Movies Like The Iron Ladies (2000)

The Iron Ladies is a 2000 comedy film from Yongyoot Thongkongtoon with a MovieMagicScore of 5.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Chouchou and La Cage aux folles.

Comedy

Chouchou

2003

Choukri, alias Chouchou, a transvestite Maghrebi with clear eyes, comes illegally to Paris to find his nephew. Hired as an assistant by a psychotherapist, known for his good mood, he also work as a waiter in a transvestite cabaret of Clichy where he meets Stanislas.

5.3

MagicScore

La Cage aux folles

2011

"La Cage aux Folles" is a club which has a transvestite show, starring Zaza (whose real name Albin). It forms Renato old homosexual couple. The latter was previously a son, Laurent, who announces his future marriage with the daughter of a deputy. The meeting with the conservative politician is unavoidable ...

5.2

MagicScore

My Wife's Name Is Maurice

2002

Georges, a wealthy Parisian, has a mistress who wants to marry him, but he has no intention of divorcing his wife, the source of his money. The mistress, meanwhile, has a jealous boyfriend, so when Georges dumps her, two people are angry with him. Add Georges' wife, who suspects the affair. The mistress calls Georges to say she's coming to tell his wife everything, so Georges asks Maurice, a stranger who's passing by, to pose as his wife and scare off the mistress. In this farce, nothing goes as Georges plans.

4.7

MagicScore

Glen or Glenda

1953

A psychiatrist tells two stories: one of a trans woman, the other of a pseudohermaphrodite.

4.6

MagicScore

Three Nights a Week

2022

When young Baptiste meets Cookie Kunty, a young Parisian drag queen, he feels compelled to start a new photographic project.

6.8

MagicScore

The Best Way to Walk

1976

In 1960, Marc and Philippe are counselors at a summer camp in the French countryside. One night, Marc finds Philippe dressed and made up as a woman, and from now on, he will keep on humiliating Philippe.

6.5

MagicScore

The Circle

2014

A young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality. He joins a gay organization that is eventually seen as the pioneer of gay emancipation in Europe.

6.5

MagicScore

Lola and Billy the Kid

1999

Murat, a Turkish gay youth living in Berlin’s Turkish ghetto, decides to come out to his family. What he doesn’t know yet is that his family has even bigger secrets to hide.

6.4

MagicScore

Cassandro

2023

The true story of Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso that rises to international stardom after he creates the character Cassandro, the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.” In the process, he upends not just the macho wrestling world but also his own life.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

Golden Years

2017

The true story of a French WW1 deserter who, with the support of his wife, spends a decade in disguise as a woman.

5.5

MagicScore

#11

Doi Boy

2023

Sorn, an ethnic Shan sex worker, tries to build a future in Chiang Mai, Thailand, as a refugee far from home, but he is drawn into a complex relationship with one client, an investigator probing a political activist.

6.3

MagicScore

#12

Green Book

2018

Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.

8.2

MagicScore

#13

Pride

2014

In 1984, a group of LGBT activists decide to raise money to support the National Union of Mineworkers during their lengthy strike. There is only one problem: the Union seems embarrassed to receive their support.

7.7

MagicScore

#14

Spoiler Alert

2022

Journalist Michael Ausiello embarks on a rollercoaster ride of emotions when Kit Cowan, his partner of 14 years, is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

7.0

MagicScore

#15

In the Bleak Midwinter

1995

Out of work actor Joe volunteers to help try and save his sister's local church for the community by putting on a Christmas production of Hamlet, somewhat against the advice of his agent Margaretta. As the cast he assembles are still available even at Christmas and are prepared to do it on a 'profit sharing' basis (that is, they may not get paid anything) he cannot expect - and does not get - the cream of the cream. But although they all bring their own problems and foibles along, something bigger starts to emerge in the perhaps aptly named village of Hope.

7.1

MagicScore

#16

Sordid Lives

2000

"Sordid Lives" is about a family in a small Texas town preparing for the funeral of the mother. Among the characters are the grandson trying to find his identity in West Hollywood, the son who has spent the past twenty-three years dressed as Tammy Wynette, the sister and her best friend (who live in delightfully kitschy homes), and the two daughters (one strait-laced and one quite a bit of a loser).

6.5

MagicScore

#17

Bruno

2000

The story of a unique young boy genius, Bruno, whose expression of his own individuality leads his family and community along an emotional journey.

6.4

MagicScore

#18

Labyrinth of Passion

1982

An array of outrageous people, including a desperate nymphomaniac and a terrorist with an acute sense of smell, seek love and happiness in Madrid.

6.1

MagicScore

#19

Breakfast on Pluto

2005

In the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London in search of love, acceptance, and her long-lost mother.

7.2

MagicScore

#20

Freak Show

2018

The story of teenager Billy Bloom who, despite attending an ultra conservative high school, makes the decision to run for homecoming queen.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Iron Ladies?

The top films similar to The Iron Ladies by MovieMagicScore are Chouchou (5.3), La Cage aux folles (5.2), My Wife's Name Is Maurice (4.7). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Iron Ladies worth watching?

The Iron Ladies holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.0/10 from 25 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Iron Ladies?

The Iron Ladies (2000) is a comedy film directed by Yongyoot Thongkongtoon, starring Jesdaporn Pholdee, Sahaphap Veerakamin, Tankhun Jitissara.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Iron Ladies?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like The Iron Ladies

This ranked list pairs The Iron Ladies (2000), a comedy film from Yongyoot Thongkongtoon, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jesdaporn Pholdee 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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