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Movies Like Poor Men's Wives

If you liked Poor Men's Wives (1923), a drama movie directed by Louis J. Gasnier, 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. 1Hungry Hearts

    Hungry Hearts (2015)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.

  2. 2Won't Back Down

    Won't Back Down (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for…

  3. 3The Locket

    The Locket (1946)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.

  4. 4Eleanor the Great

    Eleanor the Great (2025)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.

  5. 5Here

    Here (2024)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    An odyssey through time and memory, centered on a place in New Jersey where—from wilderness, and then, later, from a home—love, loss, struggle, hope and legacy play out between couples and families over generations.

  6. 6Inside I'm Dancing

    Inside I'm Dancing (2004)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama

    Michael is a 24-year-old who has cerebral palsy and long-term resident of the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, run by the formidable Eileen. His life is transformed when the maverick Rory O'Shea moves in.

  7. 7Mansfield Park

    Mansfield Park (2007)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthy relatives, the Bertrams, where she is treated poorly by most except her cousin Edmund. Her life is complicated by the arrival of the worldly Mary and Henry Crawford

  8. 8Othello

    Othello (1951)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama

    Manipulated by his jealous ensign Iago, the Moorish general Othello is driven to believe that his new wife Desdemona is unfaithful, setting in motion a chain of deception, jealousy, and violence that leads to tragedy.

  9. 9Blue Chips

    Blue Chips (1994)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the…

  10. 10Radium Girls

    Radium Girls (2020)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    Young women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health.

  11. 11Journey to Bethlehem

    Journey to Bethlehem (2023)

    ★ 7.7/10Also drama

    A young woman carrying an unimaginable responsibility. A young man torn between love and honor. A jealous king who will stop at nothing to keep his crown.

  12. 12Les Misérables

    Les Misérables (2012)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama

    An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The…

  13. 13Poor Cow

    Poor Cow (1967)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    Joy lives a life filled with bad choices. At a young age, she marries and has a child–with an abusive thief who quickly ends up incarcerated. Left alone, she takes up with the guy's mate, another thief, who seems to…

  14. 14The Good Witch's Gift

    The Good Witch's Gift (2010)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    Almost as soon as Jake and Cassie decide to get married on Christmas Eve, complications arise.

  15. 15The Catered Affair

    The Catered Affair (1956)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    An Irish cabby in the Bronx watches his wife go overboard planning their daughter's wedding.

  16. 16Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette (2006)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    A retelling of the story of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette - from her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at fifteen to her reign as queen at nineteen and ultimately the fall of Versailles.

  17. 17Undercurrent

    Undercurrent (1946)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    After a rapid engagement, a dowdy daughter of a chemist weds an industrialist, knowing little of his family or past. He transforms her into an elegant society wife, but becomes enraged whenever she asks about Michael…

  18. 18The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

    The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.

  19. 19Waiting for Anya

    Waiting for Anya (2020)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.

  20. 20The Color of Friendship

    The Color of Friendship (2000)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from…

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