Movies Like The Bostonians

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Heat and Dust

1983·2h 13m·★ 6.4·James Ivory

2 shared crewDir. James IvoryDP: Walter Lassally

Savages

1972·1h 46m·★ 5.5·James Ivory

2 shared crewDir. James IvoryDP: Walter Lassally

Autobiography of a Princess

1975·58m·★ 5.8·James Ivory

2 shared crewDir. James IvoryDP: Walter Lassally

The Wild Party

1975·1h 49m·★ 5.3·James Ivory

2 shared crewDir. James IvoryDP: Walter Lassally

The White Countess

2005·2h 15m·★ 6.5·James Ivory

Both star Vanessa Redgrave & Madeleine PotterDir. James IvoryDrama & Romance

The Europeans

1979·1h 31m·★ 6.1·James Ivory

Both star Wesley Addy & Nancy NewDir. James IvoryDrama & Romance

Slaves of New York

1989·2h 4m·★ 5.6·James Ivory

Both star Madeleine Potter & Charles McCaughanDir. James Ivory

My Darling Clementine

1946·1h 37m·★ 7.7·John Ford

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Wuthering Heights

1939·1h 44m·★ 7.5·William Wyler

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Bridget Jones's Diary

2001·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Sharon Maguire

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

Madame Bovary

1991·2h 23m·★ 6.6·Claude Chabrol

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

Alraune

1952·1h 32m·★ 6.0·Arthur Maria Rabenalt

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Spotlight

2015·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Tom McCarthy

Themes: boston, massachusetts, lawyer

The Remains of the Day

1993·2h 14m·★ 7.8·James Ivory

Starring Christopher ReeveDir. James IvoryDrama & Romance

Howards End

1992·2h 22m·★ 7.3·James Ivory

Starring Vanessa RedgraveDir. James IvoryDrama & Romance

The Golden Bowl

2000·2h 10m·★ 5.9·James Ivory

Starring Madeleine PotterDir. James IvoryRomance & Drama

Jefferson in Paris

1995·2h 19m·★ 5.7·James Ivory

Starring Nancy MarchandDir. James IvoryDrama & Romance

Anatomy of a Murder

1959·2h 41m·★ 8.0·Otto Preminger

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Dances with Wolves

1990·3h 1m·★ 8.0·Kevin Costner

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The Last Samurai

2003·2h 34m·★ 7.8·Edward Zwick

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