Movies Like Meeting Venus (1991)

Meeting Venus is a 1991 comedy, drama, romance film from István Szabó with a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Falling for Figaro and Marguerite.

Comedy Drama Romance

Falling for Figaro

2021

A brilliant young fund manager leaves her unfulfilling job and long-term boyfriend to chase her lifelong dream of becoming an opera singer in the Scottish Highlands.

6.5

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Marguerite

2015

Paris in the 1920s. Marguerite Dumont is a wealthy woman with a passion for music and the opera. For years, she has performed regularly for a circle of guests. But Marguerite sings tragically out of tune and no one has ever told her. Her husband and her close friends have always encouraged her in her illusions. Things become very complicated the day she gets it into her head to perform in front of a genuine public, at the Opera.

6.4

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Long-Haired Hare

1949

Bugs Bunny vs. a famous opera singer at the Hollywood Bowl.

7.1

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Magical Maestro

1952

After he is rejected by the Great Poochini as an opening act, Mysto the Magician gets his revenge by conducting his next operatic performance.

6.7

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Farinelli

1994

The life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singers of all time.

6.6

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Maria

2024

Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.

6.4

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The Cat Above and the Mouse Below

1964

Tom, famous baritone Signor Thomasino Catti-Cazzaza, enthralls a concert audience with his rendition of "Largo al factotum", from Rossini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia", while Jerry strives for sleep under the stage.

5.9

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Youth

2015

Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena, Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda. And where will inspiration lead their younger friend Jimmy, an actor grasping to make sense of his next performance?

6.9

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Joyeux Noel

2005

France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody no man's land that the French and the Scots dispute with the Germans…

7.4

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#10

The Phantom of the Opera

2004

A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House.

7.3

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#11

Shower

1999

An aged father and his younger, mentally challenged son have been working hard every day to keep the bathhouse running for a motley group of regular customers. When his elder son, who left years ago to seek his fortune in the southern city of Shenzhen, abruptly returns one day, it once again puts under stress the long-broken father-son ties. Presented as a light-hearted comedy, Shower explores the value of family, friendship, and tradition.

6.9

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#12

The Singers

2026

An impromptu singing contest at a dive bar turns a lonely night into a soul-baring moment of shared harmony.

6.7

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#13

Annette

2021

The story of Henry, a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humour and Ann, a singer of international renown. In the spotlight, they are the perfect couple, healthy, happy, and glamourous. The birth of their first child, Annette, a mysterious girl with an exceptional destiny, will change their lives.

6.7

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#14

Florence Foster Jenkins

2016

The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

6.7

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#15

One Chance

2013

This film follows the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night.

6.6

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#16

M. Butterfly

1993

In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with an opera singer, Song Liling – but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.

6.6

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#17

San Francisco

1936

A beautiful singer and a battling priest try to reform a Barbary Coast saloon owner in the days before the great earthquake and subsequent fires in 1906.

6.5

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#18

The Witnesses

2007

Paris, 1984. A group of friends contend with the first outbreak of the AIDS epidemic.

6.3

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#19

Christine

1958

Vienna, 1906. A passionate love story develops between Franz Lobheiner and the young Christine. Lobheiner is, however, currently seeing the married Baroness von Eggersdorf. Upon learning of his wife's infidelity, the Baron von Eggersdorf provokes a duel with Lobheiner. But the former is no longer a real threat to the Baron. Lobheiner is now passionately in love with Christine. How will this love quartet end?

6.3

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#20

Moonstruck

1987

37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.

6.8

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Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Meeting Venus?

The top films similar to Meeting Venus by MovieMagicScore are Falling for Figaro (6.5), Marguerite (6.4), Long-Haired Hare (7.1). Each shares comedy/drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Meeting Venus worth watching?

Meeting Venus holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10 from 20 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Meeting Venus?

Meeting Venus (1991) is a comedy, drama, romance film directed by István Szabó, starring Glenn Close, Niels Arestrup, Erland Josephson.

Where can I find more recommendations like Meeting Venus?

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About movies like Meeting Venus

This ranked list pairs Meeting Venus (1991), a comedy and drama and romance film from István Szabó, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Glenn Close 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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