Movies Like The Great Gatsby
If you liked The Great Gatsby (1974), a drama and romance movie directed by Jack Clayton, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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The Great Gatsby (2013)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and romanceNick Carraway arrives in New York in 1922, an era of loose morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick encounters the mysterious millionaire Gatsby and his bewitching cousin Daisy…
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The Heiress (1949)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and romanceIn 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or may not be after her inheritance.
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Citizen Kane (1941)
★ 8/10Also dramaNewspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life…
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Hereafter (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaThree people — a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy — are touched by death in different ways.
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and romanceTold from the woman's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and romanceTold from the man's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
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Dying Young (1991)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and romanceAfter she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood cancer. Slowly, they fall in…
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Indecent Proposal (1993)
★ 6.4/10Also romance and dramaJohn Gage offers a down-on-his-luck yuppie husband $1 million for the opportunity to spend the night with the man's wife.
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Love and Death on Long Island (1998)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceCurmudgeonly author Giles De'Ath, a widower with a marked distaste for modern popular culture, attempts to buy a ticket for a film adaptation of an E.M. Forster novel, but instead finds himself watching a tacky teen…
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Purple Hearts (2022)
★ 8/10Also romance and dramaAn aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.
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Materialists (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and dramaA young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.
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Along for the Ride (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also romance and dramaThe summer before college, Auden meets the mysterious Eli, a fellow insomniac. While the seaside town of Colby sleeps, the two embark on nightly quests to help Auden experience the fun, carefree teen life she never…
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Great Expectations (2012)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and romanceOrphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but…
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Wonder Wheel (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and romanceThe story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the Coney Island amusement park in the 1950s: Ginny, an emotionally volatile former actress now working as a waitress in a clam house…
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A Beautiful Mind (2001)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and romanceFrom the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking discovery early in his career and stands on…
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Love Story (1970)
★ 6.8/10Also romance and dramaHarvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV and music student Jennifer Cavilleri share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on…
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The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and romanceMs. Isabel Archer isn't afraid to challenge societal norms. Impressed by her free spirit, her kindhearted cousin writes her into his fatally ill father's will. Suddenly rich and independent, Isabelle ventures into the…
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Cabrini (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaItalian immigrant Francesca Cabrini arrives in 1889 New York City and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and…
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Cradle Will Rock (1999)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaA true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
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Remember Me (2010)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and romanceStill reeling from a heartbreaking family event and his parents' subsequent divorce, Tyler Hawkins discovers a fresh lease on life when he meets Ally Craig, a gregarious beauty who witnessed her mother's death. But as…