970s to his untimely death in 1989.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both history
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Favourite (2018)
England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both history & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisElena Undone (2010)
The wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLife Partners (2014)
A 29-year-old lawyer and her lesbian best friend experience a dramatic shift in their longtime bond after one enters a serious relationship.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisGood Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022)
Nancy Stokes, a retired schoolteacher, is pretty sure she has never had good sex. Now that her husband has died, she is determined to take a tour of sexual vistas that until now she has only imagined. She even has a plan; it involves an anonymous hotel room, and a sex worker who calls himself Leo Grande.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda (2024)
Genderqueer comics from around the world take the stage at London's Alexandra Palace in this comedy showcase hosted by the award-winning Hannah Gadsby.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
The Lady in the Van (2015)
The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLost Holiday (2019)
Margaret Rockland is as depressed as the ubiquitous Christmas carols are cheerful when she returns to the Washington DC suburb of her childhood for a reunion. The wild bunch she grew up with have settled into respectable family life. Adding insult to injury, her former boyfriend is engaged to the most bourgeois blonde on the East Coast. Margaret reacts by diving into a drinking and drugs marathon. With two remaining fellow souls, she roams the suburban no man’s land and ends up in an incomparable adventure with kidnapping, extortion, misunderstandings and clumsy violence as basic ingredients.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
A Perfect Ending (2012)
This intimate drama follows Rebecca, a woman who has kept her sexuality a secret from her friends but chooses to reveal it to a stranger. While Rebecca's revelations may not yield the results she expects, a perfect ending is still in reach.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe More You Ignore Me (2018)
Based on Jo Brand's critically acclaimed novel of the same name, The More You Ignore Me is a warm, comedy drama focusing on the life of an unconventional family in 1980s rural England. The film focuses on Gina, a young mother, whose efforts to be a loving mother and wife are undermined by her declining mental health. Things deteriorate when she develops an obsession with the local weatherman, which leads to an admission to the nearby psychiatric hospital. Over the years, as she grows up, her daughter Alice struggles to relate to her heavily medicated mum, and causes chaos when she comes up with a plan to reconnect with her, which divides the family forever and leads to a moving climax. Set to the songs of The Smiths, The More You Ignore Me provides a sometimes stark, yet comical insight into life within this quirky household, whilst addressing mental health issues and their impact on the family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Girls Like Magic (2018)
Explores the blurring lines of the friendship between Magic, a naive people-pleasing Brit, and Jamie, a hard-edged, self-sabotaging lesbian, as they fall for each other in more ways than one.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Accepted (2006)
A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMuch Ado About Nothing (2013)
A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAdventures in Public School (2018)
A socially-awkward, home-schooled kid forces his way into public school against his suffocating, but loving, mother's wishes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNo Time for Sergeants (1958)
Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride. He’s been drafted. Will’s ready. But is Uncle Sam ready for Will?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRocko's Modern Life: Static Cling (2019)
After 20 years in space, Rocko returns to a technologically advanced O-Town and makes it his mission to get his favorite show back on the air.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Wild Nights with Emily?
The closest matches to Wild Nights with Emily are A Quiet Passion (2016), Mary Shelley (2017) and Jane Austen's Period Drama (2024). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Wild Nights with Emily?
People who watched Wild Nights with Emily most often go on to A Quiet Passion (2016), Mary Shelley (2017) and Jane Austen's Period Drama (2024).
What is the highest-rated movie like Wild Nights with Emily?
The Favourite (2018), rated 7.5/10 by 6,123 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Wild Nights with Emily?
Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Wild Nights with Emily?
Yes: A Quiet Passion (2016), Mary Shelley (2017) and Jane Austen's Period Drama (2024).
How are movies similar to Wild Nights with Emily chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Wild Nights with Emily, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.