20 movies like The Work Wife, ordered by similarity : The Ground Beneath My Feet(2019), Corporate(2017), A Thousand Times Goodnight(2013), The Old Man & the Gun(2018), Gone Girl(2014), Anything for Her(2008), The Wizard of Lies(2017), Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven(1976), Roma(2018), Nightcrawler(2014), Krisha(2015), Animal Kingdom(2010) ...
Drama
USA
2018
86 Minutes
Cerina Vincent Elizabeth Harnois Kevin Sizemore Preeti Desai Lester Purry Jay Pickett Blaise Brooks Anthony Turk
colleague husband wife copywriter professional engaging striking suspenseful office united states family home workplace affair career work work vs. family escape pursuit 2010s
Erik is totally blind and is solo kayaking the length of the Grand Canyon. In Lava Falls, a large dangerous rapid, he discovers that despite what people might say, barriers can be real and they hurt .. a lot.
Drama
Austria
2019
108 Minutes
Valerie Pachner Pia Hierzegger Mavie Horbiger Michelle Barthel Marc Benjamin Dominic Marcus Singer Meo Wulf Axel Sichrovsky Grazyna Dylag Tom Hanslmaier
career woman schizophrenic boss colleague bleak brooding disturbing emotional melancholy powerful sad vienna germany mental breakdown career career vs. family work workplace politics workplace romance fall
A high-powered business consultant struggles to keep her professional and personal lives from colliding after her schizophrenic sister attempts suicide.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
2017
95 Minutes
Céline Sallette Lambert Wilson Stéphane de Groodt Violaine Fumeau Alice De Lencquesaing Camille Japy Hyam Zaytoun Arnaud Bedouet Charlie Anson Pierre-Loup Silhol Xavier De Guillebon
manager business woman suicide suicidal person bully colleague engaging melodramatic emotional gripping intense bleak office building office work office politics corporate office life happiness bullying change
Emilie, one of the Human Resources Managers at the Esen multinational, has recently been chosen by her superior Stéphane Froncart for her elegant ruthlessness. She indeed has the ability to... See full summary »
War, Drama
2013
117 Minutes
Juliette Binoche Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Lauryn Canny Adrianna Cramer Curtis Maria Doyle Kennedy Larry Mullen Jr. Mads Ousdal Chloe Annett
family photojournalist young woman mother daughter husband emotional engaging fiery gripping intense powerful war zone home kabul, afghanistan africa refugee camp ireland career family
A war-zone photojournalist's (Juliette Binoche) dedication to her dangerous job places her at odds with her family (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lauryn Canny).
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2014
149 Minutes
Ben Affleck Rosamund Pike Neil Patrick Harris Tyler Perry Kim Dickens Patrick Fugit Carrie Coon David Clennon Lisa Banes Missi Pyle Emily Ratajkowski
writer wife suspect police officer journalist police detective brooding dark intense bleak thrilling disheartening carthage house street police station car office disappearance illusions
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Crime, Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|Spain
2008
96 Minutes
Vincent Lindon Diane Kruger Lancelot Roch Olivier Marchal Hammou Graïa Liliane Rovère Olivier Perrier Moussa Maaskri Rémi Martin Thierry Godard Slimane Hadjar
wife husband son police officer judge counterfeiter brash suspenseful emotional france prison house courtroom suburbia family wrongful conviction desperation jailbreak husband/wife relationship murder case
With no legal means left to him, a high school teacher devises a daring plan to rescue his wrongfully imprisoned wife from jail.
Crime, Drama
France|Israel
2017
133 Minutes
Robert De Niro Michelle Pfeiffer Alessandro Nivola Nathan Darrow Kristen Connolly Lily Rabe Hank Azaria Kathrine Narducci Michael Goorjian Kelly AuCoin Geoffrey Cantor
patriarch husband wife criminal family partner financier engaging intense shocking tense united states fraud schemes financial troubles deception crime family investigation biography
A modern-day Shakespearean tale about a famous Tajik musical family, controlled by the charismatic, funny yet overbearing patriarch, Papa Alaev, who at the age of 80 is starting to lose his... See full summary »
Drama
West Germany
1976
105 Minutes
Margit Carstensen Brigitte Mira Ingrid Caven Armin Meier Irm Hermann Gottfried John
husband wife daughter son photographer communist disturbing melodramatic profound factory family home dining room street frankfurt, germany workplace violence media circus family grief hostage situation mother/daughter relationship
Frau Kusters is preparing dinner late one seemingly ordinary afternoon in her seemingly ordinary kitchen in Frankfurt, Germany. Mrs. Kusters wants to add canned sausages to the stew, her ... See full summary »
Drama
Mexico|USA
2018
135 Minutes
Yalitza Aparicio Marina de Tavira Marco Graf Fernando Grediaga Daniela Demesa Carlos Peralta Nancy García Jorge Antonio Guerrero Enoc Leaño Diego Cortina Autrey
maid nanny wife husband child lover emotional moving sad tense endearing mexico city house beach shop theater apartment pregnancy family relationships
A year in the life of a middle-class family's maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2014
117 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Rene Russo Bill Paxton Riz Ahmed Ann Cusack Kevin Rahm Michael Hyatt Viviana Chavez Chad Guerrero Kathleen York
scavenger thief cameraman director friend police detective brooding dark intense los angeles highway car newsroom office police station accident ambition voyeurism money crime
When Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
Other, Drama
USA
2015
83 Minutes
Krisha Fairchild Robyn Fairchild Bill Wise Chris Doubek Olivia Grace Applegate Alex Dobrenko Chase Joliet Bryan Casserly Billie Fairchild Augustine Frizzell Victoria Fairchild
young woman family amusing shocking charming family home united states thanksgiving family secret past love mystery 2010s
Krisha returns for Thanksgiving dinner after ten years away from her family, but past demons threaten to ruin the festivities.
Crime, Drama
Australia
2010
112 Minutes
Ben Mendelsohn Joel Edgerton Guy Pearce Luke Ford Jacki Weaver Sullivan Stapleton James Frecheville Dan Wyllie Anthony Hayes Laura Wheelwright Mirrah Foulkes
grandchild young boy uncle criminal cop engaging gritty gripping tense australia melbourne, australia household crime family loyalty robbery drugs discovery pursuit escape
A seventeen-year-old navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and the detective who thinks he can save him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1983
95 Minutes
Kirk Douglas John Schneider Lee Purcell Leah Ayres Lisa Dunsheath Tom Noonan John Goodman
fugitive police officer wife son beautiful woman suspenseful engaging texas prison mexico prison break chase injustice family escape quest pursuit 1980s
A young man, harshly sentenced for a few minor infractions, escapes from a prison in Huntsville Texas and flees to Laredo, Texas, where he hopes to cross into Mexico for a reunion with his wife and small son.
Drama, Comedy
UK|USA
2010
129 Minutes
Jim Broadbent Ruth Sheen Lesley Manville Oliver Maltman Peter Wight David Bradley Martin Savage Karina Fernandez Michele Austin Philip Davis Imelda Staunton
husband friend wife psychiatrist son lawyer amusing moving charming england house family marriage relationships heartbreak matchmaking husband/wife relationship quest love forbidden love
A look at four seasons in the lives of a happily married couple and their relationships with their family and friends.
Drama
2016
100 Minutes
Bérénice Bejo Cédric Kahn Marthe Keller Jade Soentjens Margaux Soentjens Catherine Salée Philippe Jeusette Pascal Rogard
wife husband child ex-partner mother father amusing emotional melodramatic heartwarming intense engaging france house relationships love family unhappy marriage money discovery
Marie and Boris decide to get a divorce after 15 years of marriage. Tensions rise when cash-strapped Boris must continue to live with Marie and the two children while trying to figure out how to divide the assets.
Drama
USA
2018
91 Minutes
Olivia Wilde Morgan Spector Tonye Patano Kyle Catlett Cheryse Dyllan Olivia Gilliatt Betsy Aidem C.J. Wilson
vigilante victim criminal husband counselor child dark bleak gripping intense house car wilderness group therapy home domestic violence traumatic past struggle vigilantism painful memories
After escaping her violent husband, Sadie makes it her life's mission to help free others in danger. After months of rigorous training in survival skills, boxing, and lethal martial arts, she is back with a vengeance.
Romance, Drama
USA
2011
80 Minutes
Ashley Williams Marla Sokoloff Nick Zano Brad Johnson Sean Bott Jason Celaya Jaclyn Hales Danielle Chuchran
sister poor person young woman love interest colleague family endearing heartwarming moving winsome united states spa family home town love life family relationships wealth discovery
Two sisters find that they have to make their own way in the world after their father is jailed. Elinor is a cleaner in a spa. Marianne works for a marketing company but she also makes scented lotions, which turn out to be a real winner.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2000
94 Minutes
Jimmy Vollman Gretta Hill Rob Berson
young man young woman worker friend creative crafty engaging offbeat united states house car cubicle office everyday life routine boredom work corporate culture disillusionment discovery
A businessman begins to realize that his whole life is made out of metaphorical and literal boxes.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Canada|USA
2010
90 Minutes
David James Elliott Emma Caulfield Melanie Papalia Erica Carroll Paul McGillion Michael Hogan Karen Austin Kwesi Ameyaw
husband daughter wife neighbor detective captive thrilling suspenseful engaging suburb seattle basement home neighborhood confinement suspicion suburban life investigation new town risk
A women suspects that her new next-door neighbor is up to no good.
Crime, Drama
France
2009
110 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Clovis Cornillac Jacques Gamblin Marie Bunel Vahina Giocante Marie Matheron Adrienne Pauly Yves Verhoeven Bruno Abraham-Kremer Rodolphe Pauly
detective husband wife half brother emotional crafty dark sultry house france dance floor car vacation husband/wife relationship brotherhood work vs. family investigation murder mystery quest
A well known Parisian inspector becomes involved in an investigation while on holiday.