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10 Best Movies Like People Will Talk

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

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#1
The Bishop's Wife

The Bishop's Wife

1947★ 7.1

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

An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily by a wealthy, stubborn widow....

#2
Maria Full of Grace

Maria Full of Grace

2004★ 7.2

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

A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately needed money for her family....

#3
The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes

1941★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to People Will Talk for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build cotton mills in their Deep South town....

#4
Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street

1945★ 7.6

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

Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-b...

#5
A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence

1974★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to People Will Talk for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Mabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially in the company of others, she craves happi...

#6
In Name Only

In Name Only

1939★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to People Will Talk for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A wealthy man falls for a widow but is locked into a loveless marriage with a woman who has contrived to convince his parents she is the ideal wife....