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10 Best Movies Like The Matchmaker

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

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#1
Being There

Being There

1979★ 7.6

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

A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the...

#2
Desire Under the Elms

Desire Under the Elms

1958★ 6.8

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

Ephraim Cabot is an old man of amazing vitality who loves his New England farm with a greedy passion. Hating him, and sharing his greed, are the sons of two wives Cabot has overwor...

#3
About Mrs. Leslie

About Mrs. Leslie

1954★ 7.0

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

A lonely, unhappy owner of a Beverly Hills boarding house reflects on her lonely, unhappy life and the lonely, unhappy man she once loved....

#4
Psycho

Psycho

1960★ 8.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Matchmaker for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Ba...

#5
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019★ 7.4

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

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie indust...

#6
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

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

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...