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10 Best Movies Like Nearest to Heaven

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

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#1
My King

My King

2015★ 7.1

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

Tony is admitted to a rehabilitation center after a serious ski accident. Dependent on the medical staff and pain relievers, she takes time to look back on a turbulent relationship...

#2
My Brilliant Career

My Brilliant Career

1979★ 6.2

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

A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married....

#3
Return to Rajapur

Return to Rajapur

2006★ 6.8

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

A doomed love affair blooms against the beautiful and exotic backdrop of the deserts of India in this romantic drama. Samantha Hartley (Kelli Garner) is a woman in her early twenti...

#4
My First Time

My First Time

2012★ 6.6

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

Zachary is 20 years old. Dark and independent, he collects amorous conquests and school failure. Sarah is 18 years old. First class, fragile, she fills her emotional gaps with perf...

#5
The Children of the Century

The Children of the Century

1999★ 5.9

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

True tale of the tumultuous love affair between two French literary icons of the 19th Century, novelist George Sand and poet Alfred de Musset. But their affair falls apart during a...

#6
Someone I Loved

Someone I Loved

2009★ 6.1

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

One night, Pierre decides to reveal his painful secret to his daughter-in-law, who's just been abandoned by her husband. Pierre's secret is about his secret love to Mathilde, the w...

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