Movies Like National Theatre Live: Underdog: The Other Other Brontë

If you liked National Theatre Live: Underdog: The Other Other Brontë (2024), a movie directed by Natalie Ibu, 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.

1
Emily (2022)
★ 6.9/10
The imagined life of one of the world’s most famous authors, Emily Brontë, as she finds her voice and writes the literary classic Wuthering Heights. Explore the relationships that inspired her – her raw, passionate…
2
Sense and Sensibility (2026)
★ 7.3/10
A charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood.
3
The Favourite (2018)
★ 7.5/10
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…
4
Little Women (2019)
★ 7.9/10
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
5
The Whales of August (1987)
★ 7/10
Two aged sisters reflect on life and the past during a late summer day in Maine.
6
Switched for Christmas (2017)
★ 6.5/10
Identical twins Kate and Chris Lockhart plot to be the other sister – at Kate’s office and Chris’ school – and take on planning their sister’s Christmas events. One rule, though: no romance.
7
A Cinderella Christmas (2016)
★ 6.7/10
Angie works hard to run her uncle’s events business while her cousin Candace takes the credit. When Angie takes a night off to have fun at the Christmasquerade Ball, the mask and gown allow her to let loose, and she…
8
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
★ 6.8/10
Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de Lesseps auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden…
9
Little Women (1994)
★ 7.3/10
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
10
She's the Man (2006)
★ 6.8/10
Viola Hastings is in a real jam. Complications threaten her scheme to pose as her twin brother, Sebastian, and take his place at a new boarding school. She falls in love with her handsome roommate, Duke, who loves…
11
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
★ 6.7/10
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition…
12
Maudie (2016)
★ 7.8/10
Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis falls in love with a fishmonger while working for him as a live-in housekeeper.
13
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
★ 6.8/10
Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.
14
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
★ 6.9/10
Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while Baptista, a wealthy merchant, announces that he will not allow Bianca, his…
15
Julia (1977)
★ 6.5/10
At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
16
Finding Neverland (2004)
★ 7.3/10
During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece. Peter…
17
Ramona and Beezus (2010)
★ 6.6/10
Ramona is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her loving family on their toes, including her older sister Beezus, who's just trying to survive her…
18
27 Dresses (2008)
★ 6.5/10
Altruistic Jane finds herself facing her worst nightmare as her younger sister announces her engagement to the man Jane secretly adores.
19
Marvin's Room (1996)
★ 6.7/10
A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.
20
Elena Undone (2010)
★ 6.9/10
The wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer.