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10 Best Movies Like A Date for Mad Mary

If you loved A Date for Mad Mary, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Affinity

Affinity

2008★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Date for Mad Mary for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A grieving upper class woman becomes a "Lady Visitor" at Millbank prison, hoping to escape her troubles and be a guiding figure in the lives of the female prisoners. Of all her fri...

#2
Return to Sender

Return to Sender

2015★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Date for Mad Mary for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A nurse mistakes a stranger who pays her a visit for her blind date and soon, the man rapes her and turns her life upside down. The woman works to reclaim her life and exact reveng...

#3
Fire with Fire

Fire with Fire

1986★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Date for Mad Mary for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, ...

#4
Am I OK?

Am I OK?

2024★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Date for Mad Mary for fans of Romance & Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Lucy and Jane have been best friends for most of their lives and think they know everything there is to know about each other. But when Jane announces she's moving to London, Lucy ...

#5
St. Elmo's Fire

St. Elmo's Fire

1985★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Date for Mad Mary for fans of Romance & Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Reluctant to let go of college life, a close-knit team of seven friends--irresponsible saxophone player Billy, young Republican Alec, his girlfriend Leslie, struggling journalist K...

#6
On the Edge

On the Edge

2001★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Date for Mad Mary for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A suicidal young man is committed to a Dublin psychiatric hospital where he meets new friends who greatly influence his life....

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