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10 Best Movies Like Sister Apostate

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

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#1
Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965★ 7.6

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

The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the O...

#2
Raintree County

Raintree County

1957★ 6.4

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

In 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is distracted from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither by Susanna Drake, a rich New Orleans ...

#3
Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

1947★ 7.5

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

A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are housed in an odd old palace. They wo...

#4
Mayerling

Mayerling

1968★ 6.2

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

Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, over implementing progressive policies for their country. Rudolf soon feels he is a man b...

#5
Everything, Everything

Everything, Everything

2017★ 7.2

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

A teenager who's lived a sheltered life because she's allergic to everything, falls for the boy who moves in next door....

#6
Lady Jane

Lady Jane

1986★ 6.9

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

The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son, Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep England true to the Reformation...

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