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.
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The One I Love (2014)
★ 6.9/10Ethan 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.
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Hope Springs (2012)
★ 6.3/10After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.
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Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
★ 6.3/10Adrienne 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.
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mother! (2017)
★ 6.9/10A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.
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The Intervention (2016)
★ 5.8/10A 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.
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The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020)
★ 7.4/10A 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.
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Before We Go (2014)
★ 6.7/10A 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…
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Don't Worry Darling (2022)
★ 6.8/10Alice 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…
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The Gift (2015)
★ 6.7/10Simon 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.
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Blackwater Lane (2024)
★ 6/10An 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…
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
★ 6.7/10A 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.
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Father of the Bride (2022)
★ 6.3/10A father comes to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family.
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Ordinary Love (2019)
★ 6.8/10An extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife's breast cancer diagnosis.
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
★ 7/10A 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.
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Elizabeth Harvest (2018)
★ 6.1/10The 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.
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Intrusion (2021)
★ 6/10When 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.
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Safe Haven (2013)
★ 7.2/10A 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.
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The Magic of Ordinary Days (2005)
★ 7.5/10Pregnant 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.
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You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
★ 5.9/10Two 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…
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
★ 7/10Dr. 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…