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10 Best Movies Like My Week with Marilyn

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

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#1
Ballet Shoes

Ballet Shoes

2008★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to My Week with Marilyn for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An unusual explorer named Gum and his kindly niece adopt three orphans -- Pauline, Petrova and Posy -- and raise them as sisters in 1930s London. But the girls must fend for themse...

#2
The Italian

The Italian

2010★ 5.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to My Week with Marilyn for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Dino Fabrizzi is the number one seller of the Maserati dealership in Nice. At 42, he arrives at a turning point in his life, the position of director is openly proposed and his com...

#3
Adrift

Adrift

2009★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to My Week with Marilyn for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 1980s-set drama about a teenage girl undergoing her sexual awakening when she learns about her father's infidelities....

#4
The Song

The Song

2014★ 5.5

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

Aspiring singer-songwriter Jed King struggles to catch a break and escape the long shadow of his father, a country music legend. After reluctantly accepting a gig at a local vineya...

#5
Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn

2013★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to My Week with Marilyn for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Using the book 'Fragments', which collects Marilyn Monroe's poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote estates who have contributed m...

#6
Mrs. Henderson Presents

Mrs. Henderson Presents

2005★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to My Week with Marilyn for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Recently widowed well-to-do Laura Henderson purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. After starting an innovative continuous variety review, which is cop...