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10 Best Movies Like The Third Lover

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

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#1
One Hour Photo

One Hour Photo

2002★ 6.6

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

Sy Parrish has lovingly developed photographs for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins' lives become fuller, Sy's only seems lonelier, until he eventual...

#2
Manhattan Night

Manhattan Night

2016★ 5.9

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

Porter Wren is a Manhattan tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. On the beat he sells murder, tragedy, and anything that passes for the truth. At home, he is a dedicated hus...

#3
Heartburn

Heartburn

1986★ 6.0

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

She's a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. He's a playboy newspaper columnist who can't quite give up his old tricks. And if that combination doesn't give...

#4
Celebrity

Celebrity

1998★ 6.0

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

The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His assignments tak...

#5
Crime of Passion

Crime of Passion

1956★ 6.1

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

Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's...

#6
Blonde Venus

Blonde Venus

1932★ 6.8

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

In an effort to be able to afford expensive treatment for her gravely ill American husband, a retired German entertainer returns to the cabaret as Blonde Venus and catches the eye ...

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