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Wide Sargasso Sea

Movies Like Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)

Wide Sargasso Sea is a 1993 drama, romance, thriller film from John Duigan with a MovieMagicScore of 4.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Serpent and the Rainbow and Live and Let Die.

Drama Romance Thriller

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The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988

A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen netherworld of walking zombies, blood rites and ancient curses. Based on the true life experiences of Wade Davis and filmed on location in Haiti, it's a frightening excursion into black magic and the supernatural.

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Live and Let Die

1973

James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big.

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The Night Walker

1964

A woman is haunted by recurring nightmares, which seem to be instigated by her late husband who supposedly was killed in a fire.

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The Black Swan

1942

When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's pretty daughter and joins up with the rebels, things are set for a fight.

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Eyes Wide Shut

1999

After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.

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Lolita

1997

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.

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In Her Shoes

2005

Irresponsible party girl Maggie is kicked out of her father's and stepmother's home—where she lives for free—and is taken in by her hard-working sister, Philadelphia lawyer Rose. After Maggie's disruptive ways ruin her sister's love life, Rose turns her out as well. But when their grandmother, who they never knew existed, comes into their lives, the sisters face some complicated truths about themselves and their family.

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Carmen

2003

A French writer documents the seductive power of the beautiful Carmen, who has enchanted José, a young soldier, awakening his most fervent passions leading to tragedy. A path chained to obsession, jealousy, betrayal, and blood.

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Captain Blood

1935

Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.

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Weird Woman

1944

After bringing his beautiful new wife Paula home to America from a remote island on which she was raised, Professor Norman Reed begins to feel the clash between his world of rational science and hers of bizarre dancing and freaky voodoo rituals. Norman's stuck-up friends also sense Paula's strangeness, and soon their meddling gossip and suspicious scheming push the poor woman to use her magic to defend herself and her husband – and maybe even to kill! Or is it just the power of suggestion...?

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Flesh for Frankenstein

1973

Within the decadent walls of the Frankenstein mansion, the Baron and his depraved assistant Otto have discovered the means of creating new life. As the Baron's laboratory begins to fill up with stitched body parts, the Baroness dallies with the randy new manservant and soon the decadent, permissive household is consumed by an outrageous, bizarre and hilarious combination of death and dismemberment.

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Final Analysis

1992

A psychiatrist becomes romantically involved with the sister of one of his patients, but the influence of her controlling gangster husband threatens to destroy them both.

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The Oh in Ohio

2006

Frustrated with their relationship, Priscilla and Jack decide to take a break. While Jack moves into a new place of his own and starts dating a student, Priscilla discovers the joys of self-pleasuring and finds an unusual bedmate.

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Ritual

2002

An American doctor encounters members of a voodoo cult when she is summoned to Jamaica to treat a wealthy man's brother.

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The Canyons

2013

The discovery of an illicit love affair leads two young Angelenos on a violent, sexually charged tour through the dark side of human nature.

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Iyobinte Pusthakam

2014

Set in the backdrop of the picturesque Munnar, it tells the story of Iyob, a slave-turned-master.

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Stone

2010

Parole officer Jack Mabry has only a few weeks left before retirement and wishes to finish out the cases he's been assigned. One such case is that of Gerald 'Stone' Creeson, a convicted arsonist who is up for parole. Jack is initially reluctant to indulge Stone in the coarse banter he wishes to pursue and feels little sympathy for the prisoner's pleads for an early release. Seeing little hope in convincing Jack himself, Stone arranges for his wife to seduce the officer, but motives and intentions steadily blur amidst the passions and buried secrets of the corrupted players in this deadly game of deception.

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Twinless

2025

Two men who lost their respective twin brothers develop a growing friendship after meeting in a support group. However, both harbor long-hidden secrets that threaten to tear them apart.

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The Romantics

2010

Alliances are tested when seven college pals reunite to watch two of their own say “I do” at a seaside wedding. But the maid of honor and the groom share a passionate history, and the bride isn’t the only one who’s wondering if it’s all in the past.

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Goodbye Christopher Robin

2017

The behind the scenes story of the life of A.A. Milne and the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories inspired by his son Christopher Robin.

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Wide Sargasso Sea?

The top films similar to Wide Sargasso Sea by MovieMagicScore are The Serpent and the Rainbow (6.4), Live and Let Die (6.5), The Night Walker (6.6). Each shares drama/romance/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Wide Sargasso Sea worth watching?

Wide Sargasso Sea holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.7/10 from 34 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Wide Sargasso Sea?

Wide Sargasso Sea (1993) is a drama, romance, thriller film directed by John Duigan, starring Karina Lombard, Nathaniel Parker, Rachel Ward.

Where can I find more recommendations like Wide Sargasso Sea?

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 Wide Sargasso Sea

This ranked list pairs Wide Sargasso Sea (1993), a drama and romance and thriller film from John Duigan, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Karina Lombard 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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