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10 Best Movies Like Being Julia

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

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#1
Catch and Release

Catch and Release

2006★ 5.9

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

For a grieving fiancée, learning to love again requires the help of her late love's three best friends....

#2
Café Society

Café Society

2016★ 6.4

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

The story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant café society that d...

#3
A Good Woman

A Good Woman

2004★ 6.3

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

Fleeing 1930s New York and leaving behind a chequered past, the giltzy divorcee Mrs Stella Erlynne travels to Italy's sun-dappled Amalfi coast. Mrs Erlynne's appearance causes a st...

#4
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

2011★ 5.8

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

A conservative lawyer named Diane takes her two teenage children Jake and Zoe to meet their estranged, hippie grandmother in Woodstock after her husband asks for a divorce....

#5
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

2010★ 5.9

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

Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue what he thinks is happiness with ...

#6
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

2009★ 5.9

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

After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdow...

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