Movies Like The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant is a 1972 drama, romance film from Rainer Werner Fassbinder with a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Top Hat and The Women.

Drama Romance

Top Hat

1935

Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel room, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.

7.2

MagicScore

The Women

2008

The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-wedded Mary Haines finds her marriage in trouble when shop girl Crystal Allen gets her hooks into Mary's man.

5.1

MagicScore

Mahogany

1975

An aspiring designer from the slums of Chicago puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world's top designers. Her ambition leads her to Rome spurring a choice between the man she loves or her newfound success.

5.8

MagicScore

The Sum of Us

1994

A widowed father has to deal with two complex issues: while he is searching for "Miss Right," his son, who is in his 20s and gay, is searching for "Mr. Right."

6.7

MagicScore

The Children's Hour

1961

An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.

7.7

MagicScore

The Color Purple

2023

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

7.0

MagicScore

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

2020

Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

6.6

MagicScore

Phantom Thread

2017

In 1950s London, a renowned dressmaker's meticulous lifestyle begins drastically changing as his relationship with his young muse intensifies.

7.3

MagicScore

Sex and the City

2008

A New York writer on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girlfriends must console her after one of them inadvertently leads Mr. Big to jilt her.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

Paris Frills

1945

Philippe Clarence, a famous Parisian dressmaker, seduces his friend's fiancee. But, for the first time in his life, this is for real. The film is also a sharp picture of the fashion world.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

Raising Helen

2004

Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must chose between the life she's always loved, and the new loves of her life!

6.1

MagicScore

#12

The Dream Children

2015

Alex wants to become a father. Steven, his partner, has to confront his insecurities and fear of change after a lifetime smothered by superficiality. Unable to adopt legally, but still eager to become parents, they decide to turn to the black market, adopting a child from a desperate young woman, who's return with a dangerous new boyfriend, threatens to destroy everything they love.

5.9

MagicScore

#13

Fat Slags

2004

Leaving their hometown of Fulchester in the North of England, Sandra and Tracey head for the bright lights of London, shagging and boozing their way to fame and fortune.

3.0

MagicScore

#14

Kinky Boots

2005

Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, central England, but he never thought that he would take his father's place. Charles has a chance encounter with the flamboyant drag queen cabaret singer Lola and everything changes.

6.7

MagicScore

#15

Yves Saint Laurent

2014

A look at the life of French designer Yves Saint Laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Berge.

6.6

MagicScore

#16

House of Gucci

2021

When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel the family legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately… murder.

6.6

MagicScore

#17

Saint Laurent

2014

1967-1976. As one of history's greatest fashion designers entered a decade of freedom, neither came out of it in one piece.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

Cruella

2021

In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.

8.0

MagicScore

#19

Wonder Boy

2019

At age 25, Olivier Rousteing was named the creative director of the French luxury fashion house, Balmain. At the time, Rousteing was a relatively unknown designer, but in the decade since, he’s proven his business prowess and artistic instinct by leading Balmain to new heights. Wonderboy gives the viewer the rare opportunity to experience the inner sanctum of the fashion world, as we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with this extraordinary individual while he works.

6.7

MagicScore

#20

Fresh Dressed

2015

The history of Hip-Hop / Urban fashion and its rise from southern cotton plantations to the gangs of 1970s in the South Bronx, to corporate America, and everywhere in-between. Supported by rich archival materials and in-depth interviews with individuals crucial to the evolution of a way of life--and the outsiders who studied and admired them – Fresh Dressed goes to the core of where style was born on the black and brown side of town.

6.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant?

The top films similar to The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant by MovieMagicScore are Top Hat (7.2), The Women (5.1), Mahogany (5.8). Each shares drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant worth watching?

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10 from 226 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant?

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) is a drama, romance film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake.

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This ranked list pairs The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972), a drama and romance film from Rainer Werner Fassbinder, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Margit Carstensen 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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