Movies Like The Color of Money (1986)

The Color of Money is a 1986 drama film from Martin Scorsese with a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Hustler and Poolhall Junkies.

Drama

The Hustler

1961

Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.

7.7

MagicScore

Poolhall Junkies

2002

A retired pool hustler is forced to pick up the stick again when his brother starts a game he can't finish.

6.3

MagicScore

Amadeus

1984

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

8.0

MagicScore

WALL·E

2008

After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E— a robot designed to clean up the earth—discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report to the humans. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most imaginative adventures ever brought to the big screen.

8.1

MagicScore

How to Train Your Dragon 2

2014

Five years have passed since Hiccup and Toothless united the dragons and Vikings of Berk. Now, they spend their time charting unmapped territories. During one of their adventures, the pair discover a secret cave that houses hundreds of wild dragons -- and a mysterious dragon rider. Now, Hiccup and Toothless find themselves at the center of a battle to protect Berk from a power-hungry warrior.

7.7

MagicScore

Bem-Vinda a Quixeramobim

2022

Aimée is a millionaire influencer who has all her family's assets blocked, except for a farm in the countryside of Ceará that she inherited from her grandfather. She leaves for the hinterland in an attempt to sell the property, but ashamed of the new reality, she invents that she will take a "sabbatical period" for a year. Thus, she will have to deal with her new life and sustain the lie on social media.

7.4

MagicScore

Marley & Me

2008

A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.

7.2

MagicScore

The Lost Prince

2020

Djibi lives alone with Sofia, his 8-year-old daughter. Every night, he invents a story to put him to sleep. When Sofia falls asleep, these extraordinary stories come to life somewhere in an imaginary world inhabited by knights, pirates and other dragons. In this world that belongs only to them, Sofia is always the princess to save, and the brave Prince is none other than Djibi himself. But 3 years later, the entry of Sofia to the college will mark the end of her childhood. To the despair of her father, she no longer needs her stories at night. On the one hand, Djibi will have to accept that his daughter will grow up and move away from him. On the other hand, in the World of Stories, the Prince will have to face the most epic of all his adventures. Find your destiny in a world where it no longer has a place.

5.7

MagicScore

The Natural

1984

An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.

6.9

MagicScore

#10

Go Figure

2005

Katelin Kingsford, an Olympic hopeful figure skater wants to train with a Russian figure skating coach. In order to go to go to the school that Natasha is at, Katelin gets a scholarship playing on the girls hockey team.

6.0

MagicScore

#11

Strokes of Genius

2018

The film intertwines Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's lives with their famed 2008 Wimbledon championship - an epic match so close and so reflective of their competitive balance that, in the end, the true winner was the sport itself.

7.7

MagicScore

#12

Balls of Fury

2007

Randy Daytona was a child ping pong prodigy who lost his chance at Olympic gold when his father is murdered by the mysterious Feng over a gambling debt. 15yrs later he's down on his luck and scraping a living doing seedy back room shows in Vegas; when the FBI turn up and ask for his help to take down Feng... who just happens to love Ping Pong.

5.3

MagicScore

#13

Marty Supreme

2025

Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.

7.4

MagicScore

#14

Paradise Alley

1978

Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to thwart a sleazy manager.

5.8

MagicScore

#15

Haikyu!! The Movie: Battle of Concepts

2017

A recap film depicting the match against Shiratorizawa Academy in the third season of the anime series.

8.0

MagicScore

#16

Gran Turismo

2023

The ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver.

7.7

MagicScore

#17

The Blind Side

2009

The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

7.7

MagicScore

#18

Coach Carter

2005

Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.

7.6

MagicScore

#19

Pelé: Birth of a Legend

2016

The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele.

7.3

MagicScore

#20

The Greatest Game Ever Played

2005

A biopic of 20-year-old Francis Ouimet who defeated his golfing idol and 1900 US Open Champion, Harry Vardon.

7.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Color of Money?

The top films similar to The Color of Money by MovieMagicScore are The Hustler (7.7), Poolhall Junkies (6.3), Amadeus (8.0). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Color of Money worth watching?

The Color of Money holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10 from 1,437 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Color of Money?

The Color of Money (1986) is a drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Color of Money?

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 Color of Money

This ranked list pairs The Color of Money (1986), a drama film from Martin Scorsese, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Paul Newman 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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