Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Beginning

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

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#1
The Sleeping Dictionary

The Sleeping Dictionary

2003★ 6.4

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

In the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. There, he's introduced to the lov...

#2
Catch and Release

Catch and Release

2006★ 5.9

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

For a grieving fiancée, learning to love again requires the help of her late love's three best friends....

#3
Autumn Marathon

Autumn Marathon

1979★ 7.1

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

Andrey Pavlovich Buzykin, who makes a living by teaching at an institute and translating English literature, is cheating on his wife. Buzykin's main problem is that he's a kind man...

#4
Chéri

Chéri

2009★ 6.1

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

The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love....

#5
Cherry

Cherry

2010★ 6.2

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

Ivy League Freshman, Aaron Milton (17) gets a different kind of education when he falls for Linda (34) a vivacious former wild-child who has returned to college to straighten out h...

#6
Dot the I

Dot the I

2003★ 6.0

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

A fiery Spanish woman is about to marry a kind British man when she meets a Brazilian actor who ignites in her a flame of lust she can't ignore....

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