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10 Best Movies Like Penance

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

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#1
Tim

Tim

1979★ 6.2

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

Handsome but backward gardener Tim Melville has a new woman in his life. She is Mary, his widowed employer, a woman who had given up on love until she had found Tim. At first they ...

#2
Safe Haven

Safe Haven

2013★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penance 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....

#3
In Good Company

In Good Company

2004★ 6.1

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

Dan Foreman is a seasoned advertisement sales executive at a high-ranking publication when a corporate takeover results in him being placed under naive supervisor Carter Duryea, wh...

#4
The Distinguished Gentleman

The Distinguished Gentleman

1992★ 6.0

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

A Florida con man uses the recent death of the long time Congressman from his district, who he just happens to share a last name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, th...

#5
Love Is in the Air

Love Is in the Air

2023★ 6.2

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

A fiercely independent pilot fighting to keep her family business afloat starts to fall for the man sent by corporate to ground her operation forever....

#6
The Boy Who Could Fly

The Boy Who Could Fly

1986★ 6.3

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

Milly and Louis, and their recently-widowed mom, Charlene, move to a new neighborhood. Once there, they all deal with a variety of personal problems, but Milly finds a friend in Er...

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