Movies like Old Acquaintance: 20 to watch next
If you loved Old Acquaintance (1943) — a drama film directed by Vincent Sherman — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Old Acquaintance most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like marriage proposal, jealousy and love triangle. 0 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Albatross 2011★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
Beth, a bookish teenager, befriends Emilia, an aspiring novelist who has just arrived in town. Emilia soon begins an affair with Beth's father that threatens to have devastating consequences.
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My Salinger Year 2020★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.
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Goodbye Christopher Robin 2017★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
The behind the scenes story of the life of A.A. Milne and the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories inspired by his son Christopher Robin.
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Look Back in Anger 1959★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values.
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Dial M for Murder 1954★ 8.0
Shares: Drama
When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.
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The Other Woman 2010★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
Emilia, a law-school graduate, falls in love with her married boss, Jack. After Emilia marries Jack, her happiness turns unexpectedly to grief following the death of her infant daughter. Devastated, Emilia nonetheless carries on, attempting to forge a connection with her stepson William and to resist the interference of Jack's jealous ex-wife.
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The Words 2012★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words.
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Same Kind of Different as Me 2017★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
International art dealer Ron Hall must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife, a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the journey of their lives.
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Julia 1977★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
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Another Woman 1988★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
Marion is a woman who has learned to shield herself from her emotions. She rents an apartment to work undisturbed on her new book, but by some acoustic anomaly she can hear all that is said in the next apartment in which a psychiatrist holds his office. When she hears a young woman tell that she finds it harder and harder to bear her life, Marion starts to reflect on her own life. After a series of events she comes to understand how her unemotional attitude towards the people around her affected them and herself.
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Hope Gap 2019★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
Grace lives an idyllic life in a British seaside town, but her world soon comes crashing down when her husband of 29 years tells her he's leaving her for another woman. Through stages of shock, disbelief and anger -- and with support from her son -- Grace ultimately regains her footing while learning it's never too late to be happy.
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Eleanor the Great 2025★ 6.8
Shares: 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.
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Paterson 2016★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists.
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Fast Girls 2012★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
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The Lost Weekend 1945★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.
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Hide Your Smiling Faces 2014★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
Tommy and his older brother Eric live in the midst of vast remote forests. The death of their friend pushes them close to the edge. Eric doesn’t know how to channel his energy. All at once, nature’s vastness feels stifling.
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Come Back, Little Sheba 1953★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
A mismatched couple's marital problems come to the surface when the husband develops an interest in their pretty boarder.
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The Deep End of the Ocean 1999★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
A three-year-old boy disappears during his mother's high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated.
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Edie 2018★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
To try and overcome a lifetime of bitterness and resentment, 83-year-old Edie decides that it is never too late. After packing an old camping bag, she leaves her life behind and embarks on an adventure she never got to have... climbing the imposing Mount Suilven in Scotland.
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Queen of Earth 2015★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
Two women retreat to a lake house to get a break from the pressures of the outside world, only to realize how disconnected from each other they have become, allowing their suspicions to bleed into reality.
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