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10 Best Movies Like The Novelist

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

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#1
Best Sellers

Best Sellers

2021★ 6.3

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

A cranky, retired author reluctantly embarks on a final book tour to help out a young publisher....

#2
Not Another Happy Ending

Not Another Happy Ending

2013★ 5.8

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

When a struggling publisher discovers his only successful author is blocked, he knows he has to unblock her or he's finished. With her newfound success, she's become too happy and ...

#3
The Words

The Words

2012★ 6.7

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

The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn'...

#4
Turtles All the Way Down

Turtles All the Way Down

2024★ 7.3

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

Aza confronts her potential for love, happiness, friendship, and hope while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts....

#5
Along for the Ride

Along for the Ride

2022★ 6.7

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

The summer before college, Auden meets the mysterious Eli, a fellow insomniac. While the seaside town of Colby sleeps, the two embark on nightly quests to help Auden experience the...

#6
Neverwas

Neverwas

2005★ 6.4

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

Zach Riley is a psychiatrist, who leaves a job at a prestigious university, to take up a job at the privately run mental institution, Millwood. What he doesn't reveal at the time o...

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