Movies Like Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

Good Night, and Good Luck. is a 2005 drama, history film from George Clooney with a MovieMagicScore of 7.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Way We Were and Harakiri.

Drama History

The Way We Were

1973

Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky, a politically active Jew, meets Hubbell Gardiner, a feckless WASP. Years later, in the wake of World War II, they meet once again and, despite their obvious differences, attempt to make their love for each other work.

7.0

MagicScore

Harakiri

1962

Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.

8.5

MagicScore

Dance of the Forty One

2020

Mexico City, November 1901. The police raid a private home where a secret party is being held. Among those attending is the son-in-law of President Porfirio Díaz.

7.8

MagicScore

Papillon

2017

Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, where he forges a strong friendship with Louis Dega, a counterfeiter who needs his protection.

7.3

MagicScore

Bandit

2022

After escaping a Michigan prison, a charming career criminal assumes a new identity in Canada and goes on to rob a record 59 banks and jewellery stores while being hunted by a rogue task force. Based on the true story of The Flying Bandit.

6.2

MagicScore

The Vanishing

2019

Three lighthouse keepers on an uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland discover something that isn't theirs to keep.

5.7

MagicScore

Z

1969

Amid a tense political climate, the opposition leader is killed in an apparent accident. When a prosecutor smells a cover-up, witnesses get targeted. A thinly veiled dramatization of the assassination of Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis and its aftermath, “Z” captures the outrage at the US-backed junta that ruled Greece at the time of its release.

7.8

MagicScore

Advise & Consent

1962

Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, which must decide whether he is the right person for the job.

7.2

MagicScore

Reds

1981

An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles among the members of the American working class, and his troubled romantic relationship with the writer Louise Bryant.

6.9

MagicScore

#10

Lula, the Son of Brazil

2010

The true story of a working class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age and becomes one the most influential politicians in Brazilian history.

5.5

MagicScore

#11

The Front

1976

A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

Friendship

2025

Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor Austin, and his attempts to make an adult male friend threatens to ruin both of their lives.

6.5

MagicScore

#13

Nayak: The Real Hero

2001

Shivajirao, a TV reporter, gets a chance to be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for a day after being challenged by incumbent Chief Minister Balraj Chauhan. After his one-day stint turns out to be a huge success, his life spirals out of control and he is embroiled in political intrigue.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

Poster Boy

2004

The gay son of a conservative senator who is also the poster boy for his father's re-election unknowingly befriends a gay activist bent on destroying the hypocritical campaign.

5.3

MagicScore

#15

Pork Chop Hill

1959

Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry, is ordered to recapture Pork Chop Hill, occupied by a powerful Chinese Army force, while, just seventy miles away, at nearby the village of Panmunjom, a tense cease-fire conference is celebrated.

6.6

MagicScore

#16

America: Freedom to Fascism

2006

This is a documentary about an honest search for the truth about the Federal Reserve Bank and the legality of the Internal Revenue System. Through extensive interviews with recognised experts and authority, the director shows an astonishing revelation of how the Federal Government and the Bankers have fooled the American public by taking thier wages and putting it in the pockets of the super-rich.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

Recount

2008

In 2000, the election of the U.S. Presidential boiled down to a few precious votes in the state of Florida — and a recount that would add "hanging chad" to every American's vocabulary.

6.8

MagicScore

#18

When Father Was Away on Business

1985

Tito's break-up with Stalin in 1948 marked the beginning of not only confusing, but also very dangerous, years for many hard-core Yugoslav communists. A careless remark about the newspaper cartoon is enough for Mesha to join many arrested unfortunates. His family is now forced to cope with the situation and wait for his release from prison.

7.3

MagicScore

#19

The Majestic

2001

Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.

6.8

MagicScore

#20

Rendition

2007

When an Egyptian terrorism suspect "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington DC, his American wife and a CIA analyst find themselves caught up in a struggle to secure his release from a secret detention facility somewhere outside the US.

6.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Good Night, and Good Luck.?

The top films similar to Good Night, and Good Luck. by MovieMagicScore are The Way We Were (7.0), Harakiri (8.5), Dance of the Forty One (7.8). Each shares drama/history themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Good Night, and Good Luck. worth watching?

Good Night, and Good Luck. holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.1/10 from 1,096 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Good Night, and Good Luck.?

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) is a drama, history film directed by George Clooney, starring David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney.

Where can I find more recommendations like Good Night, and Good Luck.?

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About movies like Good Night, and Good Luck.

This ranked list pairs Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005), a drama and history film from George Clooney, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of David Strathairn 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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