Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Rite

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

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#1
Saraband

Saraband

2003★ 7.2

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

Reuniting the characters of Johan and Marianne three decades after "Scenes from a Marriage," "Saraband" follows Marianne’s visit to her reclusive ex-husband, where she finds him lo...

#2
Seeds of Yesterday

Seeds of Yesterday

2015★ 6.4

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

The Sheffield family reveal and go through some home truths as their middle child inherits the Foxworth mansion. The family's ghosts looming over, and more tragedies are in store a...

#3
Burton and Taylor

Burton and Taylor

2013★ 6.2

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

Legendary acting duo and married couple Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor prepare for a 1983 theatrical production of the play "Private Lives."...

#4
American Son

American Son

2019★ 6.1

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

Time passes and tension mounts in a Florida police station as an estranged interracial couple awaits news of their missing teenage son....

#5
Harry and Meghan: Escaping the Palace

Harry and Meghan: Escaping the Palace

2021★ 6.7

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

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are taking on the British monarchy in the third installment in Lifetime’s movie trilogy about the royal couple. The film explores what really happene...

#6
Return to Zero

Return to Zero

2014★ 6.6

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

Based on the true story of a successful couple, Maggie and Aaron who are preparing for the arrival of their first child....

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