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Movies Like Definitely Divorcing

If you were moved by Definitely Divorcing, you will appreciate how these films questions the purpose and weight of our choices while ensuring targets the intellect with complex, multi-layered ideas. Carefully balances character depth with narrative flow makes this a compelling continuation of these themes.

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Runtime Cluster

Standard feature-length experiences.

Viewer Fit

Best for fans of who appreciate concise storytelling.

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Hope Springs
6.3

Hope Springs

2012

After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.

The One I Love
6.9

The One I Love

2014

Ethan and Sophie are a married couple on the brink of separation when, at the urging of their therapist, they decide to salvage their relationship by escaping to a beautiful vacation house for the weekend.

Diary of a Mad Housewife
6.1

Diary of a Mad Housewife

1970

Tina Balser is a bored New York housewife-mother married to Jonathan, a pompous, social-climbing lawyer who ridicules her in front of their children, criticizing everything she does or wears. She begins an affair with George Prager, a dashing, successful, and blatantly sadistic writer.

Why Did I Get Married?
6.5

Why Did I Get Married?

2007

Eight married college friends plus one other non-friend (all of whom have achieved middle to upper class economic status) go to Colorado for their annual week-long reunion, but the mood shifts when one couple's infidelity comes to light. As secrets are revealed, each couple begins to question their own relationship.

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
6.6

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

2013

Judith has known her husband Brice since they were children, but now their marriage is growing stale. Having just completed her graduate work in psychotherapy, she's eager to begin a career as a marriage counselor. She takes an internship at a matchmaking firm for millionaires and meets Harley, a charismatic billionaire investor who makes no effort to hide his attraction to Judith. Although quite resistant at first, eventually Judith succumbs to his charms, placing her marriage in jeopardy and forever altering the course of her life.

Meet the Fockers
6.3

Meet the Fockers

2004

Hard-to-crack ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes and his wife Dina head for the warmer climes of Florida to meet the parents of their son-in-law-to-be, Greg Focker. Unlike their happily matched offspring, the future in-laws find themselves in a situation of opposites that definitely do not attract.

The Neighbor in the Window
7.2

The Neighbor in the Window

2020

A suburban wife who finds herself and the security of her family threatened by another seemingly friendly neighborhood mom.

Husbands and Wives
7.0

Husbands and Wives

1992

When their best friends announce that they're separating, a professor and his wife discover the faults in their own marriage.

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The Good Girl
6.2

The Good Girl

2002

A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.

A Double Life
6.3

A Double Life

1947

A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage taking over his mind off-stage.

The Story of Us
6.1

The Story of Us

1999

After 15 years of marriage, Katie and her husband, Ben, have grown apart. While they keep up the facade of having a contented marriage, mostly to not worry their children, they aren't happy together and argue frequently. While the kids are away at camp, Katie and Ben decide to separate and try to reassess their relationship to see if they should stay together or split up for good. 

Blue Sky
6.1

Blue Sky

1994

Hank Marshall is a tough, square-jawed, straitlaced Army engineer and nuclear science expert, assigned to help conduct weapons testing in 1950s America. Hank has become a thorn in the side of the Army, though, for a couple of very different reasons. He is an outspoken opponent of atmospheric testing, though his superiors hold contrary views and want to squelch his concerns...and his reports. The other problem is his wife, Carly. She is voluptuous and volatile, wreaking havoc in his personal life and stirring up intrigue at each new Army base.

Lady Windermere's Fan
6.8

Lady Windermere's Fan

1925

A society woman believes her husband is having an affair, a misconception which may have dire personal consequences for all involved.

Keeping Mum
6.7

Keeping Mum

2005

A pastor preoccupied with writing the perfect sermon fails to realize that his wife is having an affair and his children are up to no good.

Death of a Salesman
6.9

Death of a Salesman

1985

Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer
7.0

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who insinuates himself into the doctor's life in gradually unsettling ways.

Addicted
5.9

Addicted

2014

A gallerist risks her family and flourishing career when she enters into an affair with a talented painter and slowly loses control of her life.

Heartburn
6.0

Heartburn

1986

She's a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. He's a playboy newspaper columnist who can't quite give up his old tricks. And if that combination doesn't give a relationship heartburn, nothing will.

Wicked Minds
6.3

Wicked Minds

2003

Holden returns home from college and is surprised to find his overpowering competitive father married to a much younger woman Lana. Holden quickly falls for the beauty and charisma of his step mother. A passionate affair begins between son and stepmother.

You Hurt My Feelings
6.3

You Hurt My Feelings

2023

A novelist's longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book.

Why These Movies Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with Definitely Divorcing (2016): Drama and Comedy themes, similar narrative structure, and comparable emotional depth. NoBadPicks uses a combination of TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface films most likely to resonate with fans of Definitely Divorcing.

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