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10 Best Movies Like What if it Works?

If you loved What if it Works?, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Helen

Helen

2009★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What if it Works? for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

On the outside, Helen has it all – a loving family and a successful career – but when her suppressed mental illness resurfaces, the world crumbles around her. Crippled by depressio...

#2
Disappearing Acts

Disappearing Acts

2000★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What if it Works? for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A struggling construction worker and an aspiring musician find themselves falling in love....

#3
A Valentine's Match

A Valentine's Match

2020★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What if it Works? for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Fired from her job as a reality TV host, Natalie returns home for Valentine's Day, only to find herself running the town festival's auction with her ex-fiancé thanks to two schemin...

#4
My Brilliant Career

My Brilliant Career

1979★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What if it Works? for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married....

#5
The Magic of Ordinary Days

The Magic of Ordinary Days

2005★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What if it Works? for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII....

#6
Tim

Tim

1979★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What if it Works? for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Handsome but backward gardener Tim Melville has a new woman in his life. She is Mary, his widowed employer, a woman who had given up on love until she had found Tim. At first they ...

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