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10 Best Movies Like Pretending

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

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#1
Loving You

Loving You

1957★ 6.2

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

Deke Rivers is a delivery man who is discovered by publicist Glenda Markle and country-western musician Tex Warner who want to promote the talented newcomer to fame and fortune, gi...

#2
Picture Perfect

Picture Perfect

1997★ 5.8

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

A young advertising executive's life becomes increasingly complicated when, in order to impress her boss, she pretends to be engaged to a man she has just met....

#3
The Other Woman

The Other Woman

2010★ 6.2

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

Emilia, a law-school graduate, falls in love with her married boss, Jack. After Emilia marries Jack, her happiness turns unexpectedly to grief following the death of her infant dau...

#4
Star!

Star!

1968★ 6.9

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

Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness....

#5
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

2013★ 7.2

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

A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing....

#6
Beyond the Sea

Beyond the Sea

2004★ 6.3

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

Based on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the tale of his life....

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