Movies Like Chances Are (1989)

Chances Are is a 1989 comedy, fantasy, romance film from Emile Ardolino with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with What Dreams May Come and Recently, My Sister Is Unusual.

Comedy Fantasy Romance

What Dreams May Come

1998

Chris Nielsen dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he dies, his wife Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in Hades for the small chance that he will be able to bring her back to heaven.

7.2

MagicScore

Recently, My Sister Is Unusual

2014

Mitsuki and Yuya become stepsister and stepbrother because of their parents' marriage. Mitsuki can't get along with her new family and Yuya doesn't know how to approach his new stepsister. One day, Mitsuki becomes possessed by the spirit of Hiyori. Hiyori likes Yuya and believes Yuya can help her get to heaven. Hiyori places a leather chastity belt upon on Mitsuki and a plan takes place to help send Hiyori to heaven.

7.0

MagicScore

Defending Your Life

1991

Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.

6.9

MagicScore

Even Pigeons Go to Heaven

2007

On a moonlit fall night, a priest races to the home of Mr. Moulin running a motorcycle off the road and arriving just in time to catch the old man as he falls from a chair on which he stacked books in order to reach a bottle of cognac. Mr. Moulin is a miser with a sock full of money that the priest would like to appropriate by selling the old man a space capsule that will take him to paradise. After a test drive and some negotiation, the deal may be struck, but then, there's a knock at the door.

5.6

MagicScore

Ghost

1990

After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.

7.2

MagicScore

City of Angels

1998

When a guardian angel – who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles – becomes captivated by a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders trading in his pure, otherworldly existence for a mortal life with his beloved. The couple embarks on a tender but forbidden romance spanning heaven and Earth.

6.8

MagicScore

Even Mice Belong in Heaven

2021

Whizzy is a little mouse, Whitebelly is a fox. They are naturally mortal enemies. One day, after an unfortunate accident, both meet in animal heaven. Together, they will embark on a fantastic journey and discover friendship can overcome everything.

7.1

MagicScore

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

1991

Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill and Ted, but the two are determined to escape the afterlife, challenging the Grim Reaper to a series of games in order to return to the land of the living.

6.3

MagicScore

The Dark

2005

In an attempt to pull her family together, Adèlle travels with her young daughter Sarah to Wales to visit her father. The morning after they arrive, Sarah mysteriously vanishes in the ocean. Not long after, a little girl bearing a striking resemblance to their missing daughter reveals that she has retuned from the dead — and that Sarah has been taken to the Welsh underworld.

5.7

MagicScore

#10

The Discovery of Heaven

2001

Disappointed with humanity, God wants to revoke his contract with humanity and wants to take back the stone tablets containing the ten commandments. To this end an angel is sent out to affect the personal lives of three humans so an appropriate child may be conceived.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

Scoop

2006

An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

The Lovely Bones

2009

After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.

7.1

MagicScore

#13

Avatar: The Way of Water

2022

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.

7.6

MagicScore

#14

The Sixth Sense

1999

Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.

7.9

MagicScore

#15

Corrina, Corrina

1994

When Manny Singer's wife dies, his young daughter Molly becomes mute and withdrawn. To help cope with looking after Molly, he hires sassy housekeeper Corrina Washington, who coaxes Molly out of her shell and shows father and daughter a whole new way of life. Manny and Corrina's friendship delights Molly and enrages the other townspeople.

6.7

MagicScore

#16

Jersey Girl

2004

Ollie Trinke is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a baby on the way. But life deals him a bum hand when he's suddenly faced with single fatherhood, a defunct career and having to move in with his father. To bounce back, it takes a new love and the courage instilled in him by his daughter.

6.2

MagicScore

#17

Ghost Dad

1990

Elliot Hopper, a widower with three children, is working on a business deal to get his family out of financial straits when he is suddenly killed in a taxi accident. With the aid of a paranormal researcher, Elliott attempts to complete the deal from the beyond, ensuring his family will be taken care of.

5.1

MagicScore

#18

Doctor Zhivago

1965

The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.

7.5

MagicScore

#19

Go for Zucker

2004

Germany director Dani Levy filmed this comedy about Jewish life in today’s Germany along side the familiar east-west conflict. With it great success this film is a joyful comedy of humor and knowledge.

6.1

MagicScore

#20

Genova

2009

A man moves his two daughters to Italy after their mother dies in a car accident, in order to revitalize their lives. Genoa changes all three of them as the youngest daughter starts to see the ghost of her mother, while the older one discovers her sexuality.

5.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Chances Are?

The top films similar to Chances Are by MovieMagicScore are What Dreams May Come (7.2), Recently, My Sister Is Unusual (7.0), Defending Your Life (6.9). Each shares comedy/fantasy/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Chances Are worth watching?

Chances Are holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 276 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Chances Are?

Chances Are (1989) is a comedy, fantasy, romance film directed by Emile Ardolino, starring Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan O'Neal.

Where can I find more recommendations like Chances Are?

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 Chances Are

This ranked list pairs Chances Are (1989), a comedy and fantasy and romance film from Emile Ardolino, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Cybill Shepherd 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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