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10 Best Movies Like Rita

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

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#1
Harvest Moon

Harvest Moon

2015★ 6.1

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

When her family goes bankrupt, privileged city girl Jen Stone travels to the country to try and fix up a struggling pumpkin farm that her father bought as an investment to get her ...

#2
Big Stone Gap

Big Stone Gap

2014★ 5.9

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

A story centered around a transitional point in the life of Ave Maria Mulligan, the heart of her community in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia....

#3
October Kiss

October Kiss

2015★ 6.5

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

Poppy Summerall is hired near Halloween as a temporary nanny by Ryan Lawson, a widowed, work-obsessed executive. Through a series of adventures, the eternally optimistic Poppy sets...

#4
The Lost Husband

The Lost Husband

2020★ 6.8

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

Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas....

#5
Love Jacked

Love Jacked

2018★ 6.1

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

Maya, a headstrong 28-year-old with artistic ambitions – a strong contrast to what her father Ed wants: a dutiful daughter to run the family store. Ed is shocked when Maya takes he...

#6
Christmas with You

Christmas with You

2022★ 5.8

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

Feeling career burnout, pop star Angelina escapes to grant a young fan's wish in small-town New York, where she not only finds the inspiration to revitalize her career but also a s...

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