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Movies Like The Awakening of Bess

If you liked The Awakening of Bess (1909), a romance movie directed by Harry Solter, 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. 1Petals on the Wind

    Petals on the Wind (2014)

    ★ 6.6/10Also romance

    This sequel to Flowers in the Attic picks up 10 years after Cathy, Chris and Carrie managed to escape Foxworth Hall.

  2. 2Christmas Made to Order

    Christmas Made to Order (2018)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance

    When architect and Christmas amateur Steven finds himself hosting his family for Christmas, he recruits holiday coordinator Gretchen to bring holiday joy to his home. Gretchen’s expert Christmas spirit brings Steven’s…

  3. 3Chateau Christmas

    Chateau Christmas (2020)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance

    Margot, a world-renowned pianist, returns to Chateau Newhaus to spend the holidays with her family and is reunited with an ex who helps her rediscover her passion for music.

  4. 4Every Day

    Every Day (2018)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance

    16-year old Rhiannon falls in love with a mysterious spirit named “A” that inhabits a different body every day. Feeling an unmatched connection, Rhiannon and “A” work each day to find each other, not knowing what the…

  5. 5A Christmas Kiss II

    A Christmas Kiss II (2014)

    ★ 5.8/10Also romance

    At a Christmastime event, Jenna shares an impromptu, unforgettable kiss with the dashing billionaire, Cooper Montgomery. Unaware of his intentions and fearful of getting hurt in another relationship, Jenna vows to…

  6. 6Five Star Christmas

    Five Star Christmas (2020)

    ★ 6.9/10Also romance

    After moving back to her hometown, Lisa (Lenz) plots with her siblings and grandparents to help her father's bed and breakfast get a five-star review from an incognito travel critic (Webster), but ends up falling for…

  7. 7Royal Hearts

    Royal Hearts (2018)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance

    Kelly, a hopeless romantic in Montana eager to finish her dissertation, and her father, Hank, a rancher, receive news that he has inherited an estate from a faraway land. When they travel there, they discover that Hank…

  8. 8Forever in My Heart

    Forever in My Heart (2019)

    ★ 6.8/10Also romance

    Jenna and Charlie found love in Ireland but their dreams drove them apart. Five years later, they reunite and Jenna has to decide where her heart belongs—back home or in the Emerald Isle.

  9. 9A Country Wedding

    A Country Wedding (2015)

    ★ 6.8/10Also romance

    A famous country singer set to marry a glamorous Hollywood actress returns to his small town roots. When he crosses paths with his childhood sweetheart and finally feels inspired to write songs again he reevaluates his…

  10. 10The Matchmaker's Playbook

    The Matchmaker's Playbook (2018)

    ★ 7.1/10Also romance

    After a career-ending accident, former NFL recruit Ian Hunter is back on campus, and he's putting his extensive skills with women to work as one of the masterminds behind a successful and secretive dating service. But…

  11. 11The Baker's Son

    The Baker's Son (2021)

    ★ 6.3/10Also romance

    Matt’s passion transforms his bread from bland to brilliant. But when his bread loses its magic, the island locals panic and turn to Annie - Matt’s childhood friend and true love - for help.

  12. 12Scaramouche

    Scaramouche (1952)

    ★ 7/10Also romance

    In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.

  13. 13Once Upon a Prince

    Once Upon a Prince (2018)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance

    Susanna gladly accepts help one day from handsome stranger Nate at her parents’ garden store in small-town Georgia. Sparks between them fly, but when a photo of them gets leaked to the press, Susanna is in for the…

  14. 14Safe Haven

    Safe Haven (2013)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance

    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.

  15. 15Night Train to Lisbon

    Night Train to Lisbon (2013)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance

    Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for…

  16. 16June and John

    June and John (2025)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance

    John leads an ordinary life with a monotonous routine. One day John runs into a woman on the subway who is as beautiful as she is mysterious named June. His encounter with her finally leads him to have a goal in his…

  17. 17Sisters of the Groom

    Sisters of the Groom (2017)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance

    When Sarah needs to impress a corporate bigwig in order to help her sister's catering business, she finds herself agreeing to be his son’s pretend date to a family wedding

  18. 18Gabriel's Rapture: Part III

    Gabriel's Rapture: Part III (2022)

    ★ 7.9/10Also romance

    In the sixth installment of the Gabriel's Inferno series, Julia deals with the aftermath of Gabriel's departure, while Gabriel goes on a journey of self-discovery. Will they reunite and be able to repair what is broken?

  19. 19To Have and Have Not

    To Have and Have Not (1945)

    ★ 7.5/10Also romance

    A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII.

  20. 20The Map of Tiny Perfect Things

    The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)

    ★ 7.1/10Also romance

    Two teenagers trapped in an endless time loop set out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect.

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