“Bridgerton” is not just another Netflix original series; quite the opposite. It has become one of the biggest successes on the platform worldwide and will soon premiere its highly anticipated third season.
This period romantic drama is based on the novels by Julia Quinn and portrays how wealth, lust and betrayal unfold during the Regency era in England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.
The TV show has become one of the most popular within its genre, with a solid fan base in the US. As the countdown to the new episodes comes to an end, check out what similar movies you can watch…
10 movies to watch online if you like Bridgerton
- Emma. (2020)
In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.
Available on Prime Video and Freeve.
- The Favourite (2018)
England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah’s cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen’s favourite.
Available for rent or purchase through Prime Video, Apple TV and Vudu.
- Pride & Prejudice (2005)
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family’s future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.
Available for rent or purchase through Prime Video, Apple TV and Vudu.
- Persuasion (2022)
Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth – the dashing one she once sent away – crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.
Available on Netflix.
- Marie Antoinette (2006)
An Austrian teenager marries the Dauphin of France and becomes that country’s queen following the death of King Louis XV in 1774. Years later, after a life of luxury and privilege, Marie Antoinette loses her head during the French Revolution.
Available for rent or purchase through Prime Video, Apple TV and Vudu.
- Anna Karenina (2012)
In Imperial Russia, Anna, the wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets the charming cavalry officer Vronsky to whom she is immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.
Available on Prime Video.
- Little Women (2019)
Amy, Jo, Beth and Meg are four sisters traveling through Massachusetts with their mother during the Civil War, taking a holiday without their traveling evangelist father. During this vacation, the teenagers discover love and the importance of family bonds.
Available on Hulu.
- Lady Chatterley’s Lover (2022)
Unhappily married aristocrat Lady Chatterley begins a torrid affair — and falls deeply in love — with the gamekeeper on her husband’s country estate.
Available on Netflix.
- The Duchess (2008)
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
Available on Kanopy and Hoopla.
- The Great Gatsby (2013)
An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby’s nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.
Available on Prime Video and Netflix.
