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10 Best Movies Like The Poet

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

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#1
In Secret

In Secret

2014★ 6.1

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

In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a ...

#2
House by the River

House by the River

1950★ 6.8

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

Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his best to pin the blame for the m...

#3
Asylum

Asylum

2005★ 5.9

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

A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife....

#4
X

X

2011★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Poet for fans of Romance & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A veteran call girl and a runaway prostitute witness a murder which sends them on an out-of-control roller coaster ride through the twilight zone of sex-for-sale....

#5
She's So Lovely

She's So Lovely

1997★ 5.9

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

After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his incarceration....

#6
Anna

Anna

2019★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Poet for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins....

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