Movies Like Wetherby (1985)

Wetherby is a 1985 drama, mystery film from David Hare with a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Spencer's Mountain and The Quiet Son.

Drama Mystery

Spencer's Mountain

1963

Clay Spencer and his wife, Olivia, live in a small town deep in the mountains. When Clay isn't busy drinking with his buddies or railing against the town minister, he's building the house he's always promised Olivia. He is overjoyed when he learns his eldest son will be the first Spencer to attend college, if he can resist the charms of a pretty local girl and rustle up the money for tuition.

6.7

MagicScore

The Quiet Son

2025

Pierre, a devoted father in his 50s, raises his two sons alone. When Louis, the youngest, leaves home to attend the Sorbonne in Paris, Fus, slightly older and not as successful academically, becomes more and more secretive. Driven by a fascination for violence, he gets entangled in far-right extremist groups, at the very opposite of his father’s values. Between them, there is love and hate, until tragedy happens.

6.5

MagicScore

The Letter

1940

After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

7.3

MagicScore

A Town Like Alice

1956

In 1941 Malaysia, the advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no plan on what to do with the women and children of the British.

6.3

MagicScore

Privates on Parade

1983

It is 1947, the year of the communist rebellion in Malaya and the British army's SADUSEA (Song And Dance Unit South East Asia) are called to the Malayan Jungle to entertain the troops. The eccentric, bible-bashing Major Giles Flack (John Cleese) is in command of the unit. Flack is accompanied by an ageing, theatrical drama queen, Terri Dennis (Denis Quilley) who hopes to entertain the troops with his flamboyant impressions, but the bored troops find other ways to enjoy themselves.

4.5

MagicScore

The Heiress

1949

In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or may not be after her inheritance.

7.8

MagicScore

Now, Voyager

1942

A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise.

7.3

MagicScore

Great Expectations

1946

In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

7.3

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The Night of the Iguana

1964

A defrocked Episcopal clergyman leads a bus-load of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunting his life.

7.1

MagicScore

#10

Rosaline

2022

Left heartbroken after Romeo begins to pursue her cousin Juliet, Rosaline schemes to foil the famous romance and win back her guy in this comedic twist of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

7.1

MagicScore

#11

A Room with a View

1986

When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy's life forever but, once back in England, how will her experiences in Tuscany affect her marriage plans?

6.9

MagicScore

#12

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

1969

A headstrong young teacher in a private school in 1930s Edinburgh ignores the curriculum and influences her impressionable 12-year-old charges with her over-romanticized worldview.

6.8

MagicScore

#13

Summer and Smoke

1961

In a small Mississippi town in 1916, an eccentric spinster battles her romantic yearnings for the randy boy next door.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

1987

A penniless middle-aged spinster scrapes by giving piano lessons in the Dublin of the 1950s. She makes a sad last bid for love with a fellow resident of her rundown boarding house, who imagines she has the money to bankroll the business he hopes to open.

6.5

MagicScore

#15

Rooster Cogburn

1975

After a band of drunken thugs overruns a small Indian Nation town, killing Reverend Goodnight and raping the women folk, Eula Goodnight enlists the aid of US Marshal Cogburn to hunt them down and bring her father's killers to justice.

6.4

MagicScore

#16

The Lost Bus

2025

A determined father risks everything to rescue a dedicated teacher and her students from a raging wildfire.

7.1

MagicScore

#17

Washington Square

1997

In 1870s New York, spinster heiress Catherine Sloper is courted by the much younger, penniless Morris Townsend, much to the chagrin of her overprotective father. Catherine must decide whether to spend the rest of her life alone, or marry a man interested in her solely for her inheritence.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

Quality Street

1937

In the 1810s, an old maid poses as her own niece in order to teach her onetime beau a lesson.

5.8

MagicScore

#19

The Night House

2021

Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Soon she begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

Cousin Bette

1998

In 19th century Paris, Bette Fischer, a poor and homely spinster, forms an alliance with the seductive courtesan Valerie Marneffe to orchestrate revenge on her handsome and wealthy relatives.

5.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Wetherby?

The top films similar to Wetherby by MovieMagicScore are Spencer's Mountain (6.7), The Quiet Son (6.5), The Letter (7.3). Each shares drama/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Wetherby worth watching?

Wetherby holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10 from 40 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Wetherby?

Wetherby (1985) is a drama, mystery film directed by David Hare, starring Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Holm, Judi Dench.

Where can I find more recommendations like Wetherby?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Wetherby

This ranked list pairs Wetherby (1985), a drama and mystery film from David Hare, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Vanessa Redgrave take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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