# Movies like Tess

> Films most similar to Tess (1979) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/tess-1979/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[Bitter Moon](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/bitter-moon-1992/)** (1992) — ★ 7.1 · 846 votes · bittersweet, gut-punch, sexy
- **[Lolita](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/lolita-1997/)** (1997) — ★ 7.1 · 1,956 votes · sexy
- **[The Ghost Writer](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-ghost-writer-2010/)** (2010) — ★ 6.8 · 2,436 votes · paranoid, slow-burn
- **[Death and the Maiden](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/death-and-the-maiden-1994/)** (1994) — ★ 7.1 · 556 votes · gut-punch, paranoid, tender
- **[Empire of Passion](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/empire-of-passion-1978/)** (1978) — ★ 6.9 · 134 votes
- **[The Mother and the Whore](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-mother-and-the-whore-1973/)** (1973) — ★ 7.3 · 198 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, cerebral
- **[Indian Summer](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/indian-summer-1972/)** (1972) — ★ 7.6 · 156 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, slow-burn
- **[An Officer and a Spy](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/an-officer-and-a-spy-2019/)** (2019) — ★ 7.1 · 1,587 votes · dread, slow-burn
- **[Ryan's Daughter](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/ryan-s-daughter-1970/)** (1970) — ★ 7.1 · 171 votes · bittersweet, slow-burn, tender
- **[Alexander](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/alexander-2004/)** (2004) — ★ 6.0 · 3,495 votes · bittersweet, epic, raw
- **[Macbeth](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/macbeth-1971/)** (1971) — ★ 7.1 · 298 votes · dread, slow-burn
- **[Arizona Dream](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/arizona-dream-1993/)** (1993) — ★ 7.2 · 763 votes · bittersweet, playful, surreal

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