Movies Like Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2016)

Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet is a 2016 drama, romance film from Kenneth Branagh with a MovieMagicScore of 8.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Company: A Musical Comedy and National Theatre Live: Coriolanus.

Drama Romance

Company: A Musical Comedy

2008

Set in modern upper-crust Manhattan, an exploration of love and commitment as seen through the eyes of a charming perpetual bachelor questioning his single state and his enthusiastically married, slightly envious friends.

7.4

MagicScore

National Theatre Live: Coriolanus

2014

When an old adversary threatens Rome, the city calls once more on her hero and defender: Coriolanus. But he has enemies at home too. Famine threatens the city, the citizens’ hunger swells to an appetite for change, and on returning from the field Coriolanus must confront the march of realpolitik and the voice of an angry people.

8.2

MagicScore

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

2011

Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal. Urgent concerns of scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing tale.

7.8

MagicScore

Enfermo Amor

2022

The story of love struggles of 9 different couples, connected only by the complexity of human relationships.

6.9

MagicScore

Company

2011

6.8

MagicScore

The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall

2011

A disfigured musical genius, hidden away in the Paris Opera House, terrorises the opera company for the unwitting benefit of a young protégée whom he trains and loves. The 25th anniversary of the first public performance of Phantom of the Opera was celebrated with a grand performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

8.4

MagicScore

Newsies

2017

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.

8.0

MagicScore

Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance

2016

The epic love story tells the tragic tale of young Vietnamese bar girl Kim, orphaned by war, who falls in love with American GI Chris — but their lives are torn apart by the fall of Saigon.

8.0

MagicScore

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway

2008

Set in New York City's gritty East Village, the revolutionary rock opera RENT tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent. "Measuring their lives in love," these starving artists strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.

7.9

MagicScore

#10

Hairspray Live!

2016

A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance show.

7.4

MagicScore

#11

Love Never Dies

2012

Set ten years after the events at the Paris Opera House, the Phantom has fled to New York, where he lives amongst the joyrides and freak shows of Coney Island. He has finally found a place for his music to soar, all that is missing is his love Christine Daaé. In a bid to win back her love, the Phantom lures Christine, her husband Raoul, and their young son Gustave from Manhattan, to the glittering and glorious world of Coney Island... they have no idea what lies in store for them...

7.0

MagicScore

#12

The Last Metro

1980

In occupied Paris, an actress married to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs.

7.2

MagicScore

#13

The Goodbye Girl

1977

After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

The Taste of Others

2000

Unpolished and ultra-pragmatic industrialist Jean-Jacques Castella reluctantly attends Racine's tragedy "Berenice" in order to see his niece play a bit part. He is taken with the play's strangely familiar-looking leading lady Clara Devaux. During the course of the show, Castella soon remembers that he once hired and then promptly fired the actress as an English language tutor. He immediately goes out and signs up for language lessons. Thinking that he is nothing but an ill-tempered philistine with bad taste, Clara rejects him until Castella charms her off her feet.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

Games of Love and Chance

2003

A group of teenagers living in a housing project in the outskirts of Paris rehearse a scene from Marivaux's play of the same name. Krimo is determined not to take part, but after developing feelings for Lydia, he quickly assumes the main role and love interest in the play.

6.6

MagicScore

#16

Cyrano

2021

A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her—and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian.

6.3

MagicScore

#17

Christmas Encore

2017

A struggling actress is cast in her last off (off) Broadway show - a modern take on “A Christmas Carol” - before giving up her dream and moving home. Instead, she finds romance with her director and a renewed passion for her craft and the city. But when the historic theater loses its lease and the show is set to fold, she and her cast mates are need of a Christmas miracle.

5.9

MagicScore

#18

As You Like It

2006

Witty, playful and utterly magical, the story is a compelling romantic adventure in which Rosalind and Orlando's celebrated courtship is played out against a backdrop of political rivalry, banishment and exile in the Forest of Arden - set in 19th-century Japan.

5.7

MagicScore

#19

Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga

2019

Sweety has to contend with her over-enthusiastic family that wants her to get married but the ultimate truth is that her love might not find acceptance in her family and society.

5.5

MagicScore

#20

National Theatre Live: Prima Facie

2022

Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. From working class origins, she has reached the top of her game. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof and morals diverge.

8.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet?

The top films similar to Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet by MovieMagicScore are Company: A Musical Comedy (7.4), National Theatre Live: Coriolanus (8.2), National Theatre Live: Frankenstein (7.8). Each shares drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet worth watching?

Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet holds a MovieMagicScore of 8.0/10 from 23 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet?

Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2016) is a drama, romance film directed by Kenneth Branagh, starring Lily James, Richard Madden, Derek Jacobi.

Where can I find more recommendations like Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet?

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 Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

This ranked list pairs Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2016), a drama and romance film from Kenneth Branagh, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Lily James 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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