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10 Best Movies Like Madame Bovary

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

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#1
Coco Before Chanel

Coco Before Chanel

2009★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Madame Bovary for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Several years after leaving the orphanage, to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar. She's both a seamstress for the p...

#2
Colette

Colette

2018★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Madame Bovary for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as Willy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artis...

#3
Angelique

Angelique

1964★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Madame Bovary for fans of Romance & History. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

In 17th-century France, beautiful country maiden Angélique marries wealthy neighbor Jeoffray de Peyrac out of convenience, but eventually, she falls in love with him. So when Jeoff...

#4
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1998★ 7.2

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

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean fi...

#5
Miss Violet

Miss Violet

2024★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Madame Bovary for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

France. End of the 19th century. Louise Violet 40, a Parisian teacher, is sent on a mission to the French countryside. But in a place where the daily life is linked to the seasons...

#6
The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

2024★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Madame Bovary for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Edmond Dantès becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manage...

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