Movies Like The Widow of Saint-Pierre
If you liked The Widow of Saint-Pierre (2000), a romance and drama movie directed by Patrice Leconte, 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 New World (2005)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and historyA drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.
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Maudie (2016)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and romanceCanadian folk artist Maud Lewis falls in love with a fishmonger while working for him as a live-in housekeeper.
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Les Misérables (2026)
★ 7.2/10Also history and romanceAfter enduring 19 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread, Jean Valjean emerges a hardened man. He seeks redemption by reinventing himself as a respected dignitary under a new identity. He promises Fantine, a…
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Angelique (1964)
★ 6.7/10Also romance and historyIn 17th-century France, beautiful country maiden Angélique marries wealthy neighbor Jeoffray de Peyrac out of convenience, but eventually, she falls in love with him. So when Jeoffray is arrested and then vanishes, she…
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No Chains, No Masters (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and history1759, Mauritius Island, Indian Ocean. The island is controlled by French settlers and the deported slave population live in fear while toiling in the sugar cane plantations. Unlike her disillusioned father Massamba…
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Mayerling (1968)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and romanceCrown Prince Rudolf of Austria clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, over implementing progressive policies for their country. Rudolf soon feels he is a man born at the wrong time in a country…
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
★ 8.1/10Also drama and romanceOn an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
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Port of Shadows (1938)
★ 7.4/10Also romance and dramaDown a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean, an army deserter looking for another chance to make good on life. Fate, however, has a different plan for him, as acts of both revenge and kindness…
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The Judge and the Assassin (1976)
★ 6.9/10Also history and dramaFrance, 1893. Joseph Bouvier attempts to shoot his love who refused to marry him and to commit suicide. Upon release from the filthy asylum where he was placed, with bullets still remaining in his head, he wanders the…
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Come See the Paradise (1990)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and romanceIn this drama from director Alan Parker, on-the-lam Jack McGurn flees to Los Angeles and takes a job as a projectionist at a movie theater owned by a Japanese-American man. Jack falls for the owner's daughter, Lily…
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The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and historyYoung sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
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Les Misérables (1998)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and historyIn 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the…
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Tess (1979)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and romanceA strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumour that their families are from the same line. This fateful visit commences an epic narrative of sex…
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Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romanceThis film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting "Girl With A Pearl Earring" by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. A…
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The Colors of Fire (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also history and dramaFebruary 1927. The funeral of Marcel Péricourt, the most powerful banker in Paris. His daughter Madeleine must take the helm of the financial empire of which she is the heiress. But she has a son, Paul, who with an…
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An Officer and a Spy (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also history and dramaIn 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at the Devil’s Island penal colony.
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Two English Girls (1971)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romanceIn the early 20th-century, Frenchman Claude meets Englishwoman Ann in Paris. Ann invites him to her family home, intending him for her sister Muriel. Claude falls for Muriel, but families demand year-long separation…
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Flo (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also history and dramaWorld premiering on the Plage, it tells the story of « the little fiancée of the Atlantic », who’s career reached its peak with her victory of the Route du Rhum in 1990.
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Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and romanceIn the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.
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Loving Memories (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and romance1916. Julien Delaunay is reported missing in action during the Great War. His wife, Julie, refuses to believe he is dead. 1919. When a photo of an amnesic drifter appears in the press, Julie immediately recognizes him…