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10 Best Movies Like María la Portuguesa

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

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#1
The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

1964★ 6.7

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

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatib...

#2
Death and the Maiden

Death and the Maiden

1994★ 7.1

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

A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government....

#3
Kinds of Kindness

Kinds of Kindness

2024★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to María la Portuguesa for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a ...

#4
Love in the Time of Cholera

Love in the Time of Cholera

2007★ 6.7

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

In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow - she dismisses him a...

#5
Safe Haven

Safe Haven

2013★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to María la Portuguesa for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her....

#6
Fifty Shades Darker

Fifty Shades Darker

2017★ 6.5

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

When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to b...

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