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10 Best Movies Like The Best Intentions

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

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#1
Not Easily Broken

Not Easily Broken

2009★ 6.3

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

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple....

#2
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

2022★ 6.4

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

A father comes to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family....

#3
Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park

1999★ 6.7

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

Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthy relatives, the Bertrams, where she is treated poorly by most except her cousin Edmund. Her life is complicated by the arrival of the wo...

#4
The Lost Husband

The Lost Husband

2020★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Best Intentions for fans of Drama & 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
My Brilliant Career

My Brilliant Career

1979★ 6.2

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

A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married....

#6
Breathe

Breathe

2017★ 7.4

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

Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed....

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