Movies Like Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is a 2008 comedy, drama, romance film from Bharat Nalluri with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Shoot the Piano Player and Young Man with a Horn.

Comedy Drama Romance

Shoot the Piano Player

1960

Charlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico, surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed, he aids their escape. Soon Charlie and Lena, a waitress at the same bar, face trouble when the gangsters arrive, looking for his brothers.

7.2

MagicScore

Young Man with a Horn

1950

Taken in by the musical world as a young orphan, Rick Martin grows up with a desire to play pure jazz instead of the commercial gigs he lands, whilst also coping with the problems caused by his tempestuous marriage to an aloof heiress.

6.4

MagicScore

Ragtime

1981

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.

7.0

MagicScore

Night Train to Munich

1940

Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, inventor Axel Bomasch manages to flee and reach England; but those who need to put his knowledge at the service of the Nazi war machine, in order to carry out their evil plans of destruction, will stop at nothing to capture him.

7.3

MagicScore

La La Land

2016

Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

7.9

MagicScore

The Innocents

1961

A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

7.5

MagicScore

B. Monkey

1999

When wistful introvert Alan Furnace meets quick-witted bombshell Beatrice, he has no idea of her secret life as "B. Monkey" -- the top thief-for-hire in London's criminal underworld. Charmed by Furnace's innocent and chivalrous ways, Beatrice resolves to reform. But to cash in on her first chance at real love, she must escape her former partner in crime, the ruthless Paul Neville -- and a dark past that seems to haunt her every step.

5.8

MagicScore

'Round Midnight

1986

Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.

7.1

MagicScore

The Cotton Club

1984

Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.

6.5

MagicScore

#10

Blues in the Night

1941

A struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds and love affairs, as they try to stay together and find musical success.

6.2

MagicScore

#11

Jazzclub - Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm

2004

A musician tries to get by working several jobs.

5.7

MagicScore

#12

Madame Sousatzka

1988

In London, eccentric piano instructor Madame Sousatzka takes on a new prize protégé, Manek, a teenage Bengali immigrant who displays incredible talent. Manek forms a close bond with his teacher, but soon discovers that she expects her pupils to become disciplined in all areas of life, and not just behind the piano. As he struggles to meet the challenges, Manek must also deal with his mother, who vies with his teacher for his attention.

6.9

MagicScore

#13

The Universal Theory

2023

Johannes, a doctor of physics, travels with his doctoral supervisor to a scientific congress in the Alps. A series of mysterious incidents occur on site. He meets Karin, a mysterious jazz pianist who seems to know more about him than she can know. Suddenly, mysterious deaths begin to pile up and Johannes tries to uncover the secret under the mountain.

6.0

MagicScore

#14

Emma

1996

Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightley.

6.6

MagicScore

#15

Firelight

1998

In 1838, lovely governess Elisabeth agrees to bear a child of anonymous English landowner, and he will in return pay her father's debt. At birth she, as agreed, gives up the child. Seven years later she is hired as governess to a girl on a remote Sussex estate. The father of the girl, Charles Godwin, turns out to be that anonymous landowner. So Elisabeth has to be her own daughter's governess, and she can't reveal the secret of her tie with little Louisa.

6.6

MagicScore

#16

The Last Letter from Your Lover

2021

A young journalist in London becomes obsessed with a series of letters she discovers that recounts an intense star-crossed love affair from the 1960s.

7.4

MagicScore

#17

Tormented

1960

A jazz pianist is haunted by his dead ex-lover's crawling hand and floating head.

5.0

MagicScore

#18

Never Let Me Go

2010

As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English boarding school. As they grow into adults, they must come to terms with the complexity and strength of their love for one another while also preparing for the haunting reality awaiting them.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

The Wedding Date

2005

With the wedding of her younger sister fast approaching, Kat Ellis faces the undesirable prospect of traveling alone to London for the ceremony. While this is bad enough, Jeffrey, the man who left her as they moved closer to marriage, happens to be the groom's best man. Determined to show everyone -- most of all Jeffrey -- that her romantic life is as full and thrilling as ever, Kat hires a charming male escort as her date.

6.8

MagicScore

#20

The Lady in the Van

2015

The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.

6.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day?

The top films similar to Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by MovieMagicScore are Shoot the Piano Player (7.2), Young Man with a Horn (6.4), Ragtime (7.0). Each shares comedy/drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day worth watching?

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 408 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day?

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) is a comedy, drama, romance film directed by Bharat Nalluri, starring Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Lee Pace.

Where can I find more recommendations like Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day?

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

Keep exploring

Movies like Shoot the Piano Player Movies like Young Man with a Horn Movies like Ragtime Movies like Night Train to Munich Movies like La La Land Movies like The Innocents

About movies like Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

This ranked list pairs Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008), a comedy and drama and romance film from Bharat Nalluri, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Frances McDormand 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.

← Back to Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day