Movies like Emma

Emma (1996) is a romance movie directed by Douglas McGrath. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
★ 7.0 · 1,138 votes · Drama, Romance
In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a hardworking young sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.
Movies like Far from the Madding Crowd →
2. The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
★ 6.8 · 521 votes · Comedy, Drama, History
Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.
Movies like The Importance of Being Earnest →
3. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
★ 7.4 · 1,906 votes · Drama, Romance
The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, learn that their prospects of marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. After Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son. These circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's wife and daughters without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.
Movies like Sense and Sensibility →
4. Phantom Thread (2017)
★ 7.3 · 3,893 votes · Drama, Romance
In 1950s London, a renowned dressmaker's meticulous lifestyle begins drastically changing as his relationship with his young muse intensifies.
Movies like Phantom Thread →
5. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
★ 6.8 · 434 votes · Drama, Comedy, Romance
London, England, on the eve of World War II. Guinevere Pettigrew, a strict governess who is unable to keep a job, is fired again. Lost in the hostile city, a series of fortunate circumstances lead her to meet Delysia LaFosse, a glamorous and dazzling American jazz singer whose life is a chaos ruled by indecision, a continuous battle between love and fame.
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6. The Age of Innocence (1993)
★ 7.0 · 1,260 votes · Drama, Romance
In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
Movies like The Age of Innocence →
7. Howards End (1992)
★ 7.0 · 613 votes · Drama, Romance
A saga of class relations and changing times in an Edwardian England on the brink of modernity, the film centers on liberal Margaret Schlegel, who, along with her sister Helen, becomes involved with two couples: wealthy, conservative industrialist Henry Wilcox and his wife Ruth, and the downwardly mobile working-class Leonard Bast and his mistress Jackie.
Movies like Howards End →
8. The Duchess (2008)
★ 7.0 · 1,850 votes · Drama, History, Romance
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
Movies like The Duchess →
9. The Wedding Date (2005)
★ 6.8 · 1,292 votes · Romance, Comedy
With the wedding of her younger sister fast approaching, Kat Ellis faces the undesirable prospect of traveling alone to London for the ceremony. While this is bad enough, Jeffrey, the man who left her as they moved closer to marriage, happens to be the groom's best man. Determined to show everyone -- most of all Jeffrey -- that her romantic life is as full and thrilling as ever, Kat hires a charming male escort as her date.
Movies like The Wedding Date →
10. A Place in the Sun (1951)
★ 7.3 · 431 votes · Drama, Romance, Crime
A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.
Movies like A Place in the Sun →
11. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
★ 6.3 · 596 votes · Romance, Comedy, Drama
Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel. Back to work and on the apps, she's pursued by a younger man and maybe – just maybe – her son's science teacher.
Movies like Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy →

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Movies like Emma

Emma (1996) is a romance movie directed by Douglas McGrath. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
★ 7.0 · 1,138 votes · Drama, Romance
In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a hardworking young sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.
Movies like Far from the Madding Crowd →
2. The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
★ 6.8 · 521 votes · Comedy, Drama, History
Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.
Movies like The Importance of Being Earnest →
3. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
★ 7.4 · 1,906 votes · Drama, Romance
The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, learn that their prospects of marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. After Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son. These circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's wife and daughters without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.
Movies like Sense and Sensibility →
4. Phantom Thread (2017)
★ 7.3 · 3,893 votes · Drama, Romance
In 1950s London, a renowned dressmaker's meticulous lifestyle begins drastically changing as his relationship with his young muse intensifies.
Movies like Phantom Thread →
5. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
★ 6.8 · 434 votes · Drama, Comedy, Romance
London, England, on the eve of World War II. Guinevere Pettigrew, a strict governess who is unable to keep a job, is fired again. Lost in the hostile city, a series of fortunate circumstances lead her to meet Delysia LaFosse, a glamorous and dazzling American jazz singer whose life is a chaos ruled by indecision, a continuous battle between love and fame.
Movies like Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day →
6. The Age of Innocence (1993)
★ 7.0 · 1,260 votes · Drama, Romance
In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
Movies like The Age of Innocence →
7. Howards End (1992)
★ 7.0 · 613 votes · Drama, Romance
A saga of class relations and changing times in an Edwardian England on the brink of modernity, the film centers on liberal Margaret Schlegel, who, along with her sister Helen, becomes involved with two couples: wealthy, conservative industrialist Henry Wilcox and his wife Ruth, and the downwardly mobile working-class Leonard Bast and his mistress Jackie.
Movies like Howards End →
8. The Duchess (2008)
★ 7.0 · 1,850 votes · Drama, History, Romance
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
Movies like The Duchess →
9. The Wedding Date (2005)
★ 6.8 · 1,292 votes · Romance, Comedy
With the wedding of her younger sister fast approaching, Kat Ellis faces the undesirable prospect of traveling alone to London for the ceremony. While this is bad enough, Jeffrey, the man who left her as they moved closer to marriage, happens to be the groom's best man. Determined to show everyone -- most of all Jeffrey -- that her romantic life is as full and thrilling as ever, Kat hires a charming male escort as her date.
Movies like The Wedding Date →
10. A Place in the Sun (1951)
★ 7.3 · 431 votes · Drama, Romance, Crime
A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.
Movies like A Place in the Sun →
11. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
★ 6.3 · 596 votes · Romance, Comedy, Drama
Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel. Back to work and on the apps, she's pursued by a younger man and maybe – just maybe – her son's science teacher.
Movies like Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy →

1. Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)

2. The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

3. Sense and Sensibility (1995)

4. Phantom Thread (2017)

5. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)

6. The Age of Innocence (1993)

7. Howards End (1992)

8. The Duchess (2008)

9. The Wedding Date (2005)

10. A Place in the Sun (1951)

11. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)

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1. Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)

2. The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

3. Sense and Sensibility (1995)

4. Phantom Thread (2017)

5. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)

6. The Age of Innocence (1993)

7. Howards End (1992)

8. The Duchess (2008)

9. The Wedding Date (2005)

10. A Place in the Sun (1951)

11. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)

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