Movies Like Something Must Break (2014)

Something Must Break is a 2014 drama, romance film from Ester Martin Bergsmark with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Shortbus and Fanfic.

Drama Romance

Shortbus

2006

In post-9/11 New York City, an eclectic group of citizens find their lives entangled, personally, romantically, and sexually, at Shortbus, an underground Brooklyn salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.

6.3

MagicScore

Fanfic

2023

Two high school students form an intense connection as they navigate the challenges of discovering and expressing their truest selves.

7.0

MagicScore

Drifting Flowers

2008

Three poetic tales of seeking the true identity. In the first story, Jing, a blind singer, falls in love with her band's tomboy accordionist Diego. In another time and place, Lily, an elderly lesbian and Yen, her gay friend, create an unexpected bond and support each other in a time of crisis. Finally, we see Diego before she joined the band, when as a teenager she came to grips with her gender identity.

5.6

MagicScore

My Life in Pink

1997

Ludovic is waiting for a miracle. With six-year-old certainty, she believes she was meant to be a little girl -- and that the mistake will soon be corrected. But where she expects the miraculous, Ludo finds only rejection, isolation and guilt -- as the intense reactions of family, friends, and neighbors strip away every innocent lace and bauble. As suburban prejudices close around them, family loves and loyalties are tested in the ever-escalating dramatic turns of Alain Berliner's critically acclaimed first feature. Winner of the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and a favorite at festivals around the world, this unique film experience delivers magic of the rarest sort through a story of difference, rejection, and childlike faith in miracles.

6.9

MagicScore

I Don't Want to Be a Man

1918

A teenage tomboy, tired of being bossed around by her strict guardian, impersonates a man so she can have more fun. She quickly discovers that being the opposite sex isn’t as easy as she had hoped for. What ensues is a gender-bending comedy decades ahead of its time.

6.4

MagicScore

Boy Meets Girl

2014

In Kentucky, a transgender woman and her best male friend lament the lack of eligible partners and step across old boundaries of love and romance.

6.6

MagicScore

Water Drops on Burning Rocks

2000

In 1970s Germany, Léopold, a 50-year-old businessman, picks up and seduces 20-year-old Franz, who swiftly moves into his apartment. The dynamic between them intensifies with the sudden arrival of their ex-girlfriends.

6.4

MagicScore

Better Than Chocolate

1999

Not long after moving into her own place, Maggie finds herself with two unsolicited roommates: her recently divorced mother, Lila, and her young brother. The timing is especially bad, considering Maggie has fallen hard for an attractive woman, Kim, only hours before they move in. What could be a nonissue becomes increasingly complicated -- since Maggie's family is unaware of her sexual orientation, and Maggie is not open to sharing that information.

6.0

MagicScore

Open Up to Me

2013

At first glance Maarit looks like any other woman in her early forties. There is, however, something strange under the surface. She radiates sexual energy that is hard to define.

5.5

MagicScore

#10

What Is a Woman?

2022

Matt Walsh's controversial doc challenges radical gender ideology through provocative interviews and humor.

6.8

MagicScore

#11

Out

2019

Through a montage of compelling videos posted on the Internet by young gays, bis, lesbians or transsexuals, «Out» makes us experience from within the groundbreaking moment of their coming out – after which their intimate and social life shall be forever changed.

6.0

MagicScore

#12

Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric

2017

Katie Couric travels across the U.S. to talk with scientists, psychologists, activists, authors and families about the complex issue of gender.

5.7

MagicScore

#13

I Love You, I Don't

1976

The petite waitress Johnny works and lives in a truck-stop, where she's lonely and longs for love. She develops a crush on the garbage truck driver Krassky, although her sleazy boss Boris warns her that he's gay.

5.8

MagicScore

#14

All About My Mother

1999

Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.

7.6

MagicScore

#15

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

2001

Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an 'internationally ignored' but divinely talented rock diva, inhabiting a 'beautiful gender of one'.

7.4

MagicScore

#16

Bad Education

2004

An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.

7.4

MagicScore

#17

Breakfast on Pluto

2005

In the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London in search of love, acceptance, and her long-lost mother.

7.2

MagicScore

#18

20 Centimeters

2005

Colloquially-told story of a few days in the life of Marieta, who's saving money for the last operation in her change from man to woman. She works as a prostitute in Madrid and longs for a legitimate job. Whenever she builds up her savings, her housemate and best friend Tomás finds ways to spend, lose, or cost her those funds. She meets Raúl, whom she likes and who likes her; the trouble is he also likes that part of her she wants removed. If that's not enough, she also has narcolepsy, and when she conks out, she dreams of musical-theater numbers in which she's the singing and dancing star. Are these dreams always going to be 20 centimeters out of reach?

5.0

MagicScore

#19

Tangerine

2015

It's Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee is back on the block. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend hasn't been faithful during the 28 days she was locked up, the working girl and her best friend, Alexandra, embark on a mission to get to the bottom of the scandalous rumor. Their rip-roaring odyssey leads them through various subcultures of Los Angeles, including an Armenian family dealing with their own repercussions of infidelity.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

1982

On the 20th anniversary of his death, the members of a James Dean fanclub gather at a five-and-dime for a reunion.

5.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Something Must Break?

The top films similar to Something Must Break by MovieMagicScore are Shortbus (6.3), Fanfic (7.0), Drifting Flowers (5.6). Each shares drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Something Must Break worth watching?

Something Must Break holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 33 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Something Must Break?

Something Must Break (2014) is a drama, romance film directed by Ester Martin Bergsmark, starring Saga Becker, Iggy Malmborg, Shima Niavarani.

Where can I find more recommendations like Something Must Break?

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About movies like Something Must Break

This ranked list pairs Something Must Break (2014), a drama and romance film from Ester Martin Bergsmark, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Saga Becker 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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