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10 Best Movies Like Brighter Stars

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

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#1
The Secret: Dare to Dream

The Secret: Dare to Dream

2020★ 7.3

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

A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe ...

#2
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

2013★ 7.4

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

An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Car...

#3
Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lady Chatterley's Lover

2015★ 6.3

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

An early-20th-century tale of love across class boundaries which tells the legendary and romantic story of Lady Chatterley’s affair with her gamekeeper. Jed Mercurio’s adaptation o...

#4
Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

1940★ 6.9

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

In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who ha...

#5
Blind

Blind

2017★ 6.2

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

A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife ...

#6
Breathe

Breathe

2017★ 7.4

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

Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed....

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