Movies like Leslie's Folly (1994)
The best movies like Leslie's Folly (1994) are Afterglow (1997), Hope Springs (2012) and The Pumpkin Eater (1964). If Leslie's Folly hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Leslie's Folly
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- Highest ratedAnother Woman (1988)6.8/10 from 301 votes
- NewestSister Midnight (2025)Released 2025
Afterglow (1997)
Lucky Mann is a builder equally handy at repairs and seduction. The latest housewife to succumb to his charms is Marianne, unhappily married to corporate exec Jeffrey. When Jeffrey becomes enraptured by Lucky’s wife Phyllis, the four get caught in a love quadrangle that reignites their marriages.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisHope Springs (2012)
After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Pumpkin Eater (1964)
Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrust (2021)
Set in the glamour of the New York and Paris art scenes, gallery owner Brooke Gatwick and her newscaster husband Owen Shore, face temptation, jealousy, twists and mystery when two seductive newcomers enter their lives.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisYou Hurt My Feelings (2023)
A novelist's longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Last Five Years (2014)
In New York, a struggling actress and a successful writer sing about their failed marriage from two perspectives.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisDream Lover (1994)
Not long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. But as strange incidents occur, Ray begins to realize he may not really know the woman he married.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShirley (2020)
A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisClash by Night (1952)
An embittered woman seeks escape in marriage, only to fall for her husband’s best friend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA 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 thisEffie Gray (2014)
A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeep Water (2022)
A well-to-do husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisHelen (2009)
On the outside, Helen has it all – a loving family and a successful career – but when her suppressed mental illness resurfaces, the world crumbles around her. Crippled by depression, Helen finds solace through her friendship with Mathilda, a kindred spirit struggling with bipolar disorder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSister Midnight (2025)
An arranged marriage in Mumbai, a cowardly, slacker husband and a slum of a house: the very ingredients that cause Uma to slowly transform into a feral and ruthless figure guided by her wildest impulses.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSybil (2007)
A true story of a young woman whose abusive childhood results in her developing a multiple personality disorder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBorn to Be Bad (1950)
Christabel Caine has the face of angel and the heart of a swamp rat. She'll step on anyone to get what she wants, including her own family. A master of manipulation, she covertly breaks off the engagement of her trusting cousin, Donna, to her fabulously wealthy beau, Curtis Carey. Once married to Curtis herself, Christabel continues her affair with novelist Nick Bradley, who knows she's evil, but loves her anyway.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMelinda and Melinda (2004)
While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning a romantic relationship with a close friend's husband.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTake This Waltz (2011)
Twenty-eight-year-old Margot is happily married to Lou, a good-natured cookbook author. But when Margot meets Daniel, a handsome artist who lives across the street, their mutual attraction is undeniable.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnother Woman (1988)
Marion is a woman who has learned to shield herself from her emotions. She rents an apartment to work undisturbed on her new book, but by some acoustic anomaly she can hear all that is said in the next apartment in which a psychiatrist holds his office. When she hears a young woman tell that she finds it harder and harder to bear her life, Marion starts to reflect on her own life. After a series of events she comes to understand how her unemotional attitude towards the people around her affected them and herself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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What are the best movies like Leslie's Folly?
The closest matches to Leslie's Folly are Afterglow (1997), Hope Springs (2012) and The Pumpkin Eater (1964). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Leslie's Folly?
Start with Afterglow (1997), the closest match to Leslie's Folly.
What is the highest-rated movie like Leslie's Folly?
Another Woman (1988), rated 6.8/10 by 301 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Leslie's Folly?
Sister Midnight (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Leslie's Folly?
Yes: Afterglow (1997), Hope Springs (2012) and The Pumpkin Eater (1964).
How are movies similar to Leslie's Folly chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Leslie's Folly, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.