Top 20 movies like The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. She refuses to divulge the name of the father, is "convicted" of adultery and forced to wear a scarlet "A" until an Indian attack unites the Puritans and leads to a reevaluation of their laws and morals.

The Scarlet Letter is of 2 hour(s) and 15 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Cinergi Pictures, Lightmotive, Allied Stars, Moving Pictures. It was released on 1995-10-13. It has the tagline: When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all. It has an average vote of 6.038 on TMDB.

Genres: DramaRomanceWestern

1. Drain the Bermuda Triangle

Drain the Bermuda Triangle

Infamous disappearances of ships and aircrafts, stories of lives lost — they’re all part of the legend of the 500,000-square-mile expanse of the Atlantic Ocean known as the Bermuda Triangle. In this one-hour special, National Geographic Channel explores the area’s ominous reputation by draining the water from it to see what exactly lies below the surface of the mythical triangle. With the aid of data from sophisticated sonar surveys, see what the ocean floor looks like below the Bermuda Triangle. Witness what strange geological features will be revealed and whether they will shed light on the mysterious occurrences that have been documented within the boundaries of this area of ocean.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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2. Heaven (Cielo de agua)

Heaven

Bastien returns to the place where she spent her childhood, that happy time when she fell in love with Juan, the maid’s son. Juan and Bastien establish a star-crossed love and hasten events that will lead her family to make dramatic decisions and put an end to a romance that oversteps accepted standards.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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3. Murder in the First

Murder in the First

A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.

It has an average vote of 7.161 on TMDB.

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4. The Cabbage-Patch Fairy (La fée aux choux)

The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

A brief fantasy tale involving a strange fairy who can produce and deliver babies coming out of cabbages. This film is lost or never existed. Copies of it online are actually the 1900 remake.

It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.

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5. Picking Up the Pieces

Picking Up the Pieces

A small New Mexican village discovers a severed hand that is considered a miracle of God, when it actually belongs to a murdered spouse with a husband in search of it.

It has an average vote of 4.4 on TMDB.

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6. Season's Beatings (La Bûche)

Season's Beatings

Christmas, family, and infidelity. Yvette's husband has died, and her grown daughters join her at the grave: Sonia, wealthy, bourgeois, and generous; Louba, living with their dad Stanislas, singing at a Russian restaurant, penniless, the mistress for the past 12 years of a man who will never leave his wife; Milla, the youngest, acerbic, lonesome. Christmas was when they learned their parents were divorcing 25 years ago. Over the next few days, yuletide depression, Louba's pregnancy, Sonia's crumbling marriage, Stanislas's overtures to Yvette, and Milla's attraction to the man who's her father's rent-free lodger lead each one to re-examine self, family, and hopes. Is renewal possible?

It has an average vote of 5.929 on TMDB.

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7. Outrageous Fortune

Outrageous Fortune

Refined actress Lauren Ames finally has a chance to study with the great theatre professor Stanislav Korzenowski. Sandy Brozinsky, a brash, loud actress, decides through happenstance to also study with Korzenowski. The two women end up dating the same man and follow him across the country to force him to choose between them.

It has an average vote of 6.027 on TMDB.

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8. The Other Boleyn Girl

The Other Boleyn Girl

Based on the controversial novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a fictionalised account of the life of Lady Mary Boleyn who becomes mistress to England's king, Henry VIII, before being ousted by her younger sister, Anne. Mary leaves the Court to marry a commoner, but returns when Anne embarks on a reckless policy to save herself from ruin.

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

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9. Henry & June

Henry & June

While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin her blessing to sleep with her husband. Then, when June returns to France, an unexpected, and sometimes contentious, threesome forms.

It has an average vote of 6.127 on TMDB.

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10. The Juror

The Juror

With his gangster boss on trial for murder, a mob thug known as "the Teacher" tells Annie Laird she must talk her fellow jurors into a not-guilty verdict, implying that he'll kill her son Oliver if she fails. She manages to do this, but, when it becomes clear that the mobsters might want to silence her for good, she sends Oliver abroad and tries to gather evidence of the plot against her, setting up a final showdown.

It has an average vote of 5.59 on TMDB.

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11. El Cantante

El Cantante

The rise and fall of salsa singer, Héctor Lavoe , as told from the perspective of his wife Puchi, who looks back from 2002.

It has an average vote of 7.098 on TMDB.

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12. El profe (El profe)

El profe

Mario Moreno portrays a professor in this movie. A small town in the middle of no where requests the school Mario Moreno is working in for a teacher. He ends up going to give the town a hand. When he arrives he comes to know the corrupt leaders who through out the movie try to make him leave. Although he is being harassed you can see how much he cares for the kids and their circumstances. He deals with problems by using his hilarious comments.

It has an average vote of 7.697 on TMDB.

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13. Faust (Faust – Eine deutsche Volkssage)

Faust

God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and prayerful alchemist.

It has an average vote of 7.876 on TMDB.

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14. She-Devil

She-Devil

A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.

It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.

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15. Goat

Goat

Reeling from a terrifying assault, a nineteen year old enrolls into college with his brother and pledges the same fraternity. What happens there, in the name of 'brotherhood,' tests him and his loyalty in brutal ways.

It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.

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16. Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

It has an average vote of 7.012 on TMDB.

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17. The Mission

The Mission

When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.

It has an average vote of 7.404 on TMDB.

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18. Pope Joan

Pope Joan

A 9th century woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.

It has an average vote of 6.827 on TMDB.

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19. Dagon

Dagon

A boating accident off the coast of Spain sends Paul and his girlfriend Barbara to the decrepit fishing village of Imboca. As night falls, people start to disappear and things not quite human start to appear. Paul is pursued by the entire town. Running for his life, he uncovers Imboca's secret..they worship Dagon, a monstrous god of the sea...and Dagon's unholy offspring are on the loose...

It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.

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20. Now and Then

Now and Then

Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty, four childhood girlfriends — Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta — recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more.

It has an average vote of 6.884 on TMDB.

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