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10 Best Movies Like Paula

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

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#1
The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

2013★ 5.9

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

In 1857, at the height of his fame and fortune, novelist and social critic Charles Dickens meets and falls in love with teenage stage actress Nelly Ternan. As she becomes the focus...

#2
The Mother

The Mother

2003★ 6.0

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

A grandmother has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter....

#3
Class

Class

1983★ 5.9

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

Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the inexperienced Jonathan is embo...

#4
White Palace

White Palace

1990★ 6.4

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

Max Baron is a Jewish advertising executive in his 20s who's still getting over the death of his wife. Nora Baker is a 40-something diner waitress who enjoys the wilder side of lif...

#5
Safe Haven

Safe Haven

2013★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Paula for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her....

#6
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

2012★ 6.4

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

Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and hi...

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