Movies Like The Alibi (2006)

The Alibi is a 2006 comedy, drama, romance film from Matt Checkowski with a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Brigham City and Cremaster 2.

Comedy Drama Romance

Brigham City

2001

Wes Clayton is a lawman and a bishop in a Mormon community called Brigham. The town is shaken when a woman from California is found murdered. Clayton and his young deputy work with an FBI agent sent to investigate. As a civil and spiritual leader in the frightened town, Clayton must uncover the town's deepest secrets, find the murderer and keep Brigham from ripping itself apart.

6.4

MagicScore

Cremaster 2

1999

CREMASTER 2 is rendered as a gothic Western that introduces conflict into the system. On the biological level it corresponds to the phase of fetal development during which sexual division begins. In Matthew Barney's abstraction of this process, the system resists partition and tries to remain in the state of equilibrium imagined in Cremaster 1.

6.3

MagicScore

Get Shorty

1995

Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.

6.5

MagicScore

The Lovers

2017

The separation of a long married couple goes awry when they fall for each other again.

5.4

MagicScore

Notre Dame de Paris

1999

A musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel "Notre Dame de Paris" which follows the gypsy dancer Esmeralda and the three men who vie for her love: the kind hunchback Quadimodo, the twisted priest Frollo, and the unfaithful soldier Phoebus.

8.2

MagicScore

The Frighteners

1996

Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.

6.9

MagicScore

Death of a Scoundrel

1956

A Czech refugee uses women to advance his business interest.

5.8

MagicScore

Year of the Jellyfish

1984

Chris, a sexy teenager who appears mostly bare-breasted on the French Riviera, has a crush on Romain, her mother's lover. In reaction to her inability to attract his attention, she experiments with other risque affairs.

5.8

MagicScore

The Burnt Orange Heresy

2020

Hired to steal a rare painting from one of the most enigmatic painters of all time, an ambitious art dealer becomes consumed by his own greed and insecurity as the operation spins out of control.

5.6

MagicScore

#10

Monsieur

1964

Left heartbroken by the death of his beloved wife, a rich banker tries to commit suicide. When he learns from his former maid that his wife was unfaithful, he fakes his own death and comes back under a new identity.

6.1

MagicScore

#11

Latter Days

2004

Christian, a hunky, 20-something, West Hollywood party boy gets more than he bargains for when he tries to seduce Aaron, a sexually confused Mormon missionary who moves into his apartment complex.

6.8

MagicScore

#12

Return with Honor

2006

Rowe McDonald is a headstrong missionary who has life after his mission all figured out. When a fatal car crash interrupts his plans, he is given sixty days to return to life and finish his work. Now he must choose whether to lead the life he planned, or reach beyond himself to change the lives of others. What will he do? Who will he touch? How will he prepare to leave it all behind?

6.1

MagicScore

#13

Dead End

2003

Christmas Eve. On his way to his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut, for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.

6.4

MagicScore

#14

The Falls: Covenant of Grace

2016

This third and final film of the Falls trilogy revisits former Mormon missionaries Chris and RJ, six years after they first fell in love and were disciplined for it, as they formulate a plan to be together at long last.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

Millions

2004

Two boys, still grieving the death of their mother, find themselves the unwitting benefactors of a bag of bank robbery loot in the week before the United Kingdom switches its official currency to the Euro. What's a kid to do?

6.4

MagicScore

#16

Once I Was a Beehive

2015

After losing her father to cancer, a teenage girl reluctantly joins her new step-cousin at a summer camp for Mormon girls.

6.3

MagicScore

#17

G.B.F.

2014

The bitter fight for supremacy between the three most popular girls at North Gateway High takes an unexpected turn when their classmate, Tanner, is outed and becomes the school’s first openly gay student. The trio races to bag the big trend in fashion accessories, the Gay Best Friend, while Tanner must decide whether his skyrocketing popularity is more important than the friendships he is leaving behind.

5.9

MagicScore

#18

We Love You, Sally Carmichael!

2017

Readers across the world are in love with author Sally Carmichael's series of romance novels that chronicle the epic love story between a human girl and a merman. But no one knows that Sally Carmichael is really Simon Hayes, a bitter, serious novelist - and Simon would like to keep it that way. When he is forced to meet a movie star about the movie adaptation, his life of anonymity starts to crumble.

5.9

MagicScore

#19

Pride and Prejudice

2003

In this contemporary LDS twist on Jane Austen's iconic novel, Elizabeth Bennet is a hard-working, intelligent college student who won't even think about marriage until she graduates. But when she meets Jack Wickham, a good-looking playboy, and Darcy, a sensible businessman, Elizabeth's determination is put to the test. Will she see through their exteriors and discover their true intentions?

4.7

MagicScore

#20

Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year

2009

Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year is the sometimes thoughtless, sometimes thoughtful story of a fresh graduate trying to find a balance between the maddening demands of the 'professional' way, and the way of his heart - and stumbling upon a crazy way which turned his world upside down, and his career right side up. Welcome to the world of sales boss!

6.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Alibi?

The top films similar to The Alibi by MovieMagicScore are Brigham City (6.4), Cremaster 2 (6.3), Get Shorty (6.5). Each shares comedy/drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Alibi worth watching?

The Alibi holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10 from 118 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Alibi?

The Alibi (2006) is a comedy, drama, romance film directed by Matt Checkowski, starring Steve Coogan, Rebecca Romijn, Selma Blair.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Alibi?

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

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About movies like The Alibi

This ranked list pairs The Alibi (2006), a comedy and drama and romance film from Matt Checkowski, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Steve Coogan 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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