Movies Like They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? is a 1969 drama film from Sydney Pollack with a MovieMagicScore of 7.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio and What to Expect When You're Expecting.

Drama

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

2005

A Midwestern housewife supports her large family by entering contests for ad slogans sponsored by consumer product companies, while dealing with abuse from her alcoholic husband. Based on a true story.

6.6

MagicScore

What to Expect When You're Expecting

2012

Challenges of impending parenthood turn the lives of five couples upside down. Two celebrities are unprepared for the surprise demands of pregnancy; hormones wreak havoc on a baby-crazy author, while her husband tries not to be outdone by his father, who's expecting twins with his young trophy wife; a photographer's husband isn't sure about his wife's adoption plans; a one-time hook-up results in a surprise pregnancy for rival food-truck owners.

6.0

MagicScore

The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young

2014

In its first 25 years only 10 people have finished The Barkley Marathons. Based on a historic prison escape, this cult like race tempts people from around the world to test their limits of physical and mental endurance in this documentary that contemplates the value of pain.

7.4

MagicScore

Silver Linings Playbook

2012

After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be happy if he shared his obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles. Things get complicated when he meets Tiffany Maxwell who offers to help him reconnect with his wife if he will do something very important for her in exchange.

7.1

MagicScore

Dance Academy: The Movie

2017

This 2017 movie follows the original dance academy TV show and tracks where the characters are in their lives now.

7.2

MagicScore

Heartbeats

2017

When a bubbly American hip hop dancer goes to India with her family for a wedding, she is impressed by a new dance style and falls in love with the man who introduced her to it.

6.7

MagicScore

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

2004

In pre-revolution Cuba, Katey Miller is about to defy everyone's expectations. Instead of a parent-approved suitor, Katey is drawn to the sexy waiter, Javier, who spends his nights dancing in Havana's nightclubs. As she secretly learns to dance with Javier, she learns the meanings of love, sensuality and independence.

6.4

MagicScore

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

1985

Janey is new in town. She soon meets Lynne, a classmate who shares her passion for the local show 'Dance TV'. When a competition is announced to find new Dance TV performers, Janey and Lynne are determined to audition. The only problem is that Janey's father doesn't approve of that kind of thing.

6.1

MagicScore

Munna Michael

2017

An expert dancer Munna who idolizes the king of pop, reluctantly tutors a gangster until their developing bond gets disrupted by their common romantic interest towards the same woman.

5.9

MagicScore

#10

Jesse Stone: Night Passage

2006

A prequel to "Stone Cold", the story picks up after Jesse Stone is fired from the Los Angeles Police Department. He becomes an unlikely candidate recruited by a town council to become police chief of Paradise, MA, a small fishing town on Boston's North Shore. The board hopes his failed experience will keep him from digging too deep into the town's secrets. His first assignment is to investigate the murder of his predecessor whose death may be tied to a local domestic disturbance case, with connections to money laundering and murder involving some of the town's most affluent names as possible suspects.

6.9

MagicScore

#11

Thieves Like Us

1974

Three criminals escape from prison and embark on a robbery spree across USA. Along the way, one of them falls in love while they plan a final heist before going their separate ways.

6.5

MagicScore

#12

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

2013

After surviving the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta struggle with the consequences of their victory as unrest spreads across Panem. Forced back into the spotlight, they become symbols of hope and resistance while the Capitol prepares a new and deadly challenge that will change the future of the nation forever.

7.4

MagicScore

#13

The Hunger Games

2012

In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunteers to take her sister’s place, setting the stage for a struggle of survival and defiance.

7.2

MagicScore

#14

Kes

1970

Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence.

7.4

MagicScore

#15

Revolutionary Road

2008

A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.

7.0

MagicScore

#16

Hamnet

2025

The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

7.7

MagicScore

#17

Mary Poppins Returns

2018

Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.

6.5

MagicScore

#18

Samurai Marathon

2019

When feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a marathon, his independent-minded daughter Yuki secretly joins the race.

6.0

MagicScore

#19

Stockholm Marathon

1994

A gardener decides to exact revenge on the men he believes to be responsible for the death of his mentally disturbed wife.

5.0

MagicScore

#20

Soylent Green

1973

In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.

6.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like They Shoot Horses, Don't They??

The top films similar to They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by MovieMagicScore are The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (6.6), What to Expect When You're Expecting (6.0), The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young (7.4). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is They Shoot Horses, Don't They? worth watching?

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.6/10 from 343 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is They Shoot Horses, Don't They??

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) is a drama film directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York.

Where can I find more recommendations like They Shoot Horses, Don't They??

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

This ranked list pairs They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), a drama film from Sydney Pollack, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jane Fonda 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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