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10 Best Movies Like For Better or Worse

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

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#1
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

2000★ 6.2

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

In the early 1970s, Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval (Andy Garcia) is torn between his own musical dreams and the dreams of his wife, Marianela (Mía Maestro), a fervent supporter of...

#2
Heart of Midnight

Heart of Midnight

1988★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to For Better or Worse for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A young woman who is getting back on her feet after a mental breakdown, Carol Rivers discovers that her late uncle has left her a rundown nightclub. Carol decides to renovate the v...

#3
The Hustler

The Hustler

1961★ 7.7

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

Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stak...

#4
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

1976★ 7.0

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

13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Fran...

#5
The Shootist

The Shootist

1976★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to For Better or Worse for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler....

#6
Everything Everything Nothing Nothing

Everything Everything Nothing Nothing

2012★ 5.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to For Better or Worse for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Cetto and its city council were arrested, but in prison the conspiratorial former mayor makes no earning name as the gratitude of the powerful secretary. These decide to replace so...