Movies Like 3-Iron (2004)

3-Iron is a 2004 crime, drama, romance film from Kim Ki-duk with a MovieMagicScore of 7.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Piano and Lost Highway.

Crime Drama Romance

The Piano

1993

When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the wilderness of nineteenth-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband and a rugged frontiersman to whom she develops a forbidden attraction.

7.4

MagicScore

Lost Highway

1997

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

7.5

MagicScore

Vanilla Sky

2001

David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribly disfigured in a car accident. That's just the beginning of his troubles as the lines between illusion and reality, between life and death, are blurred.

6.8

MagicScore

My Geisha

1962

Famed movie director Paul Robaix breaks with tradition by not casting his actress-comedienne wife, Lucy Dell, in his latest film production, a version of Madame Butterfly. Undaunted, the resourceful Lucy wings her way to Tokyo and, masquerading as a Japanese geisha, lands the coveted role from her unsuspecting husband! But in front of the cameras (and behind the pancake makeup), Lucy faces greater challenges: her lecherous leading man - and a husband who is beginning to realize that his talented new "discovery" seems vaguely familiar...

6.7

MagicScore

Raging Bull

1980

The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.

7.9

MagicScore

Take My Eyes

2003

One winter night, Pilar runs away from home. With her, she takes only a few belongings and her son, Juan. Antonio soon sets out to look for her. He says Pilar is his sunshine, and what's more, "She gave him her eyes"...

7.2

MagicScore

Sommersby

1993

Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he suddenly returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an imposter. Laurel herself is unsure, but willing to take the man into her home, and perhaps later into her heart.

6.3

MagicScore

Tin Cup

1996

A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win the heart of his succesful rival's girlfriend.

6.1

MagicScore

The Color Purple

1985

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.

7.7

MagicScore

#10

Secret Superstar

2017

A talented teenage singer-songwriter living amid domestic abuse becomes a YouTube sensation after a video in which she hides her identity goes viral.

7.2

MagicScore

#11

Pat and Mike

1952

Pat Pemberton is a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiancé is around. The ladies golf championship is in her reach until she gets flustered by his presence at the final holes. He wants them to get married and forget the whole thing, but she cannot give up on herself that easily. She enlists the help of Mike Conovan, a slightly shady sports promoter. Together they face mobsters, a jealous boxer, and a growing mutual attraction.

6.3

MagicScore

#12

Diabolique

1996

The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed scheme to murder him. The plan goes well until the body, which has been strategically dumped, disappears. The psychological strain starts to weigh on the two women when a retired police investigator begins looking into the man's disappearance on a whim.

5.5

MagicScore

#13

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942

The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

2046

2004

Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.

7.2

MagicScore

#15

Wuthering Heights

1939

The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns from a trip to the city, bringing with him a ragged little boy called Heathcliff. Earnshaw's son, Hindley, resents the child, but Heathcliff becomes companion and soulmate to Hindley's sister, Catherine. After her parents die, Cathy and Heathcliff grow up wild and free on the moors and despite the continued enmity between Hindley and Heathcliff they're happy -- until Cathy meets Edgar Linton, the son of a wealthy neighbor.

7.2

MagicScore

#16

Pauline at the Beach

1983

Marion is about to divorce from her husband and takes her 15-year-old niece, Pauline, on a vacation to Granville. There, she meets an old love...

7.0

MagicScore

#17

Crazy/Beautiful

2001

At Pacific Palisades High, a poor Latino falls hard for a troubled girl from the affluent neighborhood.

6.6

MagicScore

#18

Tell Her That I Love Her

1977

Industrious accountant David Martinaud claims to be visiting his parents every weekend, but it's merely a cover for the labor-intensive refurbishing of his country cottage. The reason for David's secrecy is that his childhood crush, Lise, lives nearby, and, although she's married, he still believes they'll get together. His devotion to the idea borders on mania, and, when Lise's husband is accidentally killed, he quickly spirals out of control.

6.6

MagicScore

#19

Secret Beyond the Door

1947

After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly a second thought. She finds his New York home full of his strange relations, and macabre rooms that are replicas of famous murder sites. One locked room contains the secret to her husband's obsession, and the truth about what happened to his first wife.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

Prime

2005

A career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst.

6.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like 3-Iron?

The top films similar to 3-Iron by MovieMagicScore are The Piano (7.4), Lost Highway (7.5), Vanilla Sky (6.8). Each shares crime/drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is 3-Iron worth watching?

3-Iron holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.8/10 from 1,206 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is 3-Iron?

3-Iron (2004) is a crime, drama, romance film directed by Kim Ki-duk, starring Lee Seung-yun, Jae Hee, Kwon Hyuk-ho.

Where can I find more recommendations like 3-Iron?

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

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About movies like 3-Iron

This ranked list pairs 3-Iron (2004), a crime and drama and romance film from Kim Ki-duk, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Lee Seung-yun 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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