Movies Like Woman of the Year (1942)

Woman of the Year is a 1942 comedy, drama, romance film from George Stevens with a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Philadelphia Story and Never Been Kissed.

Comedy Drama Romance

The Philadelphia Story

1940

When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.

7.6

MagicScore

Never Been Kissed

1999

Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teenage culture. With the help of her brother, Rob, Josie infiltrates the inner circle of the most popular clique on campus. But she hits a major snag in her investigation -- not to mention her own failed love life -- when she falls for her dreamy English teacher, Sam Coulson.

6.2

MagicScore

His Girl Friday

1940

Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.

7.4

MagicScore

The Awful Truth

1937

Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.

7.2

MagicScore

Move Over, Darling

1963

Three years into their loving marriage, with two infant daughters at home in Los Angeles, Nicholas Arden and Ellen Wagstaff Arden are on a plane that goes down in the South Pacific. Although most passengers manage to survive the incident, Ellen presumably perishes when swept off her lifeboat, her body never recovered. Fast forward five years. Nicholas, wanting to move on with his life, has Ellen declared legally dead. Part of that moving on includes getting remarried, this time to a young woman named Bianca Steele, who, for their honeymoon, he plans to take to the same Monterrey resort where he and Ellen spent their honeymoon. On that very same day, Ellen is dropped off in Los Angeles by the Navy, who rescued her from the South Pacific island where she was stranded for the past five years. She asks the Navy not to publicize her rescue nor notify Nicholas as she wants to do so herself.

6.7

MagicScore

That Uncertain Feeling

1941

A happily married woman sees a psychoanalyst and develops doubts about her husband.

6.6

MagicScore

Phffft

1954

Robert and Nina Tracey resolve to live separate lives when their eight-year marriage dissolves into disagreements and divorce. But their separate attempts to get back out on the dating scene have a funny way of bringing them together.

6.1

MagicScore

Intolerable Cruelty

2003

A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.

5.9

MagicScore

The Divorce of Lady X

1938

A London barrister believes the woman who spent the night in his hotel suite is the erring wife of his newest client.

5.9

MagicScore

#10

We're Not Married!

1952

A Justice of the Peace performed weddings a few days before his license was valid. A few years later five couples learn they have never been legally married.

5.7

MagicScore

#11

Paris When It Sizzles

1964

Hollywood producer Alexander Meyerheimer has hired drunken writer Richard Benson to write his latest movie. Benson has been in Paris supposedly working on the script for months, but instead has spent the time living it up. Benson now has just two days to the deadline and thus hires a temporary secretary, Gabrielle Simpson, to help him finish on time.

6.3

MagicScore

#12

Nothing Sacred

1937

When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine.

6.3

MagicScore

#13

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.

7.1

MagicScore

#14

Down with Love

2003

In 1962 New York City, love blossoms between a playboy journalist and a feminist advice author.

6.1

MagicScore

#15

Kid Galahad

1937

Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the 'kid' falls for his sister.

7.0

MagicScore

#16

That Touch of Mink

1962

Cathy Timberlake is en route to a job interview when a car transporting businessman Philip Shayne covers her in mud. He sends his assistant, Roger, to apologize, but upon meeting Cathy, Roger knows that she would be a suitable match for his boss. Despite their mutual attraction, Cathy and Philip want different things. Philip wants a fling, while Cathy wants a marriage. As they travel to exotic locales, their differing motivations are put to the test.

6.4

MagicScore

#17

Street Smart

1987

A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.

5.9

MagicScore

#18

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938

American multi-millionaire Michael Brandon marries his eighth wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broke French Marquis. But she doesn't want to be only a number in the line of his ex-wives and undertakes her own strategy to tame him.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

My Favorite Wife

1940

Years after she was presumed dead in a shipwreck, Ellen Arden returns home to the surprise of her husband recently remarrying. But he too gets a shock when he learns that Ellen spent her time alone on an island with another man.

7.0

MagicScore

#20

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

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Woman of the Year?

The top films similar to Woman of the Year by MovieMagicScore are The Philadelphia Story (7.6), Never Been Kissed (6.2), His Girl Friday (7.4). Each shares comedy/drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Woman of the Year worth watching?

Woman of the Year holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10 from 158 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Woman of the Year?

Woman of the Year (1942) is a comedy, drama, romance film directed by George Stevens, starring Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter.

Where can I find more recommendations like Woman of the Year?

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 Woman of the Year

This ranked list pairs Woman of the Year (1942), a comedy and drama and romance film from George Stevens, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Spencer Tracy 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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