Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Mistress

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

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#1
Young Adult

Young Adult

2011★ 5.8

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

A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family....

#2
In the Soup

In the Soup

1992★ 6.6

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

An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film....

#3
The Joneses

The Joneses

2010★ 6.2

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

A seemingly perfect family moves into a suburban neighborhood, but when it comes to the truth as to why they're living there, they don't exactly come clean with their neighbors....

#4
Cosi

Cosi

1996★ 6.1

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

Lewis, a young amateur theater director, is offered a job with a governmental program for the rehabilitation of mentally ill patients in a Sydney institution. His project is overru...

#5
Author! Author!

Author! Author!

1982★ 5.9

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

A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, and 5 children 4 of which belon...

#6
A California Christmas

A California Christmas

2020★ 6.4

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

With his carefree lifestyle on the line, a wealthy charmer poses as a ranch hand to get a hardworking farmer to sell her family’s land before Christmas....

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