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10 Best Movies Like The Unknown Wife

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

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#1
Boxcar Bertha

Boxcar Bertha

1972★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Unknown Wife for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

"Boxcar" Bertha Thompson, a transient woman in Arkansas during the violence-filled Depression of the early '30s, meets up with rabble-rousing union man "Big" Bill Shelly and the tw...

#2
My Fault: London

My Fault: London

2025★ 7.4

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

18-year-old Noah moves from America to London, with her mother who's recently fallen in love with William, a wealthy British businessman. Noah meets William’s son, bad-boy Nick, an...

#3
Catch and Release

Catch and Release

2006★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Unknown Wife for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

For a grieving fiancée, learning to love again requires the help of her late love's three best friends....

#4
Maria's Lovers

Maria's Lovers

1984★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Unknown Wife for fans of Drama. 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....

#5
The Grass Is Greener

The Grass Is Greener

1960★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Unknown Wife for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Victor and Hillary are down on their luck to the point that they allow tourists to take guided tours of their castle. But Charles Delacro, a millionaire oil tycoon, visits, and tak...

#6
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

2012★ 6.4

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

Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and hi...

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