Movies Like Tumbledown (2016)

Tumbledown is a 2016 comedy, drama, music, romance film from Sean Mewshaw with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Fathers and Daughters and The Woman in the Fifth.

Comedy Drama Music Romance

Fathers and Daughters

2015

A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.

7.1

MagicScore

The Woman in the Fifth

2011

An American writer moves to Paris to be closer to his daughter and finds himself falling immediately on hard times.

5.2

MagicScore

Riding in Cars with Boys

2001

In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father.

6.7

MagicScore

Anna and the King of Siam

1946

In 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.

6.0

MagicScore

Juliet, Naked

2018

Annie is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan – an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe. When the acoustic demo of Tucker's hit record from 25 years ago surfaces, its discovery leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive rocker himself.

6.3

MagicScore

Saving Mr. Banks

2013

Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.

7.3

MagicScore

The Last Station

2009

A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things. The Countess Sofya, wife and muse to Leo Tolstoy, uses every trick of seduction on her husband's loyal disciple, whom she believes was the person responsible for Tolstoy signing a new will that leaves his work and property to the Russian people.

6.4

MagicScore

Hemingway & Gellhorn

2012

Writer Ernest Hemingway begins a romance with fellow scribe Martha Gellhorn.

6.1

MagicScore

A Home of Our Own

1993

In 1960s Los Angeles an energetic widow and her six children try to make a dream of theirs come true: to have a home of their own. They leave L.A. and head for the countryside, all the while facing numerous difficulties and obstacles during their journey.

6.8

MagicScore

#10

Jackie

2016

An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

Yellow Earth

1984

A communist soldier is sent to a remote region of China in order to collect folk songs. Staying with a peasant family (a widower with two small children), he discovers a community whose way of life is completely alien to him, but he gradually wins their trust…

7.2

MagicScore

#12

A Mighty Wind

2003

Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son.

6.7

MagicScore

#13

Bob Roberts

1992

Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickley Paiste, firing up crowds at his rallies by singing '60s-style acoustic folk songs with lyrics espousing far-right conservative social and economic views.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

Bleak Moments

1971

Moments from the uncompromisingly bleak existence of a secretary, her intellectually disabled sister, aloof and uneasy teacher boyfriend, bizarre neighbor and irritating workmate.

6.0

MagicScore

#15

Trumbo

2015

The career of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is halted by a witch hunt in the late 1940s when he defies the anti-communist HUAC committee and is blacklisted.

7.2

MagicScore

#16

Brain on Fire

2017

Susannah Cahalan, an up-and-coming journalist at the New York Post becomes plagued by voices in her head and seizures, causing a rapid descent into insanity.

7.0

MagicScore

#17

Dance First

2023

Parisian bon vivant, World War II Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband and recluse…Samuel Beckett lived a life of many parts. Titled after Beckett’s famous ethos “Dance first, think later”, the film is a sweeping account of the life of this 20th-century icon.

7.0

MagicScore

#18

To Olivia

2021

In 1962, Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl retreat to the English countryside to bring up their young family. The seemingly unlikely pair find their relationship put to the test by a tragic loss.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

The Life of Emile Zola

1937

A fictionalized account of famous French writer Emile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair. After struggling to establish himself, Zola wins success writing about the unsavory side of Paris and settles into a comfortable upper-class life. However, Zola's complacency is shaken when Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus is imprisoned for being a spy. Realizing that Dreyfus is an innocent victim of anti-Semitism, Zola boldly pens a newspaper article exposing the truth, is charged with libel and must defend himself in a dramatic courtroom testimony.

6.7

MagicScore

#20

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

2016

Before Dawn charts the years of exile in the life of famous Jewish Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, his inner struggle for the "right attitude" towards the events in war torn Europe and his search for a new home.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Tumbledown?

The top films similar to Tumbledown by MovieMagicScore are Fathers and Daughters (7.1), The Woman in the Fifth (5.2), Riding in Cars with Boys (6.7). Each shares comedy/drama/music/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Tumbledown worth watching?

Tumbledown holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 181 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Tumbledown?

Tumbledown (2016) is a comedy, drama, music, romance film directed by Sean Mewshaw, starring Rebecca Hall, Jason Sudeikis, Dianna Agron.

Where can I find more recommendations like Tumbledown?

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About movies like Tumbledown

This ranked list pairs Tumbledown (2016), a comedy and drama and music and romance film from Sean Mewshaw, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Rebecca Hall 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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