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Movies Like The Cocktail Party

If you liked The Cocktail Party (1952), a movie directed by Michael Barry, 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 One I Love

    The One I Love (2014)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Ethan and Sophie are a married couple on the brink of separation when, at the urging of their therapist, they decide to salvage their relationship by escaping to a beautiful vacation house for the weekend.

  2. 2Hope Springs

    Hope Springs (2012)

    ★ 6.3/10

    After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.

  3. 3Nights in Rodanthe

    Nights in Rodanthe (2008)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Adrienne is trying to decide whether to stay in her unhappy marriage or not, and her life changes when Paul, a doctor who is travelling to reconcile with his estranged son, checks into an inn where she is staying.

  4. 4mother!

    mother! (2017)

    ★ 6.9/10

    A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

  5. 5The Intervention

    The Intervention (2016)

    ★ 5.8/10

    A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on their marriage.

  6. 6The Secret: Dare to Dream

    The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020)

    ★ 7.4/10

    A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.

  7. 7Before We Go

    Before We Go (2014)

    ★ 6.7/10

    A chance encounter between two strangers in Grand Central Terminal sparks a life-changing, nighttime sojourn through New York City. They grow into each other's most trusted confidants when an evening of unexpected…

  8. 8Don't Worry Darling

    Don't Worry Darling (2022)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Alice and Jack are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. But when cracks in their…

  9. 9The Gift

    The Gift (2015)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Simon and Robyn are a young married couple whose life is going as planned until a chance run-in with Simon's high school acquaintance sends their world into a tailspin.

  10. 10Blackwater Lane

    Blackwater Lane (2024)

    ★ 6/10

    An American school teacher in England drives past an abandoned car late one night, unaware that the driver was the victim of a murder. As she comes to terms with the realization, seemingly supernatural events start to…

  11. 11Mr. & Mrs. Smith

    Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

    ★ 6.7/10

    A husband and wife struggle to keep their marriage alive until they realize they are both secretly working as assassins. Now, their respective assignments require them to kill each other.

  12. 12Father of the Bride

    Father of the Bride (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10

    A father comes to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family.

  13. 13Ordinary Love

    Ordinary Love (2019)

    ★ 6.8/10

    An extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife's breast cancer diagnosis.

  14. 14The Odd Life of Timothy Green

    The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)

    ★ 7/10

    A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.

  15. 15Elizabeth Harvest

    Elizabeth Harvest (2018)

    ★ 6.1/10

    The newly married Elizabeth arrives with her new husband, the scientist Henry, at a magnificent house. He tells her that she can do there anything she pleases, except to enter a certain closed room.

  16. 16Intrusion

    Intrusion (2021)

    ★ 6/10

    When a husband and wife move to a small town, a home invasion leaves the wife traumatized and suspicious that those around her might not be who they seem.

  17. 17Safe Haven

    Safe Haven (2013)

    ★ 7.2/10

    A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

  18. 18The Magic of Ordinary Days

    The Magic of Ordinary Days (2005)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.

  19. 19You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

    You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue what he thinks is happiness with a call girl. His wife, Helena, reeling…

  20. 20The Killing of a Sacred Deer

    The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

    ★ 7/10

    Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who…

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