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10 Best Movies Like Dearest Jane

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

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#1
A Kid

A Kid

2016★ 7.0

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

Matthieu is a 33 year old Parisian who finds out that the father he never knew has died and decides to go to his funeral in order to meet his two siblings in Quebec. But once in Mo...

#2
Love at First Fight

Love at First Fight

2014★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dearest Jane for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Arnaud, facing an uncertain future and a dearth of choices in a small French coastal town, meets and falls for the apocalyptic-minded Madeleine, who joins an army boot camp to lear...

#3
Alice

Alice

1990★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dearest Jane for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Alice Tate, mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finds herself falling for a handsome sax player, Joe. Stricken with a backache, she consults herbalist Dr. Yang, who realize...

#4
Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

1989★ 8.5

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

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the series pilot was produced for...

#5
Partisan

Partisan

2015★ 6.1

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

On the edge of a crumbling city, 11-year-old Alexander lives in a sequestered commune alongside other children, their mothers, and charismatic leader, Gregori. Gregori teaches the ...

#6
Wild Strawberries

Wild Strawberries

1957★ 8.1

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

Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his ...