Movies like Kitty Foyle (1940)
The best movies like Kitty Foyle (1940) are In Name Only (1939), Mr. Skeffington (1944) and Blossoms in the Dust (1941). If Kitty Foyle hooked you with its drama and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedNow, Voyager (1942)7.4/10 from 249 votes
- NewestThe Lost Husband (2020)Released 2020
In Name Only (1939)
A wealthy man falls for a widow but is locked into a loveless marriage with a woman who has contrived to convince his parents she is the ideal wife.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMr. Skeffington (1944)
A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlossoms in the Dust (1941)
Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very young. Edna discovers by chance how the law treats children who are without parents and decides to do something about it. She opens a home for foundlings and orphans and begins to place children in good homes, despite the opposition of "conservative" citizens, who would condemn illegitimate children for being born out of wedlock. Eventually Edna leads a fight in the Texas legislature to remove the stigma of illegitimacy from birth records in that state, while continuing to be an advocate for homeless children.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
B.F.'s Daughter (1948)
Wealthy Polly Fulton marries a progressive scholar whose attitudes toward capitalism and acquired wealth puts their marriage in jeopardy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
The Valley of Decision (1945)
Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her family objects when she goes to work as a maid for the wealthy Scott family which controls the mill. Mary catches the attention of handsome scion Paul Scott, but their romance is complicated by Paul's engagement to someone else and a bitter strike among the mill workers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Now, Voyager (1942)
A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and from an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAlice Adams (1935)
In the lower-middle-class Adams family, father and son are happy to work in a drugstore, but mother and daughter Alice try every possible social-climbing stratagem despite snubs and embarrassment. When Alice finally meets her dream man Arthur, mother nags father into a risky business venture and plans to impress Alice's beau with an "upscale" family dinner. Will the excruciating results drive Arthur away?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEast Side, West Side (1949)
A vain businessman puts strains on his happy marriage to a rich, beautiful socialite by allowing himself to be seduced by a former girlfriend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Stella Dallas (1937)
A working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTomorrow Is Forever (1946)
In 1918, Elizabeth MacDonald learns that her husband, John Andrew, has been killed in the war. Elizabeth bears John's son and eventually marries her kindly boss. Unknown to her, John has survived but is horribly disfigured and remains in Europe. Years later, on the eve of World War II, Elizabeth refuses to agree to her son's request to enlist and is stunned when an eerily familiar stranger named Kessler arrives from abroad and becomes involved.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
Reporter Charles Wills, in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth following a brief flirtation with her sister, Marion. After he and Helen marry, Charles pursues his novelistic ambition while supporting his new bride with a deadening job at a newspaper wire service. But when an old investment suddenly makes the family wealthy, their marriage begins to unravel — until a sudden tragedy changes everything.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Clock (1945)
A G.I. en route to Europe falls in love during a whirlwind two-day leave in New York City.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIn This Our Life (1942)
An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNone But the Lonely Heart (1944)
When an itinerant reluctantly returns home to help his sickly mother run her shop, they're both tempted to turn to crime to help make ends meet.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJezebel (1938)
In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWoman of the Year (1942)
Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLydia (1941)
Lydia MacMillan, a wealthy woman who has never married, invites several men her own age to her home to reminisce about the times when they were young and courted her. In memory, each romance seemed splendid and destined for happiness, but in each case, Lydia realizes, the truth was less romantic, and ill-starred.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Since You Went Away (1944)
In 1943, several people enter, re-enter, and exit the difficult life of a Midwestern family whose patriarch has been called up to war, leaving behind his wife and two teen daughters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeception (1946)
After marrying her long lost love, a pianist finds the relationship threatened by a wealthy composer who is besotted with her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMagnificent Obsession (1935)
A playboy tries to redeem himself after his careless behavior causes a great man's death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
My Reputation (1946)
Tongues begin to wag when a lonely widow becomes romantically involved with a military man. Problems arise when the gossip is filtered down to her own children.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to eldest daughter Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with second-eldest Elizabeth.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDangerous (1935)
Don Bellows finds former stage star Joyce Heath a penniless drunk and takes her to his Connecticut home for rehabilitation. He asks his fiancée Gail to free him and offers to sponsor Joyce in a play.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThat Forsyte Woman (1949)
Soames and Irene Forsyte have a marriage of convenience. Young Jolyon Forsyte is a black sheep who ran away with the maid after his wife's death. Teenager June Forsyte has found love with an artist, Phillip Bosinny. The interactions between the Forsytes and the people and society around them is the truss for this love story set in the rigid and strict times of the Victorian age.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father. When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him. However, her controlling father has no intention of allowing her out of his sight.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Test Pilot (1938)
Jim is a test pilot. His wife Ann and best friend Gunner try their best to keep him sober. But the life of a test pilot is anything but safe.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHumoresque (1947)
A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKeeper of the Flame (1943)
Famed reporter Stephen O'Malley travels to a small town to investigate the death of a national hero.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFlamingo Road (1949)
A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Lost Husband (2020)
Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Kitty Foyle?
The closest matches to Kitty Foyle are In Name Only (1939), Mr. Skeffington (1944) and Blossoms in the Dust (1941). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Kitty Foyle?
People who watched Kitty Foyle most often go on to In Name Only (1939), Mr. Skeffington (1944) and Blossoms in the Dust (1941).
What is the highest-rated movie like Kitty Foyle?
Now, Voyager (1942), rated 7.4/10 by 249 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Kitty Foyle?
The Lost Husband (2020) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Kitty Foyle?
Yes: In Name Only (1939), Mr. Skeffington (1944) and Blossoms in the Dust (1941).
How are movies similar to Kitty Foyle chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Kitty Foyle, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.