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10 Best Movies Like Solitary Man

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

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#1
Hello I Must Be Going

Hello I Must Be Going

2012★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Solitary Man for fans of Comedy & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An affair with a 19-year old actor helps reinvigorate life for thirty-something Amy after she moves home to her parents’ house following her divorce....

#2
Enemies, a Love Story

Enemies, a Love Story

1989★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Solitary Man for fans of Comedy & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife....

#3
Petulia

Petulia

1968★ 6.0

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

Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner, a charming, f...

#4
Strictly Sexual

Strictly Sexual

2008★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Solitary Man for fans of Comedy & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two successful women, sick and tired of dating and relationships, decide to keep two young men in their pool house for strictly sexual purposes....

#5
Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road

2008★ 7.0

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

A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel...

#6
Cherry

Cherry

2010★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Solitary Man for fans of Comedy & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Ivy League Freshman, Aaron Milton (17) gets a different kind of education when he falls for Linda (34) a vivacious former wild-child who has returned to college to straighten out h...

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