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10 Best Movies Like The Wives

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

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#1
Hounddog

Hounddog

2008★ 6.4

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

A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley....

#2
The Smashing Machine

The Smashing Machine

2025★ 6.5

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

In the late 1990s, up-and-coming mixed martial artist Mark Kerr aspires to become the greatest fighter in the world. However, he must also battle his opioid dependence and a volati...

#3
The Last Showgirl

The Last Showgirl

2024★ 6.4

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

When the glittering Las Vegas revue she has headlined for decades announces it will soon close, a glamorous showgirl must reconcile with the decisions she’s made and the community ...

#4
The Joker is Wild

The Joker is Wild

1957★ 8.0

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

A Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob boss....

#5
Beyond the Sea

Beyond the Sea

2004★ 6.3

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

Based on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the tale of his life....

#6
Morning Glory

Morning Glory

2010★ 6.4

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

A young and devoted morning television producer is hired as an executive producer on a long-running morning show at a once-prominent but currently failing station in New York City...

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