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Movies like Saint Nena! (2018)

The best movies like Saint Nena! (2018) are Fire with Fire (1986), Lovely, Still (2009) and The Best of Me (2014). If Saint Nena! hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. 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

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  2. Lovely, Still (2009)

    A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. The Best of Me (2014)

    A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

    Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, but, after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all—something to believe in.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. 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

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  6. Immaculate (2024)

    An American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbours a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. The First Omen (2024)

    When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Winter Spring Summer or Fall (2024)

    Remi and Barnes, two very different teenagers, meet by chance in the winter of their senior year, then spend four days together over the course of a year that will change their lives forever.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. A Christmas Prince (2017)

    When a reporter goes undercover as a nanny to get the inside scoop on a playboy prince, she gets tangled in some royal intrigue and ends up finding love - but will she be able to keep up her lie?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Fatima (2020)

    In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who tells them that only prayer and suffering will bring an end to World War I. As secularist government officials and Church leaders try to force the children to recant their story, word of the sighting spreads across the country, inspiring religious pilgrims to flock to the site in hopes of witnessing a miracle..

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Brave the Dark (2025)

    When Mr. Deen discovers one of his students has been living out of his car and thrown into jail, he decides to bail him out. Determined to curb Nate’s self-destructive behavior, Deen quickly discovers a host of dark secrets slowly tearing Nate apart. What began as a good deed becomes a desperate fight to save Nate from his own demons. As Nate spirals deeper into despair, Deen must decide how far he’s willing to go to save a kid on the brink of losing everything—even himself.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Dirty Sexy Saint (2019)

    Clay Kincaid hates the nickname 'Saint', he got for being too kind to stray animals and desperate people. Especially when it comes to women. With a rough and damaged past that has left him jaded, he doesn't do committed relationships. This is before he meets Samantha Jamieson, an heiress turned runaway in need of help. When she starts to work as a waitress at his bar, he discovers that she is someone truly special and amazing… someone that could warm his damaged heart.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020)

    A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Bad Sister (2015)

    As a top student at St. Adeline's Catholic Boarding School, Zoe senses that something is not quite right about the school's new nun-- a sense proven to be true when it is revealed the "good' nun is an imposter with a fatal attraction to Zoe's brother.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Paradise (1982)

    After their caravan is attacked and their respective families butchered by Arab marauders, teenagers David and Sarah flee across the desert. But the desert is filled with danger from the elements, animals and the unwholesome appetite of the Jackal, a sheik who wants Sarah for himself. However, the desert also holds temptation and love. David and Sarah hide out in an oasis and build a life for themselves, discovering each other in new ways.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. The Devil's Advocate (1997)

    Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. The Other Woman (2010)

    Emilia, a law-school graduate, falls in love with her married boss, Jack. After Emilia marries Jack, her happiness turns unexpectedly to grief following the death of her infant daughter. Devastated, Emilia nonetheless carries on, attempting to forge a connection with her stepson William and to resist the interference of Jack's jealous ex-wife.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Fallen (2016)

    Lucinda Price is sent to a reform academy under the assumption that she has killed a boy. There, she meets two mysterious boys, Cam and Daniel, to whom she feels drawn to both. But as the love triangle unfurls, it is Daniel that Luce cannot keep herself away from, and things begin to take a darker turn when she finds out his true identity.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Carol (2015)

    In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Yes, God, Yes (2020)

    Alice, a young innocent Catholic girl, is tempted into masturbating after an AOL chat suddenly turns sexual, however is conflicted as the act would be considered a sin.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Saint Nena!?

The closest matches to Saint Nena! are Fire with Fire (1986), Lovely, Still (2009) and The Best of Me (2014). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Saint Nena!?

Start with Fire with Fire (1986), the closest match to Saint Nena!.

What is the highest-rated movie like Saint Nena!?

The Best of Me (2014), rated 7.5/10 by 2,775 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Saint Nena!?

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

How are movies similar to Saint Nena! chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Saint Nena!, 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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