Movies Like 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1995)

71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance is a 1995 drama film from Michael Haneke with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with It's a Wonderful Life and The Killer.

Drama

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.

8.3

MagicScore

The Killer

2023

After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.

6.6

MagicScore

1000 Mabrouk

2009

A man finds himself stuck in a mysterious time loop, reliving the same day again and again. As the cycle repeats, he is forced to confront his daily routines, question his relationships, and search for meaning in a world that refuses to change.

7.0

MagicScore

Trading Places

1983

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

7.2

MagicScore

Knowing

2009

A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.

6.2

MagicScore

Follow That Bird

1985

Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.

6.3

MagicScore

Fighting Elegy

1966

Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, eventually, becomes involved with the radical Kita Ikki group.

6.9

MagicScore

Kim

1950

During the British Raj, the orphan of a British soldier poses as a Hindu and is torn between his loyalty to a Buddhist mystic and aiding the English secret service.

6.2

MagicScore

Dog Days

2001

Vignettes of the lives of several residents of a Vienna suburb during a heat wave.

6.5

MagicScore

#10

Leave Her to Heaven

1945

A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.

7.4

MagicScore

#11

The Card Counter

2021

William Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Tell sees a chance at redemption through his relationship with Cirk. But keeping Cirk on the straight-and-narrow proves impossible, dragging Tell back into the darkness of his past.

6.1

MagicScore

#12

The Third Man

1949

In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.

7.9

MagicScore

#13

The Black Castle

1952

A man investigates the disappearance of two of his friends who were the guests of a sinister Austrian count.

6.3

MagicScore

#14

22 July

2018

On 22 July 2011, neo-Nazi terrorist Anders Behring Breivik murdered 77 young people attending a Labour Party Youth Camp on Utøya Island outside of Oslo. This three-part story focuses on the survivors, the political leadership of Norway, and the lawyers involved.

7.1

MagicScore

#15

The Color Purple

1985

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.

7.7

MagicScore

#16

Civil War

2024

In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war.

6.8

MagicScore

#17

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

2014

Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26.

7.9

MagicScore

#18

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

2003

This wacky prequel to the 1994 blockbuster goes back to the lame-brained Harry and Lloyd's days as classmates at a Rhode Island high school, where the unprincipled principal puts the pair in remedial courses as part of a scheme to fleece the school.

4.2

MagicScore

#19

The Seventh Continent

1989

Chronicles three years of a middle-class family seemingly caught up in their daily routines, troubled only by minor incidents. Behind their apparent calm and repetitive existence, however, they're planning something much more sinister.

7.4

MagicScore

#20

Fearless

2006

After going through a series of tragic events in his life, martial arts master Huo Yuanjia returns to Tianjin and must fight four international soldiers, in order to safeguard his nation's pride.

7.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance?

The top films similar to 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance by MovieMagicScore are It's a Wonderful Life (8.3), The Killer (6.6), 1000 Mabrouk (7.0). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance worth watching?

71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 191 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance?

71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1995) is a drama film directed by Michael Haneke, starring Gabriel Cosmin Urdes, Lukas Miko, Otto Grünmandl.

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This ranked list pairs 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1995), a drama film from Michael Haneke, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Gabriel Cosmin Urdes 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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