Movies and TV shows like Mrs Wilson
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Mrs Wilson (2018)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 56 min.
TV show
Story:
Alison Wilson thinks she is happily married until her husband Alec dies and a woman turns up on her doorstep claiming that she is the real Mrs. Wilson. Alison is determined to prove the validity of her own marriage - and her husband's love for her - but is instead led into a world of disturbing secrets.
Based on the remarkable story of Ruth Wilson's grandparents.
Style:
captivating, realistic, psychological, tense, atmospheric, slasher, period drama
Plot:
secret past, british intelligence, secret life, death of husband, cold war, widow, world war two, uncover truth, investigation, writers, couples, friendship, family relations, society, spy, world war one, women, post war, strength, real life, grief, bigamist, bigamy, mi6, writing ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century, future, 60s, 1960s
Place:
india, britain, london
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Most similar movies to Mrs Wilson
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and period drama films and TV series with plots about family relations, society, world war two, world war one, couples, couple relations and investigation mostly in Drama, Mystery and Biography genres. Some movies like Mrs Wilson: The Durrells (2016), The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004), Foyle's War (2002), Granite Flats (2013), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1935, financially strapped widow Louisa Durrell, whose life has fallen apart, decides to move from England, with her four children (three sons, one daughter), to the island of Corfu, Greece. Once there, the family moves into a dilapidated old ...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, costume drama, stylized, exciting ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
greek island, province, friendship, island, relationships, parents and children, family life, culture shock, expatriate, changing lives, family relations, widow ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1935
Place:
greece, mediterranean sea, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 172 min.
TV show
Story:
Uses accounts from family, friends, and acquaintances to tell the story of Natalie Wood and how she started young, acting in the spotlight, making the transition from a childhood actress to serious actress, dating the top names in Hollywood, her ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, depressing
Plot:
childhood, actress, price of fame, rape, husband wife relationship, marriage, child star, depression, suicide attempt, interview, hollywood, movie star ...
Time:
1950s, 1940s, 60s, 70s, 80s ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, War
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an ...
Style:
clever, serious, realistic, captivating, period piece ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
investigation, world war two, police detective, police investigation, detective inspector, police, investigator, whodunit, war crime, nazism, british police, murder investigation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
england, europe, new mexico, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
It's the 1960s. The height of the Cold War. The rural town of Granite Flats, Colorado, suddenly becomes a hotbed for mystery and intrigue.
Almost a year after Hershel Jenkins was released from jail, mystery is still a permanent resident in ...
Style:
realistic, stylized, serious, captivating, period piece ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cold war, investigation, small town, conspiracy, uncover truth, amateur detective, youth, dishonesty, family relations, secrets, society, suspicion ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
usa, colorado
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.
Style:
talky, clever, serious, political thriller, contemplative ...
Plot:
cold war, spy, espionage, secret service, double agent, book, investigation, betrayal, kgb, mole, spy thriller, british intelligence ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
london, england, britain, europe, paris france ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
Factual drama based on the notorious Whitehouse Farm murders, and the ensuing police investigation and court case.
Style:
crime drama, captivating, suspenseful, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
murder trial, murder mystery, true crime, police investigation, schizophrenic, crime scene, adopted son, british police, murder case, farmhouse, investigation, murder investigation ...
Time:
80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place:
united kingdom
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1939 Hortense, illegitimate but intelligent and ambitious, is brought up on Jamaica with the family of charismatic, free-thinking Michael, who joins the Air Force when war breaks out and goes to England. After the war, Hortense, now a qualified ...
Style:
serious, touching, captivating, realistic, saga ...
Plot:
racism, interracial sex, post war, couples, starting over, couple relations, culture clash, misfit, hopes, self discovery, bittersweet, racial violence ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
england, jamaica, london, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Arthur & George is a three-part adaptation of Julian Barnes' novel about Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle as played by actor Martin Clunes.
Set in 1906 in Staffordshire, Hampshire and London the drama follows Sir Arthur and his ...
Style:
clever, serious, realistic, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
writers, who done it, false accusation, private detective, writer's life, uncover truth, injustice, prejudice, servant, priest, miscarriage of justice, mother son relationship ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century, 1910s, future, edwardian era ...
Place:
england, europe, britain, london
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 225 min.
TV show
Story:
The lives, loves and highs and lows of four members of the Women's Land Army working at the Hoxley Estate during World War II.
Style:
costume drama, realistic, captivating, historical drama, atmospheric ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
wartime life, world war two, strong female presence, military, family relations, friendship, soldier, abbey, rise and fall, love, intrigue, women ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
A look at the 007 creator, Ian Fleming, and his early life set against the permissive society of war-torn WWII London.
Style:
serious, stylized, period piece, sexy, dramatic ...
Plot:
spy, british secret service, writers, world war two, espionage, hotshot hero, post war, biopic, james bond, womanizer, love and romance, nazi occupation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s, 50s
Place:
london, england, britain
Similarity:
28%
929
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 390 min.
TV show
Story:
A physician sues a novelist for publishing statements implicating the doctor in Nazi war crimes.
Style:
contemplative, realistic, serious, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, war crime, lawsuit, polish, courtroom, post war, courtroom drama, writers, reflection, expatriate, nazi ...
Time:
1940s, 60s
Place:
europe, england, london
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, Smiley finds his old organization, the Circus, so overwhelmed by political considerations that it doesn't want to know what happened. He begins to follow up the clues of his friends ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, thought provoking, clever ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
espionage, cold war, spy, british intelligence, investigation, cold war era, assassination attempt, covert operation, working undercover, spy thriller, defector, prospector ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
britain, london, england, united kingdom, hamburg germany ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 416 min.
TV show
Story:
Anthony Powell's 12 volume novel sequence "A Dance to the Music of Time" has been dramatised for television.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, stylized, period drama
Plot:
world war two, oxford, classmate, love, post war, world war one, high society, nudity, lifestyle, couple relations, dishonesty, society ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Austria, Italy
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Story:
Story of Anna Anderson, who claimed to be Anastasia Romanov, the only surviving daughter of the Czar and Czarina of Russia.
Style:
retro, atmospheric, sincere, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
imperial russia, royal family, european history, world war one, biopic, political intrigue, amnesia, royalty, russian revolution (1917), revolution, missing person, cons and scams ...
Time:
victorian era, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s
Place:
russia, germany, new york, usa, europe
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 150 min.
TV show
Story:
Adaptation of Nancy Mitford's novel.
Style:
serious, realistic, stylized, historical drama, costume drama ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
fall in love, social differences, love triangle, looking for love, eccentric family, master and servant, unlikely couple, society, wooing, unfulfilled love, infidelity, rich and poor ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
england, europe, paris france
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
An exploration of Charles Dickens's unfinished work in which the mystery of the murder of Edwin Drood is examined.
Style:
tense, atmospheric, serious, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, stalking, obsession, orphan, human nature, small town, missing person, uncover truth, victorian england, perversion, danger, world war one ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
england, britain, europe
Similarity:
25%
2K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Edwardian child Enid Blyton begins to tell stories to her brothers as an escape from their parents' rows before the father deserts the family...
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, costume drama, cult classic ...
Plot:
novelist, biopic, dysfunctional family, nanny, relationship vs career, rise to the top, writers, writer's life, couples, couple relations, lifestyle, family problems ...
Time:
1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 20th century, 1950s ...
Place:
britain, england, europe
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story:
Elizabeth Gaskell's enchanting tale of romance, scandal, and intrigue in a gossipy English town comes to Masterpiece Theatre in a lavish four-part production of Wives and Daughters, adapted by celebrated screenwriter Andrew Davies.Davies, who ...
Style:
period piece, costume drama, uplifting, serious, historical drama ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
prejudice, aristocrat, family relations, estate, love and romance, aristocracy, parent child relationship, secret marriage, marriage, gossip, sibling relationship, parents and children ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1820s, 18th century, 1800s ...
Place:
england, europe, london, britain, africa
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in post-war Britain, ten year-old Lewis Aldridge is grief-stricken as he struggles to cope with the death of his beloved mother. Left under the care of his emotionally distant father Gilbert, whom he barely knows and who quickly remarries, Lewis ...
Style:
touching, captivating, atmospheric, serious, gloomy ...
Plot:
friendship, family problems, teenage life, youth, estrangement, death of mother, parent child relationship, love, father son relationship, friends, dealing with death, death in the family ...
Time:
20th century, 50s, post world war two
Place:
england
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell raising hero, Dylan Thomas.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, sincere, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
poet, writer's life, life turned upside down, artists and showbiz, disorder, writers, novelist, life philosophy, relationships, historical character, lifestyle, historical figure ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
new york, britain, usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 150 min.
TV show
Story:
The life of the Duchess of Alba La vida de la Duquesa de Alba
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, romantic
Plot:
duchess, royal family, aristocracy, family relations, society, political unrest, parents and children, love and romance, fall in love, state affairs, couple relations, biopic ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 1940s, 50s, 1920s ...
Place:
spain, europe
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Biography of former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who forged a new role for herself in the years after her husband's death.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, uplifting
Plot:
real life, grief, female leader, aging, ship, couples, human spirit, idealism, couple relations, hopes, state affairs, head of state ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century, 50s, 1950s
Place:
london, paris france
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in 1936, the show takes viewers, old and new, back to the lavish world of Belgravia, London. A new set of occupants reside at 165 Eaton Place and viewers see how external and internal influences of the tumultuous pre-war period shape and mould ...
Style:
realistic, historical drama, costume drama, period piece, stylized ...
Plot:
butler, high society, master and servant, marriage, family values, housewife, rich and poor, family life, lifestyle, millionaire, abbey, class differences ...
Time:
1930s, edwardian era, 20th century
Place:
england, wales, europe, london
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community with the shadow of World War II casting a dark cloud over their lives. As the conflict takes hold and separates the women from their husbands, fathers, sons and brothers, the ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, costume drama, period piece ...
Plot:
world war two, female protagonist, village, friends, strong female presence, social relations, british, husband wife relationship, family relations, mother son relationship, father son relationship, woman ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Samuel, a Russian-born Jewish inventor who specialises in the development of hearing aids, is tasked with a secret mission by MI5 to use his technological expertise to contribute to western Cold War efforts. Following the tensions of the space race ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, tense, period drama, political drama
Plot:
inventor, scientist, jewish family, cold war, inventions and discoveries, family relations, mission, father son relationship, invention, secret mission, spy, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
britain, russia, england
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
London 1972. When a defecting KGB officer, Arkady Malinov, reveals Operation Glass, a devastating Soviet plot that could change the course of the Cold War, Daddy, the head of MI5, assembles a secret team to investigate. As the Soviets awaken a list ...
Style:
suspenseful, stylized, tense, clever, atmospheric ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
espionage, cold war, undercover, twists and turns, spy, conspiracy, government agency, intelligence, conservative, spy thriller, cold war era, covert operation ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
england, soviet union, ussr, london
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Sasaki Shinichi looks at his childhood friend Tanaka Yukino in court. Yukino is sentenced to death. She went to her ex-boyfriend’s apartment and caused his wife and child to burn to death. Shinichi knows his childhood friend and perceives that she ...
Style:
suspense, contemplative, psychological, unusual plot structure, tense ...
Plot:
friendship, murder investigation, evidence, testimony, couples, escapades, family relations, victim, violence, murder, graphic violence, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Follow Emily Maitlis' professional and personal journey as a Newsnight journalist, leading up to her acclaimed interview with Prince Andrew, in which he explained his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Style:
serious, dramatic, tense, thought provoking, intense ...
Plot:
interview, british royal family, controversy, scandal, journalism, royalty, biopic, british monarchy, investigation, portrait, character study, television reporter ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s
Place:
london, united kingdom, england
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: Russia
TV show
Story:
The events take place in 1960s in USSR. The main character is Olga Migunova, the student of the most famous psychic in the country - Wolf Messing, who chose her himself from an audience when she was 16 years old, having noticed her psychic ...
Style:
suspense, rough, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
destiny, power relations, idealism, ambition, stereotypes, transformation, life is a bitch, state affairs, society, law enforcement, storytelling, greed ...
Time:
60s
Place:
moscow russia, ussr
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Ellie's beloved husband is killed in a car accident. A woman was in the car with him and killed too. Who was she? Was he having an affair? Was it an accident?
Style:
tense, serious, emotional, detective, realistic
Plot:
able to see the dead, death of husband, car accident, investigation, uncover truth, life is a bitch, dealing with death, husband wife relationship, mistress, amateur sleuth, grief, mental health ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
22%
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