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10 Best Movies Like Jess & James

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

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#1
Making Love

Making Love

1982★ 6.8

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

A perfect typical LA couple find their happily-ever-after life broken when the husband confronts his long-repressed attraction for other men....

#2
Benjamin

Benjamin

2019★ 6.1

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

Benjamin, a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film No Self at the London Film Festival when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces ...

#3
4 Moons

4 Moons

2014★ 7.1

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

Four interwoven stories about love and self-acceptance: An eleven year-old boy struggles to keep secret the attraction he feels towards his male cousin. Two former childhood friend...

#4
The Third One

The Third One

2014★ 6.6

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

After meeting in a chat room, Fede arrives at a down- town building to have an intimate encounter with a gay couple older than him. As the night unfolds, Fede has an intense and te...

#5
Camp Belvidere

Camp Belvidere

2014★ 6.5

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

Camp Belvidere is a lesbian romance set in the 1950s about the coming of age of Camp Leader Rose and her forbidden encounter with Nurse Gin. It depicts the journey and evolution of...

#6
Elena Undone

Elena Undone

2010★ 6.9

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

The wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer....

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