Movies Like Bagdad Cafe (1987)

Bagdad Cafe is a 1987 comedy, drama film from Percy Adlon with a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Trucker and Portrait of Jennie.

Comedy Drama

Trucker

2008

Loner Diane Ford is a truck driver with an 11-year-old son, Peter, whom she never sees, and that's fine with her. But, when Peter's father, Len, falls ill, he asks Diane to take care of their son for a while. Eventually, Diane reluctantly agrees, but she quickly realizes that caring for a child interferes with her independent lifestyle - and Peter isn't all that thrilled with the arrangement, either.

5.9

MagicScore

Portrait of Jennie

1948

A mysterious girl inspires a struggling artist.

7.1

MagicScore

Convoy

1978

Trucker Rubber Duck and his buddies Pig Pen, Widow Woman and Spider Mike use their CB radios to warn one another of the presence of cops. But conniving Sheriff Wallace is hip to the truckers' tactics, and begins tricking the drivers through his own CB broadcasts. Facing constant harassment from the law, Rubber Duck and his pals use their radios to coordinate a vast convoy and rule the road.

6.3

MagicScore

The Hitcher

1986

On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated decision.

7.0

MagicScore

Transit

2012

Nate takes his family for a camping trip to reconnect. When they pull off at a rest stop, a gang of thieves hides their stash from an armored car robbery among the family belongings. They soon find themselves on the run and the gang will stop at nothing to get their money back.

5.7

MagicScore

Central Station

1998

An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.

8.1

MagicScore

Disappearance at Clifton Hill

2020

Following the death of her mother, a young woman returns home to Niagara Falls and becomes entangled in the memory of a kidnapping she claims to have witnessed as a child.

5.5

MagicScore

Interstate 60

2002

An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.

7.4

MagicScore

Lost Highway

1997

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

7.5

MagicScore

#10

Gerry

2002

Two friends named Gerry become lost in the desert after taking a wrong turn. Their attempts to find their way home only lead them into further trouble.

6.1

MagicScore

#11

Kalifornia

1993

A journalist duo go on a tour of serial killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

No One Lives

2013

A gang of ruthless highway killers kidnap a wealthy couple traveling cross country only to shockingly discover that things are not what they seem.

6.0

MagicScore

#13

Nature of the Beast

1995

Two men, both hiding a deadly secret, are on a murderous rampage through the desert.

5.9

MagicScore

#14

A Single Shot

2013

The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.

5.7

MagicScore

#15

Elvira I Will Give You My Life But I'm Using It

2014

Elvira had a fight with her husband, he went to purchase some cigarettes but he never came back, now Elvira is searching for him.

6.2

MagicScore

#16

Grand Theft Parsons

2004

There are times when it's right and proper to simply bury the dead. This is not one of those times... Gram Parsons was one of the most influential musicians of his time; a bitter, brilliant, genius who knew Elvis, tripped with the Stones and fatally overdosed on morphine and tequila in 1973. And from his dying came a story. A story from deep within folklore; a story of friendship, honour and adventure; a story so extraordinary that if it didn't really happen, no one would believe it. Two men, a hearse, a dead rock star, five gallons of petrol, and a promise. And the most extraordinary chase of modern times.

5.8

MagicScore

#17

Toni Erdmann

2016

Convinced that his daughter has forgotten how to laugh, a father shows up unannounced while she's living abroad and bombards her with outrageous jokes.

7.0

MagicScore

#18

3 Women

1977

Two co-workers, one a vain woman and the other an awkward teenager, share an increasingly bizarre relationship after becoming roommates.

7.1

MagicScore

#19

The Waterboy

1998

Bobby Boucher is a water boy for a struggling college football team. The coach discovers Boucher's hidden rage makes him a tackling machine whose bone-crushing power might vault his team into the playoffs.

6.1

MagicScore

#20

Don't Read This on a Plane

2021

As novelist Jovana Fey attempts to check into the first hotel of her 3-week European book tour, she learns that her publisher has gone bankrupt. Penniless and stranded, she decides to continue the tour regardless.

5.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Bagdad Cafe?

The top films similar to Bagdad Cafe by MovieMagicScore are Trucker (5.9), Portrait of Jennie (7.1), Convoy (6.3). Each shares comedy/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Bagdad Cafe worth watching?

Bagdad Cafe holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10 from 424 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Bagdad Cafe?

Bagdad Cafe (1987) is a comedy, drama film directed by Percy Adlon, starring Marianne Sägebrecht, CCH Pounder, Jack Palance.

Where can I find more recommendations like Bagdad Cafe?

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About movies like Bagdad Cafe

This ranked list pairs Bagdad Cafe (1987), a comedy and drama film from Percy Adlon, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Marianne Sägebrecht 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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