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10 Best Movies Like Lady for a Day

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

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#1
The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve

1941★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lady for a Day for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When C...

#2
Design for Living

Design for Living

1933★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lady for a Day for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An independent woman can't choose between the two men she loves....

#3
The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

1936★ 7.1

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

Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day penniless intellectual Alan drifts into the joint and the two strike up a rapport. Soo...

#4
Blonde Venus

Blonde Venus

1932★ 6.8

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

In an effort to be able to afford expensive treatment for her gravely ill American husband, a retired German entertainer returns to the cabaret as Blonde Venus and catches the eye ...

#5
Wild River

Wild River

1960★ 7.2

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

A young bureaucrat for the Tennessee Valley Authority goes to rural Tennessee to oversee the building of a dam. He encounters opposition from the local people, in particular a farm...

#6
The Hours

The Hours

2002★ 7.3

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

The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories ...