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Movies Like Sweetheart

If you liked Sweetheart (2011), a movie directed by Eva Riley, 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. 1The Man in the Moon

    The Man in the Moon (1991)

    ★ 7.4/10

    Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and Court meet first and have a flirtatious rapport -- but when he meets…

  2. 2What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

    ★ 7.9/10

    A former vaudeville child star viciously torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.

  3. 3Where Hope Grows

    Where Hope Grows (2014)

    ★ 7.9/10

    Calvin Campbell is a former professional baseball player sent to an early retirement due to his panic attacks at the plate. Even though he had all the talent for the big leagues, he struggles with the curveballs life…

  4. 4A Streetcar Named Desire

    A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

    ★ 7.6/10

    A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.

  5. 5Blue Jasmine

    Blue Jasmine (2013)

    ★ 7/10

    After experiencing a traumatic misfortune, Jasmine French, a wealthy woman from New York, moves to San Francisco to live with her foster sister Ginger and the firm purpose of getting a new life, but she will be haunted…

  6. 6Lazareth

    Lazareth (2024)

    ★ 6/10

    Lee is an aunt whose life mission is to protect her orphaned nieces, Imogen and Maeve, from a self-destructing world, raising them in isolation until an outsider threatens their peaceful existence.

  7. 7Because I Said So

    Because I Said So (2007)

    ★ 5.8/10

    In an effort to prevent family history from repeating itself, meddlesome mom Daphne Wilder attempts to set up her youngest daughter, Milly, with Mr. Right. Meanwhile, her other daughters try to keep their mom's good…

  8. 8You're Not You

    You're Not You (2014)

    ★ 7.4/10

    When an accomplished pianist is diagnosed with the devastating and incurable disease ALS, she hires a directionless young woman who becomes her full-time caregiver. Complete opposites, the strangers form a…

  9. 9¿Quieres ser mi hijo?

    ¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023)

    ★ 8.4/10

    Lu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship with a young womanizer.

  10. 10Sweetie

    Sweetie (1989)

    ★ 6.1/10

    The buttoned-down, superstitious Kay is attempting to lead a normal existence with her new boyfriend Louis. That’s until Sweetie, her rampaging, devil-may-care sister, returns home after an absence, exposing the rotten…

  11. 11Deliver Us from Eva

    Deliver Us from Eva (2003)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Eva Dandridge has been in charge of her younger sisters ever since their parents died many years ago. She is a very uptight young woman who constantly meddles in the affairs of her sisters and their significant others…

  12. 1212 Feet Deep

    12 Feet Deep (2018)

    ★ 6/10

    Two sisters are trapped under the fiberglass cover of an Olympic sized public pool and must brave the cold and each other to survive the harrowing night.

  13. 13Ramona and Beezus

    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…

  14. 14Diggers

    Diggers (2007)

    ★ 6/10

    In 1976, four working-class friends come of age in The Hamptons, on the South Shore of Long Island, New York, as clam diggers, as were their fathers and their grandfathers before them. They must cope with and learn to…

  15. 15Sweet Smell of Success

    Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

    ★ 7.6/10

    New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with…

  16. 16Cruel Intentions

    Cruel Intentions (1999)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. If he succeeds, the prize is the chance to bed Kathryn. But if he…

  17. 17Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

    Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune.

  18. 18Blind Date

    Blind Date (1987)

    ★ 6/10

    When bachelor Walter Davis is set up with his sister-in-law's pretty cousin, Nadia Gates, a seemingly average blind date turns into a chaotic night on the town. Walter's brother, Ted, tells him not to let Nadia drink…

  19. 19Into the Forest

    Into the Forest (2016)

    ★ 5.8/10

    In the not too distant future, two young women who live in a remote ancient forest discover the world around them is on the brink of an apocalypse. Informed only by rumor, they fight intruders, disease, loneliness &…

  20. 20The Last Song

    The Last Song (2010)

    ★ 7.2/10

    A drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect.

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