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10 Best Movies Like Vanessa

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

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#1
The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

1964★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Vanessa 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...

#2
Carne

Carne

1968★ 6.3

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

A woman who works in a meat packing plant is continuously preyed upon by lecherous men....

#3
Sky

Sky

2015★ 6.2

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

A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband....

#4
Effie Gray

Effie Gray

2014★ 5.9

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

A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray....

#5
Under the Same Moon

Under the Same Moon

2007★ 7.7

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

Tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her mot...

#6
Alex of Venice

Alex of Venice

2015★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Vanessa 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...

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