Movies Like That Most Important Thing: Love (1975)

That Most Important Thing: Love is a 1975 drama, romance film from Andrzej Żuławski with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with An Awfully Big Adventure and Metropolis.

Drama Romance

An Awfully Big Adventure

1995

Liverpool. 1947. Right after World War II, a star struck naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of Peter Pan, the play quickly turns into a dark metaphor for youth as she becomes drawn into a web of sexual politics and intrigue and learns about the grown-up world of the theater.

6.5

MagicScore

Metropolis

1927

In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

8.1

MagicScore

The Nile Hilton Incident

2017

Cairo, 2011. A police officer investigates the murder of a woman in a luxurious hotel in the days leading up to the Egyptian revolution.

6.6

MagicScore

Young Hunter

2020

Ezequiel, a sixteen-year-old gay teenager in his sexual awakening, meets a boy of twenty-one. They quickly start a relationship and the situation unravels unexpectedly.

6.3

MagicScore

The King of Laughter

2021

In early 20th-century Naples, a theatrical parody lands beloved thespian and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta in court, facing a malicious lawsuit that could compromise his freedom of expression and the economic security of his extended family—including his son's, young Eduardo De Filippo.

7.5

MagicScore

I Fratelli De Filippo

2021

The story of the De Filippo brothers, children of Eduardo Scarpetta.

7.2

MagicScore

Paper Birds

2010

At the end of the Spanish Civil War, the members of a group of vaudeville performers have been stripped of everything: all they have left is hunger and the instinct to survive. Day after day, agonizingly, lost and helpless between the victors and the vanquished, the musician Jorge, the ventriloquist Enrique, the couplet singer Rocío and the orphan Miguel search tirelessly for something to eat and a safe place to live.

6.6

MagicScore

The Boy Friend

1971

When the leading lady of a low-budget musical revue sprains her ankle, the assistant stage manager is forced to understudy and perform in her place.

6.5

MagicScore

Scorpio Rising

1969

A gang of Nazi bikers prepares for a race as sexual, sadistic, and occult images are cut together.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

Multiple Maniacs

1970

The Cavalcade of Perversion, a traveling freak show, acts as a front for Divine, who is out for blood after discovering her lover's affair.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

The Bridges of Madison County

1995

Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.

7.7

MagicScore

#12

Sleeping With My Student

2019

New school headmaster and single mother Kathy discovers her vacation fling with charming 18-year-old Ian was no accident when he transfers to her school targeting Kathy and her teenage daughter Bree in a deadly scheme. Ian wants revenge as he believes Kathy is responsible for splitting up his family ultimately leading to his father's death. Kathy will need to uncover Ian's motives quickly if she hopes to protect herself and Bree from his dangerous threats.

5.7

MagicScore

#13

Short Subject

1967

Short Subject [commonly known as Mickey Mouse in Vietnam] is a 16mm underground animated short film. Mickey Mouse enlists with the army and ships off to Vietnam.

5.5

MagicScore

#14

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

1988

Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian Sabina, but when the Soviet invasion occurs, all three flee to Switzerland. Sabina begins an affair, Tom continues womanizing, and Tereza, disgusted, returns to Czechoslovakia. Realizing his mistake, Tomas decides to chase after her.

6.9

MagicScore

#15

The Mountain Between Us

2017

Stranded on a mountain after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must work together to endure the extreme elements of the remote, snow-covered terrain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across hundreds of miles of wilderness, pushing each other to survive and discovering their inner strength.

6.7

MagicScore

#16

What to Expect When You're Expecting

2012

Challenges of impending parenthood turn the lives of five couples upside down. Two celebrities are unprepared for the surprise demands of pregnancy; hormones wreak havoc on a baby-crazy author, while her husband tries not to be outdone by his father, who's expecting twins with his young trophy wife; a photographer's husband isn't sure about his wife's adoption plans; a one-time hook-up results in a surprise pregnancy for rival food-truck owners.

6.0

MagicScore

#17

Earthquake Bird

2019

Tokyo, Japan, 1989. Lucy Fly, a foreigner who works as a translator, begins a passionate relationship with Teiji, a mysterious man obsessed with photography.

5.9

MagicScore

#18

The Killing Fields

1984

New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.

7.5

MagicScore

#19

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.

7.5

MagicScore

#20

Patema Inverted

2013

A young girl, from a civilization that resides in deep underground tunnels, finds herself trapped in an inverted world and teams up with a resident to escape and return home.

7.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like That Most Important Thing: Love?

The top films similar to That Most Important Thing: Love by MovieMagicScore are An Awfully Big Adventure (6.5), Metropolis (8.1), The Nile Hilton Incident (6.6). Each shares drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is That Most Important Thing: Love worth watching?

That Most Important Thing: Love holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 123 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is That Most Important Thing: Love?

That Most Important Thing: Love (1975) is a drama, romance film directed by Andrzej Żuławski, starring Romy Schneider, Fabio Testi, Jacques Dutronc.

Where can I find more recommendations like That Most Important Thing: Love?

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About movies like That Most Important Thing: Love

This ranked list pairs That Most Important Thing: Love (1975), a drama and romance film from Andrzej Żuławski, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Romy Schneider 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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