Movies Like The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)

The Beat That My Heart Skipped is a 2005 crime, drama, music film from Jacques Audiard with a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Four Minutes and The Piano Teacher.

Crime Drama Music

Four Minutes

2006

Jenny is young. Her life is over. She killed someone. And she would do it again. When an 80-year-old piano teacher discovers the girl’s secret, her brutality and her dreams, she decides to transform her pupil into the musical wunderkind she once was.

6.8

MagicScore

The Piano Teacher

2001

Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.

7.3

MagicScore

The Cat Concerto

1947

Tom enters from stage left in white tie and tails, sits at the piano, gets his focus as the orchestra in the pit beneath him warms up, and begins to play Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody". Unbeknownst to Tom and the audience, Jerry is asleep across several of the high-note keys inside the instrument, so Tom's playing eventually wakes him. Jerry is pummeled by hammers, bounced by wires, and squeezed by Tom as the cat tries to play the concerto while dispensing with Jerry. Jerry's defensive antics add to the brio of the program and answer Tom with Jerry's own skillful musical attack. By the concerto's end, the duet leaves only one animal standing for the audience's applause.

7.6

MagicScore

Have a Song on Your Lips

2015

A young piano prodigy, Yuri Kashiwagi, returns to her hometown after several years and joins a middle school to mentor the choir group.

6.7

MagicScore

Roma

2004

Joaquín Góñez, a novelist in his sixties recalls his emotions, his wild years in Buenos Aires, the memories of old friends, the meaning of loyalty and the intimate relationship with his mother, Roma.

6.5

MagicScore

Tuner

2026

A gifted piano tuner's meticulous skills for tuning pianos lead him to discover an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down.

7.6

MagicScore

Beyond the Universe

2022

While waiting for a kidney transplant, a young pianist finds an unexpected connection with her doctor — and the courage to fulfill her musical dreams.

8.0

MagicScore

Antoine and Colette

1962

Now aged 17, Antoine Doinel works in a factory which makes records. At a music concert, he meets a girl his own age, Colette, and falls in love with her. Later, Antoine goes to extraordinary lengths to please his new girlfriend and her parents, but Colette still only regards him as a casual friend. First segment of “Love at Twenty” (1962).

7.2

MagicScore

Andhadhun

2018

A series of mysterious events changes the life of a blind pianist who now must report a crime that was actually never witnessed by him.

7.6

MagicScore

#10

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

#11

Shine

1996

Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.

7.4

MagicScore

#12

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

#13

Humoresque

1947

A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

Lisztomania

1975

In the 19th century, Romantic composer/pianist Franz Liszt tries to end his hedonistic ways but keeps getting sucked back in by his seductive fellow composer Richard Wagner.

5.9

MagicScore

#15

Live and Become

2005

In 1980, the black Falashas in Ethiopia are recognised as genuine Jews and are secretly carried to Israel. The day before the transport the son of a Jewish mother dies. In his place and with his name (Schlomo) she takes a Christian 9-year-old boy.

7.4

MagicScore

#16

Not Here to Be Loved

2005

Jean-Claude Delsart, a 50 years-old bailiff, with his worn-out smile and heart, abandoned a long time ago the idea that life could give him pleasures. Until the day, he dares to push the doors of a tango lesson...

6.7

MagicScore

#17

American Beauty

1999

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

8.0

MagicScore

#18

Savoring Paris

2024

Disillusioned with her life, Ella embarks on a soul-searching journey to Paris where she navigates love, self-discovery and cheese amidst the enchanting backdrop of The City of Love.

6.4

MagicScore

#19

Intermezzo: A Love Story

1939

A concert violinist becomes charmed with his daughter's talented piano teacher. When he invites her to go on tour with him, they make beautiful music away from the concert hall as well. He soon leaves his wife so the two can go off together.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

On a Magical Night

2019

After 20 years of marriage, Maria decides to leave her husband. She moves into room 212 at the hotel across the street, with a bird’s-eye view of her apartment, her husband and the life she shared with him. While she wonders if she made the right decision, many of the people in her life offer their opinions on the matter. They intend to let her know, whether she likes it or not, on what proves to be a life-changing evening.

6.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Beat That My Heart Skipped?

The top films similar to The Beat That My Heart Skipped by MovieMagicScore are Four Minutes (6.8), The Piano Teacher (7.3), The Cat Concerto (7.6). Each shares crime/drama/music themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Beat That My Heart Skipped worth watching?

The Beat That My Heart Skipped holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10 from 472 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Beat That My Heart Skipped?

The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) is a crime, drama, music film directed by Jacques Audiard, starring Romain Duris, Niels Arestrup, Jonathan Zaccaï.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Beat That My Heart Skipped?

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About movies like The Beat That My Heart Skipped

This ranked list pairs The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005), a crime and drama and music film from Jacques Audiard, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Romain Duris 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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