Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Affair

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

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#1
The Magic of Ordinary Days

The Magic of Ordinary Days

2005★ 7.3

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

Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII....

#2
Not Easily Broken

Not Easily Broken

2009★ 6.3

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

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple....

#3
Home by Spring

Home by Spring

2018★ 6.4

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

When an ambitious event planner gets an opportunity she can’t refuse, she goes undercover as her boss and returns to her rural hometown. With the help of her family and the man she...

#4
Blind

Blind

2017★ 6.2

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

A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife ...

#5
Maria's Lovers

Maria's Lovers

1984★ 6.0

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

A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love....

#6
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1997★ 7.1

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

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt ...

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