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10 Best Movies Like Letter from an Unknown Woman

If you loved Letter from an Unknown Woman, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Earrings of Madame de...

The Earrings of Madame de...

1953★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Letter from an Unknown Woman for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In late 19th century France, the Countess Louise, wife of a wealthy general, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off her secret debts, then claims t...

#2
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

2007★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Letter from an Unknown Woman for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Steven Okazaki presents a deeply moving look at the painful legacy of the first -- and hopefully last -- uses of nuclear weapons in war. Featuring interviews with fourteen atomic b...

#3
Wavelength

Wavelength

1967★ 5.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Letter from an Unknown Woman for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Wavelength consists of almost no action, and what action does occur is largely elided. If the film could be said to have a conventional plot, this would presumably refer to the thr...

#4
Boeing, Boeing

Boeing, Boeing

1965★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Letter from an Unknown Woman for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Living in Paris, journalist Bernard has devised a scheme to keep three fiancées: Lufthansa, Air France and British United. Everything works fine as long as they only come home ever...

#5
Letter from an Unknown Woman

Letter from an Unknown Woman

2004★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Letter from an Unknown Woman for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Peking, 1948. A winter night. A man returns home to find a letter awaiting him written by a woman before her death. in the letter she tells him the story of her love for him -a lif...

#6
Salon Mexico

Salon Mexico

1949★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Letter from an Unknown Woman for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Mercedes works as a cabaret performer to pay for her sister's studies. Problems begin when Mercedes and Paco, her exploiter, win a dance contest, but he refuses to share the prize ...