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10 Best Movies Like Sweet Bird of Youth

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

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#1
The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer

1958★ 7.0

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

Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners....

#2
Conversation Piece

Conversation Piece

1974★ 7.3

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

A retired professor of American origin lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome. He is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her lover, her daughter and her daugh...

#3
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sweet Bird of Youth for fans of Western. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker Judge Roy Bean rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town, while dispensing his his ...

#4
Letter from an Unknown Woman

Letter from an Unknown Woman

1948★ 7.8

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

A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember. As she tells the story of her lifelong love for him, he is forced to reinterpret his own past...

#5
Jane Wants a Boyfriend

Jane Wants a Boyfriend

2015★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sweet Bird of Youth for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young woman with Asperger's tries to find her first boyfriend with a little help from her older sister....

#6
Peyton Place

Peyton Place

1957★ 6.7

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

In the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance McKenzie tries to make up for a past indiscretion -- which resulted in her illegitimate dau...