Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like A Good Wife

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

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#1
Bashu, the Little Stranger

Bashu, the Little Stranger

1991★ 7.4

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

During the Iran-Iraq War, Bashu, a young boy loses his house and all his family. Scared, he sneaks into a truck that is leaving the area. He gets off the truck in the Northern part...

#2
Boris Without Beatrice

Boris Without Beatrice

2016★ 6.5

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

Living somewhere in present-day Quebec, Boris Malinowski has achieved all his goals. A freethinker, open-minded and proud, he also displays a certain arrogance when it comes to his...

#3
Cowards Bend the Knee

Cowards Bend the Knee

2003★ 6.1

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

When he takes his girlfriend to a seedy abortion clinic in the back room of a combination hair salon / bordello, Guy Maddin meets the madam’s daughter and falls in love. But she wo...

#4
The NeverEnding Story

The NeverEnding Story

1984★ 7.2

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

While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the t...

#5
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

2023★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Good Wife for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people....

#6
Julieta

Julieta

2016★ 7.0

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

The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madnes...