Movies Like Pauline at the Beach (1983)

Pauline at the Beach is a 1983 comedy, drama, romance film from Éric Rohmer with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with 2046 and Alfie.

Comedy Drama Romance

2046

2004

Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.

7.2

MagicScore

Alfie

2004

A tale of a philosophical womanizer who is forced to question his seemingly carefree existence.

5.8

MagicScore

Dikkenek

2006

Jean-Claude is a loud-mouthed, know-it-all and full time boor who is best friends with Stef, a self-styled lady killer who would do better with the fairer sex if he could work up the ambition to wake up in the morning. Stef has decided that he may need some help in finding the woman of his dreams, and embracing loyalty rather than logic he turns to Jean-Claude for advice.

6.7

MagicScore

Lifeguard

1976

Rick is a Los Angeles County lifeguard who is in his thirties. At his 15-year high school reunion, he sees his old girlfriend who is now a divorced mother. After falling in love with her, Rick considers changing his career and lifestyle.

6.0

MagicScore

Bull Durham

1988

Veteran catcher Crash Davis is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect, "Nuke" Laloosh. Their relationship gets off to a rocky start and is further complicated when baseball groupie Annie Savoy sets her sights on the two men.

6.6

MagicScore

People on Sunday

1930

A semi-documentary experimental 1930 German silent film created by amateurs with a small budget. With authentic scenes of the metropolis city of Berlin, it's the first film from the later famous screenwriters/directors Billy Wilder and Fred Zinnemann.

7.2

MagicScore

Open Your Eyes

1997

Handsome 25-year-old Cesar had it all -- a successful career, expensive cars, a swank bachelor's pad, and an endless string of beautiful and willing women -- until he is thrown into a strange psychological mystery after a car accident scars his face and lands him in prison.

7.4

MagicScore

The Story of Us

1999

Ben and Katie Jordan are a married couple who go through hard times in fifteen years of marriage.

6.1

MagicScore

Age of Summer

2018

A determined teenage boy struggles to find acceptance within the Jr. Lifeguards of Hermosa Beach while juggling relationships and challenges in the summer of 1986.

6.0

MagicScore

#10

The Light

2004

Camille arrives in Ouessant, the island of her birth off the Brittany coast, to sell the family home. She spends a last night in the house during which she discovers a secret. In 1963 a man came to work with her father, who was the Jument lighthouse operator. He only stayed two months, but his presence proved to be a disturbing catalyst.

6.7

MagicScore

#11

Lovers of the Arctic Circle

1998

Otto and Ana are kids when they meet each other. Their names are palindromes. They meet by chance, people are related by chance. A story of circular lives, with circular names, and a circular place where the day never ends in the midnight sun. There are things that never end, and Love is one of them.

7.3

MagicScore

#12

Prime

2005

A career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst.

6.0

MagicScore

#13

O

2001

Even though he's the only black student at the elite Palmetto Grove Academy, star basketball player Odin James has the adoration of all, including the team's coach and the Dean's beautiful daughter Desi. Odin's troubled friend Hugo, the coach's son, deeply resentful of his father's preference of Odin on and off the court, plots a diabolical scheme to sow the seed of mistrust between O and Desi, setting in motion a disturbing chain of events which erupts into a firestorm of breathtaking intensity.

5.9

MagicScore

#14

December Boys

2007

For many years, four teenage orphans at an Australian outback convent have watched their younger comrades find new parents, and realize that they may never be adopted. The Reverend Mother sends the four boys away on a seaside vacation, where they meet Teresa and Fearless, a couple who would make perfect parents. The youths compete with one another to be the one Teresa and Fearless decide to adopt.

6.0

MagicScore

#15

Blue Crush

2002

Nothing gets between Anne Marie and her board. Living in a beach shack with three roommates, she is up before dawn every morning to conquer the waves and count the days until the Pipe Masters competition. Having transplanted herself to Hawaii with no one's blessing but her own, Anne Marie finds all she needs in the adrenaline-charged surf scene - until pro quarterback Matt Tollman comes along...

6.0

MagicScore

#16

Rare Birds

2001

A down-and-out restaurateur and his neighbor hatch a plan to lure bird watchers to their small Newfoundland town and increase tourism by announcing the presence of a rare duck.

5.3

MagicScore

#17

3-Iron

2004

A drifter lives in people's houses while they are away and repays them by doing chores for them. His life changes when he meets a beautiful woman who wants to escape her unhappy marriage.

7.8

MagicScore

#18

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942

The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.

7.3

MagicScore

#19

Wuthering Heights

1939

The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns from a trip to the city, bringing with him a ragged little boy called Heathcliff. Earnshaw's son, Hindley, resents the child, but Heathcliff becomes companion and soulmate to Hindley's sister, Catherine. After her parents die, Cathy and Heathcliff grow up wild and free on the moors and despite the continued enmity between Hindley and Heathcliff they're happy -- until Cathy meets Edgar Linton, the son of a wealthy neighbor.

7.2

MagicScore

#20

Crazy/Beautiful

2001

At Pacific Palisades High, a poor Latino falls hard for a troubled girl from the affluent neighborhood.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Pauline at the Beach?

The top films similar to Pauline at the Beach by MovieMagicScore are 2046 (7.2), Alfie (5.8), Dikkenek (6.7). Each shares comedy/drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Pauline at the Beach worth watching?

Pauline at the Beach holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 239 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Pauline at the Beach?

Pauline at the Beach (1983) is a comedy, drama, romance film directed by Éric Rohmer, starring Amanda Langlet, Arielle Dombasle, Pascal Greggory.

Where can I find more recommendations like Pauline at the Beach?

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About movies like Pauline at the Beach

This ranked list pairs Pauline at the Beach (1983), a comedy and drama and romance film from Éric Rohmer, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Amanda Langlet take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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