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10 Best Movies Like A Self Made Wife

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

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#1
Wonderstruck

Wonderstruck

2017★ 6.1

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

The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection....

#2
Hollywood Dirt

Hollywood Dirt

2017★ 6.3

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

Hollywood arrives in force to Quincy, the small town where the secret Crown Cola billionaire's live. They want to film about the billionaire's and how they made their fortunes. Sum...

#3
The Crowd

The Crowd

1928★ 7.6

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

John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy...

#4
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#5
The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

2000★ 6.2

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

In early 20th century New York City, an impoverished socialite desperately seeks a suitable husband as she gradually finds herself betrayed by her friends and exiled from high soci...

#6
The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

2002★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Self Made Wife 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...

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