Movies Like Temple Grandin (2010)

Temple Grandin is a 2010 drama, history film from Mick Jackson with a MovieMagicScore of 7.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Fear Strikes Out and The Great Moment.

Drama History

Fear Strikes Out

1957

True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.

7.1

MagicScore

The Great Moment

1944

The biography of Dr. W.T. Morgan, a 19th century Boston dentist, during his quest to have anesthesia, in the form of ether, accepted by the public and the medical and dental establishment.

5.6

MagicScore

Mr. Nice

2010

Biopic about 1970s Welsh marijuana trafficker Howard Marks, whose inventive smuggling schemes made him a huge success in the drug trade, as well as leading to dealings with both the IRA and British Intelligence. Based on Marks' biography with the same title.

6.1

MagicScore

Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger

2014

A documentary that captures the sensational trial of infamous gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger, using the legal proceedings as a springboard to explore allegations of corruption within the highest levels of law enforcement. Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger examines Bulger's relationship with the FBI and Department of Justice that allowed him to reign over a criminal empire in Boston for decades.

6.5

MagicScore

Scent of a Woman

1992

Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.

7.8

MagicScore

The Witch

2016

In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member's faith, loyalty and love are tested in shocking ways.

7.0

MagicScore

Peyton Place

1957

In the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance McKenzie tries to make up for a past indiscretion -- which resulted in her illegitimate daughter Allison -- by adopting a chaste, prudish attitude towards all things sexual. In spite of herself, Constance can't help but be attracted to handsome new teacher Michael Rossi. Meanwhile, the restless Allison, who'd like to be as footloose and fancy-free as the town's "fast girl" Betty Anderson, falls sincerely in love with mixed-up mama's boy Norman Page.

6.8

MagicScore

To Die For

1995

Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary.

6.6

MagicScore

Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980

Seven former college friends, along with a few new friends, gather for a weekend reunion at a summer house in New Hampshire to reminisce about the good old days, when they got arrested on the way to a protest in Washington, D.C.

6.5

MagicScore

#10

Affliction

1997

A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in him slowly disintegrating mentally.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

Primary Colors

1998

In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world and looks on as Stanton -- who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall -- contends with his ambitious wife, Susan, and an outspoken adviser, Richard Jemmons.

6.3

MagicScore

#12

The Rules of Attraction

2002

The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.

6.2

MagicScore

#13

A Walk in the Woods

2015

After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends.

6.1

MagicScore

#14

Small Engine Repair

2021

The seemingly casual reunion of three old friends at an out-of-the-way repair shop masks a hidden agenda fuelled by the arrival of a privileged young yuppie.

6.1

MagicScore

#15

Our Town

1940

Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. We see birth, life and death in this small community.

5.7

MagicScore

#16

White Noise

2022

Jack Gladney, professor of Hitler studies at The-College-on-the-Hill, husband to Babette, and father to four children/stepchildren, is torn asunder by a chemical spill from a rail car that releases an "Airborne Toxic Event" forcing Jack to confront his biggest fear - his own mortality.

5.6

MagicScore

#17

I Stand Alone

1999

After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage daughter, The Butcher wants to start life anew. He institutionalizes his daughter and moves to the Lille suburbs with his mistress, who promises him a new butcher shop. Learning that she lied, The Butcher returns to Paris to find his daughter.

7.4

MagicScore

#18

Okja

2017

A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.

7.3

MagicScore

#19

On Body and Soul

2017

Two introverted people find out by pure chance that they share the same dream every night. They are puzzled, incredulous, a bit frightened. As they hesitantly accept this strange coincidence, they try to recreate in broad daylight what happens in their dream.

7.2

MagicScore

#20

The Long Good Friday

1980

In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future Olympic Games. However, a series of bombings targets his empire on the very weekend the Americans are in town. Shand is convinced there is a traitor in his organization, and sets out to eliminate the rat in typically ruthless fashion.

7.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Temple Grandin?

The top films similar to Temple Grandin by MovieMagicScore are Fear Strikes Out (7.1), The Great Moment (5.6), Mr. Nice (6.1). Each shares drama/history themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Temple Grandin worth watching?

Temple Grandin holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.8/10 from 517 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Temple Grandin?

Temple Grandin (2010) is a drama, history film directed by Mick Jackson, starring Claire Danes, David Strathairn, Barry Tubb.

Where can I find more recommendations like Temple Grandin?

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 Temple Grandin

This ranked list pairs Temple Grandin (2010), a drama and history film from Mick Jackson, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Claire Danes 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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