Movies Like The Merchant of Venice (2004)

The Merchant of Venice is a 2004 drama, romance film from Michael Radford with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Taming of the Shrew and The Golem: How He Came Into the World.

Drama Romance

The Taming of the Shrew

1967

Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while Baptista, a wealthy merchant, announces that he will not allow Bianca, his youngest daughter, to marry until the temperamental and unruly Katherina, his eldest daughter, does.

6.9

MagicScore

The Golem: How He Came Into the World

1920

In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.

7.0

MagicScore

Dangerous Beauty

1998

Veronica is brilliant, gifted and beautiful, but the handsome aristocrat she loves, Marco Venier, cannot marry her because she is penniless and of questionable family. So Veronica's mother, Paola, teaches her to become a courtesan, one of the exotic companions favored by the richest and most powerful Venetian men. Veronica courageously uses her charms to change destiny -- and to give herself a chance at true love.

7.0

MagicScore

Prince of Foxes

1949

In 1500, Duke Cesare Borgia hopes to marry his sister to the heir apparent of Ferrara, which impedes his conquest of central Italy. On this delicate mission he sends Andrea Orsini, his sister's lover and nearly as unscrupulous as himself. En route, Orsini meets Camilla Verano, wife of the count of Citta' del Monte, and sentiment threatens to turn him against his deadly master, whom no one betrays twice...

6.2

MagicScore

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991

Two minor characters from the play "Hamlet" stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them.

6.9

MagicScore

Pawn

2020

A debt collector who looks intimidating, but actually has a warm heart, ends up becoming the guardian of a child, who has been left behind as collateral by her illegal immigrant mother.

8.4

MagicScore

We the Poor

1948

Carpenter Pepe El Toro lives peacefully with his daughter Chachita in an impoverished Mexico City neighborhood. He pursues a romance with the pretty Celia, but tragedy comes knocking on his door when he is falsely accused of having perpetrated a felony.

8.0

MagicScore

A Christmas Carol

2009

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

6.9

MagicScore

The Forbidden Legend: Sex & Chopsticks

2008

Simon is a scion of a wealthy family who struggles to have a stable relationship because of his womanizing ways. When he finds a wife, Moon, he spots another woman and conspires to marry her.

5.8

MagicScore

#10

Killing for the Prosecution

2018

Young public prosecutor Keiichiro Okino is assigned to the department of the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office that deals with violent cases, where he will work with Takeshi Mogami, whom he admires. When a money lender is killed and it is suspected that someone from Mogami’s past is the perpetrator, the team prepares to do his best in order to prove the alleged criminal’s guilt.

6.1

MagicScore

#11

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.

8.1

MagicScore

#12

Fiddler on the Roof

1971

In a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism grows.

7.7

MagicScore

#13

Mr. Skeffington

1944

A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty.

6.7

MagicScore

#14

The Perfect Man

2005

Holly is tired of moving every time her mom Jean breaks up with yet another second-rate guy. To distract her mother from her latest bad choice, Holly conceives the perfect plan for the perfect man, an imaginary secret admirer who will romance Jean and boost her self-esteem.

6.1

MagicScore

#15

Hello, Dolly!

1969

Dolly Levi is a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to see the miserly "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder. In doing so, she convinces his niece, his niece's intended, and Horace's two clerks to travel to New York City.

7.0

MagicScore

#16

Small Things Like These

2024

In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

Johnny Tremain

1957

When an injury bars him from pursuing his trade, Revolutionary War-era silversmith's apprentice Johnny Tremain finds a new life in the ranks of the Sons of Liberty army, taking part in the Boston Tea Party and Paul Revere's legendary ride.

6.0

MagicScore

#18

La Celestina

1996

The young nobleman Calisto falls in love with Melibea, the daughter of a rich merchant. Calisto's servant Sempronio suggests they get the sorceress Celestina to further the romance. However Calisto's other servant Parmeno is suspicious of Celestina, as he knows about her tricks.

4.7

MagicScore

#19

The Big Short

2015

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

7.4

MagicScore

#20

Suspicion

1941

A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and those around them meet mysterious ends, she begins to suspect that her husband’s affection may conceal a deadly motive—and that she could be his next victim.

7.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Merchant of Venice?

The top films similar to The Merchant of Venice by MovieMagicScore are The Taming of the Shrew (6.9), The Golem: How He Came Into the World (7.0), Dangerous Beauty (7.0). Each shares drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Merchant of Venice worth watching?

The Merchant of Venice holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 586 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Merchant of Venice?

The Merchant of Venice (2004) is a drama, romance film directed by Michael Radford, starring Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Merchant of Venice?

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

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About movies like The Merchant of Venice

This ranked list pairs The Merchant of Venice (2004), a drama and romance film from Michael Radford, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Al Pacino 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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