Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Mad Heart

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

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#1
At Work

At Work

2026★ 6.5

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

A successful photographer gives up everything to devote himself to writing and discovers poverty....

#2
The Visit

The Visit

1964★ 7.2

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

Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-m...

#3
Alex of Venice

Alex of Venice

2015★ 5.9

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

After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by hers...

#4
Adieu Philippine

Adieu Philippine

1962★ 6.9

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

Michel is a young technician in the fledgling TV industry and is due for military service in two months at the time of the Algerian War. Juliette and Liliane are inseparable best f...

#5
The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

1964★ 6.7

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

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatib...

#6
Another World

Another World

2022★ 6.8

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

An executive manager, his wife and his family, at the point when his professional choices are about to overturn all their lives. Philippe Lemesle and his wife are separating, their...

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