Movies Like Believe Me (2014)

Believe Me is a 2014 comedy, drama film from Will Bakke with a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Stealing Harvard and New Best Friend.

Comedy Drama

Stealing Harvard

2002

John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds out his niece has been accepted at Harvard, and he's reminded of his promise to pay for her tuition (nearly $30,000). John's friend Duff convinces him to turn to petty crime to make the payment … but Duff's hare-brained schemes spin quickly out of control.

4.8

MagicScore

New Best Friend

2002

Alicia is a poor girl starting college. Hadley, Julianne and Sydney are three well-off girls in a row house. Classes begin and Alicia is paired with Hadley to work on a sociology class project. At first rejected, Alicia is finally accepted into Hadley's clique where she is introduced to a world of privilege and dangerous thrills. But her attempts to become one of them ultimately land her in the hospital.

4.9

MagicScore

Sugar Daddies

2014

When a girl with a promising future finds herself in financial straits, she makes an agreement with an older man and struggles to keep it secret.

4.6

MagicScore

Sweet Charity

1969

Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.

6.9

MagicScore

A Parks and Recreation Special

2020

Pawnee's most dedicated civil servant, Leslie Knope, is determined to stay connected to her friends in a time of social distancing.

7.6

MagicScore

A Christmas Carol

1984

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

7.5

MagicScore

Dead Man Walking

1995

A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.

7.3

MagicScore

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

2023

A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.

7.2

MagicScore

Babette's Feast

1987

A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late 19th century Denmark.

7.2

MagicScore

#10

Les Misérables

1935

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

7.2

MagicScore

#11

Things We Lost in the Fire

2007

A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

The Holiday Calendar

2018

A talented photographer stuck in a dead-end job inherits an antique Advent calendar that may be predicting the future -- and pointing her toward love.

6.6

MagicScore

#13

Hunting & Gathering

2007

When Camille falls ill, she is forced to live with Philibert and Franck.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

After the Wedding

2019

Seeking funds for her orphanage in India, Isabelle travels to New York to meet Theresa, a wealthy benefactor. An invitation to attend a wedding ignites a series of events in which the past collides with the present while mysteries unravel.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

Robin and the 7 Hoods

1964

Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over. When Big Jim's daughter, Marian, gives Robbo a large sum, believing he has avenged her father's death, the gangster donates to an orphanage, cementing his reputation as a softhearted hood.

6.1

MagicScore

#16

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

2004

A small-town girl wins a date with a Hollywood star through a contest. When the date goes better than expected, a love triangle forms between the girl, the celebrity, and the girl's best friend.

5.7

MagicScore

#17

Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

2018

Seth Rogen and friends combine stand-up, sketches and music for an outrageous comedy special that could only come from the mind of Seth. Guests include Tiffany Haddish, Sarah Silverman, Michelle Wolf, John Mulaney, Michael Che, David Chang, Ike Barinholtz, Chelsea Peretti, Kumail Nanjiani, Jon Lovitz, Jeff Goldblum, Sacha Baron Cohen, Nick Kroll, Post Malone, Chris Hardwick, and Craig Robinson & The Nasty Delicious.

5.1

MagicScore

#18

The Hot Flashes

2013

An unlikely basketball team of unappreciated middle-aged Texas women, all former high school champs, challenge the current high school girls’ state champs to raise money for breast cancer prevention. Sparks fly as the women go to comic extremes to prove themselves on and off the court, become a national media sensation, and gain a new lease on life.

4.6

MagicScore

#19

49 Up

2006

49 Up is the seventh film in a series of landmark documentaries that began 42 years ago when UK-based Granada's World in Action team, inspired by the Jesuit maxim "Give me the child until he is seven and I will give you the man," interviewed a diverse group of seven-year-old children from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Michael Apted, a researcher for the original film, has returned to interview the "children" every seven years since, at ages 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 and now again at age 49.In this latest chapter, more life-changing decisions are revealed, more shocking announcements made and more of the original group take part than ever before, speaking out on a variety of subjects including love, marriage, career, class and prejudice.

7.3

MagicScore

#20

If I Only Had Christmas

2020

At Christmas, a cheerful publicist teams up with a cynical business owner and his team to help a charity in need.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Believe Me?

The top films similar to Believe Me by MovieMagicScore are Stealing Harvard (4.8), New Best Friend (4.9), Sugar Daddies (4.6). Each shares comedy/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Believe Me worth watching?

Believe Me holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10 from 47 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Believe Me?

Believe Me (2014) is a comedy, drama film directed by Will Bakke, starring Alex Russell, Zachary Knighton, Johanna Braddy.

Where can I find more recommendations like Believe Me?

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 Believe Me

This ranked list pairs Believe Me (2014), a comedy and drama film from Will Bakke, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Alex Russell 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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