Movies Like Funny Girl (1968)

Funny Girl is a 1968 comedy, drama, romance film from William Wyler with a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Funny Lady and The Last Five Years.

Comedy Drama Romance

Funny Lady

1975

Famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the Great Depression she has trouble finding work as an artist, but meets Billy Rose, a newcomer who writes lyrics and owns a nightclub.

5.2

MagicScore

The Last Five Years

2014

In New York, a struggling actress and a successful writer sing about their failed marriage from two perspectives.

5.9

MagicScore

One Day

2011

A romantic comedy centered on Dexter and Emma, who first meet during their graduation in 1988 and proceed to keep in touch regularly. The film follows what they do on July 15 annually, usually doing something together.

7.4

MagicScore

The Marrying Kind

1952

Florence and Chet Keefer have had a troublesome marriage. Whilst in the middle of a divorce hearing the judge encourages them to remember the good times they have had hoping that the marriage can be saved.

6.7

MagicScore

Blume in Love

1973

Lawyer Stephen Blume, who specializes in divorces, lives a paradoxical situation when, having his own marriage break up, is still in love with his ex-wife.

5.7

MagicScore

Little Book of Love

1997

Luiza is an architect who just got out of a ruinous relationship. Gabriel is a biologist and he has finished a long marriage with divorce. When they both meet, chances that they can do well together are not that big. But they will try to, even if their friends Barata (a convict bachelor totally skeptical when it comes to love) and Marta (a mathematic analyst who wishes that human relations were just as exact as numbers are) think otherwise.

5.6

MagicScore

Friends with Money

2006

As she reaches her mid-thirties and quits her lucrative job, singleton Olivia finds herself unsure about her future and her relationships with her successful and wealthy friends. She begins to envy the security of her richer friends and, although their lives may seem easier, Olivia's friends have their problems too: screenwriters Christine and Patrick are unable to collaborate on their latest project, Jane and Aaron have lost the romance in their relationship, and Franny and Matt have difficulties handling the demands of parenthood.

5.1

MagicScore

Scenes from a Marriage

1974

Johan and Marianne are married and seem to have it all. Their happiness, however, is a façade for a troubled relationship, which becomes even rockier when Johan admits that he's having an affair. Before long, the spouses separate and move towards finalizing their divorce, but they make attempts at reconciling. Even as they pursue other relationships, Johan and Marianne realize that they have a significant bond, but also many issues that hinder that connection.

8.1

MagicScore

Libeled Lady

1936

When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.

7.3

MagicScore

#10

Little Manhattan

2005

Ten-year-old Gabe is just a normal kid growing up in Manhattan until Rosemary Telesco walks into his karate class. But before Gabe can tell Rosemary how he feels, she reveals that she will not be going to public school any more. Gabe has a lot more to learn about life, love, and girls.

7.2

MagicScore

#11

The Palm Beach Story

1942

A New York inventor, Tom Jeffers, needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife, Gerry, decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire, J. D. Hackensacker III.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

Blue Valentine

2010

Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.

7.0

MagicScore

#13

The War of the Roses

1989

Barbara and Oliver Rose live happily as a married couple. When Barbara starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver and likes what she sees, the two begin a campaign to force each other to leave their house, with their divorce lawyer D'Amato caught in the middle.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

Five Times Two

2004

As young French couple Gilles and Marion officially separate, we see, in reverse order, the milestone moments in their relationship: Gilles revealing his unfaithfulness at a tense dinner party; Marion giving birth to their premature son while Gilles is elsewhere; Gilles and Marion's joyous wedding; and, finally, the fateful moment when they meet as acquaintances at an Italian beach resort, and their love affair begins.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

JugJugg Jeeyo

2022

A marriage. A re-marriage. A pending divorce. It's been five years since Kukoo and Nainaa got married after knowing each other practically all their lives, and now they need to break it to their family that they want a divorce. Kukoo's parents, Bheem and Geeta, a couple that everyone looks up to, have no plans of making Kukoo and Naina's lives easier. They have their own plans and set of surprises in store for the young couple; all this in the middle of Kukoo's sister's wedding.

6.4

MagicScore

#16

Lymelife

2008

A coming of age dramedy where infidelity, real estate, and Lyme disease have two families falling apart on Long Island in the early eighties. Scott, 15, is at the point in his life when he finds out that the most important people around him, his father, his mother, and his brother, are not exactly who he thought they were. They are flawed and they are human.

6.1

MagicScore

#17

May in the Summer

2014

A bride-to-be is forced to reevaluate her life when she reunites with her family in Jordan and finds herself confronted with the aftermath of her parents’ divorce.

5.9

MagicScore

#18

Sleepwalk with Me

2012

A burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.

6.5

MagicScore

#19

Kramer vs. Kramer

1979

Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.

7.6

MagicScore

#20

Annette

2021

The story of Henry, a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humour and Ann, a singer of international renown. In the spotlight, they are the perfect couple, healthy, happy, and glamourous. The birth of their first child, Annette, a mysterious girl with an exceptional destiny, will change their lives.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Funny Girl?

The top films similar to Funny Girl by MovieMagicScore are Funny Lady (5.2), The Last Five Years (5.9), One Day (7.4). Each shares comedy/drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Funny Girl worth watching?

Funny Girl holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10 from 410 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Funny Girl?

Funny Girl (1968) is a comedy, drama, romance film directed by William Wyler, starring Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford.

Where can I find more recommendations like Funny Girl?

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 Funny Lady Movies like The Last Five Years Movies like One Day Movies like The Marrying Kind Movies like Blume in Love Movies like Little Book of Love

About movies like Funny Girl

This ranked list pairs Funny Girl (1968), a comedy and drama and romance film from William Wyler, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Barbra Streisand 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 Funny Girl