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10 Best Movies Like Written By

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

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#1
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

1999★ 6.5

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

An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time that wouldn't let some stars in by the front door. Yet against the odds she beat ou...

#2
Moxie

Moxie

2021★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Written By for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school....

#3
The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

2002★ 6.5

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

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, an...

#4
Iron Jawed Angels

Iron Jawed Angels

2004★ 6.8

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

Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote....

#5
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#6
Mr. Morgan's Last Love

Mr. Morgan's Last Love

2013★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Written By for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A widowed professor living in Paris develops a special relationship with a younger French woman....

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