Movies Like Pete 'n' Tillie (1972)

Pete 'n' Tillie is a 1972 comedy, drama, romance film from Martin Ritt with a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Fireproof and Why, Charlie Brown, Why?.

Comedy Drama Romance

Fireproof

2008

A heroic fire captain values dedication and service to others above all else, but the most important partnership in his life, his marriage, is about to go up in smoke.

7.7

MagicScore

Why, Charlie Brown, Why?

1990

A new girl comes to the neighbourhood school and Linus is smitten with her. Unfortunately, she develops the symptoms of leukemia and must go to the hospital for cancer treatment. Linus and Charlie Brown help her through the traumas of chemotherapy as best they can while Snoopy plays at being the world's greatest doctor.

7.4

MagicScore

Hotel Artemis

2018

Los Angeles, June 21st, 2028. While the streets are being torn apart by riots, the Nurse, who runs a clandestine hospital for criminals in the penthouse of the Artemis, a closed old hotel, has a rough night dealing with troublemaker clients: thieves, assassins, someone from the past and the one who owns the place and the whole city.

6.1

MagicScore

Oscar and the Lady in Pink

2009

Listening in to a conversation between his doctor and parents, 10-year-old Oscar learns what nobody has the courage to tell him. He only has a few weeks to live. Furious, he refuses to speak to anyone except straight-talking Rose, the lady in pink he meets on the hospital stairs. As Christmas approaches, Rose uses her fantastical experiences as a professional wrestler, her imagination, wit and charm to allow Oscar to live life and love to the full, in the company of his friends Pop Corn, Einstein, Bacon and childhood sweetheart Peggy Blue. Written by American Film Market

6.5

MagicScore

Desperate Measures

1998

San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, protect the deadly fugitive who is his son's only hope for survival.

6.0

MagicScore

Edward, My Son

1949

Following the death of his only son, a ruthless businessman reflects on his life, his unhappy marriage and his questionable parenting skills.

6.4

MagicScore

The American Friend

1977

Tom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture framer Jonathan Zimmerman. When Ripley is asked by gangster Raoul Minot to kill a rival, he suggests Zimmerman, and the two, exploiting Zimmerman's terminal illness, coerce him into being a hitman.

7.1

MagicScore

The Confession

1999

After his young son dies from the negligence at a hospital, Harry Fertig takes matters into his own hands and kills the doctor, nurse and clerk responsible. Slick lawyer Roy Bleakie, looking only to win a case and not caring of the matters involved, is asked by Fertig's boss to defend him. Shocked to hear that his client wants to plead guilty, the case causes Bleakie to question his own morals by defending an honorable man.

5.7

MagicScore

Anjaana Anjaani

2010

Akash and Kiara are trying to find luck in their life after several failed attempts to be successful in their careers and in love. Fed up, they both decide to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge. However, both land up on the same bridge at the same time.

6.0

MagicScore

#10

The Tortured

2010

An upper-middle-class couple's life is destroyed when their only child is kidnapped and killed. Obsessed with revenge, the couple seizes an opportunity to kidnap the killer.

5.3

MagicScore

#11

The Invite

2026

Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?

7.3

MagicScore

#12

Maggie

2019

A couple's hospital tryst is caught on X-Ray. Thinking she and her boyfriend are the ones in the compromising radiograph, nurse Yoon-young goes in the next day to resign only to find that everyone has called in sick except the head doctor.

7.6

MagicScore

#13

Patch Adams

1998

The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

Winter Sleepers

1997

Young blonde translator Rebecca lives with her boyfriend ski instructor Marco in a mountain villa owned by her friend, nurse Laura. Rene, local cinema projectionist, steals Marco's car and gets into a car crash with local Theo, whose daughter, after being in coma for a time, dies. Rene suffers from partial short term memory loss and starts a relationship with Laura. Meanwhile Marco is looking for the man who stole his car and Theo - for the man who killed his daughter...

6.9

MagicScore

#15

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944

American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, she never quite adjusts to life as a new member of the British gentry. At the outbreak of World War I, John is sent to the trenches and never returns. When her son goes off to fight in World War II, Susan fears the same tragic fate may befall him too.

6.7

MagicScore

#16

Night Nurse

1931

Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small children who seem to be very sick, though something much more sinister is going on.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

Meet the Parents

2000

Greg Focker is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam, but before he pops the question, he must win over her formidable father, humorless former CIA agent Jack Byrnes, at the wedding of Pam's sister. As Greg bends over backward to make a good impression, his visit to the Byrnes home turns into a hilarious series of disasters, and everything that can go wrong does, all under Jack's critical, hawklike gaze.

6.7

MagicScore

#18

A Farewell to Arms

1932

A tale of the World War I love affair, begun in Italy, between American ambulance driver Lt. Frederic Henry and British nurse Catherine Barkley. Eventually separated by Frederic's transfer, tremendous challenges and difficult decisions face each as the war rages on.

6.1

MagicScore

#19

A Farewell to Arms

1957

An English nurse and an American soldier on the Italian front during World War I fall in love, but the horrors surrounding them test their romance to the limit.

5.9

MagicScore

#20

Away from Her

2007

Fiona and Grant have been married for nearly 50 years. They have to face the fact that Fiona’s absent-mindedness is a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease. She must go to a specialized nursing home, where she slowly forgets Grant and turns her affection to Aubrey, another patient in the home.

7.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Pete 'n' Tillie?

The top films similar to Pete 'n' Tillie by MovieMagicScore are Fireproof (7.7), Why, Charlie Brown, Why? (7.4), Hotel Artemis (6.1). Each shares comedy/drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Pete 'n' Tillie worth watching?

Pete 'n' Tillie holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10 from 20 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Pete 'n' Tillie?

Pete 'n' Tillie (1972) is a comedy, drama, romance film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, Geraldine Page.

Where can I find more recommendations like Pete 'n' Tillie?

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About movies like Pete 'n' Tillie

This ranked list pairs Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), a comedy and drama and romance film from Martin Ritt, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Walter Matthau 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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