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10 Best Movies Like Motives

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

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#1
In Secret

In Secret

2014★ 6.1

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

In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a ...

#2
Unfaithful

Unfaithful

2002★ 6.7

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

A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling....

#3
Dream Lover

Dream Lover

1994★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Motives for fans of Drama & Thriller & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Not long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. But as strange incidents occur, Ray begins to real...

#4
Asylum

Asylum

2005★ 5.9

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

A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife....

#5
Heatwave

Heatwave

2022★ 6.3

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

A woman's life takes an unexpected turn when she falls for her boss's wife. She must soon defend herself as she becomes entangled in a web of malice....

#6
Deep Water

Deep Water

2022★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Motives for fans of Drama & Thriller & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A well-to-do husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers....

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