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10 Best Movies Like The Reader

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

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#1
New York Stories

New York Stories

1989★ 6.2

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

Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons" (Martin Scorsese), a tormented painter channels heartbreak into his art. In "Lif...

#2
Little Children

Little Children

2006★ 7.1

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

The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities a...

#3
Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road

2008★ 7.0

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

A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel...

#4
Sea of Love

Sea of Love

1989★ 6.6

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

Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colle...

#5
The World to Come

The World to Come

2021★ 7.0

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

In 1856, two women forge a close connection despite their isolation on the American frontier....

#6
Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun

1987★ 7.5

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

Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who lo...