Movies Like The Dying Gaul (2005)

The Dying Gaul is a 2005 drama film from Craig Lucas with a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Full Tilt Boogie and 8½.

Drama

Full Tilt Boogie

1998

A documentary about the production of From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and the people who made it.

6.4

MagicScore

8½

1963

Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.

8.1

MagicScore

Big Fat Liar

2002

After one of his class papers is stolen and turned into a movie, a young student and his best friend exact a hilarious, slapstick revenge on the Hollywood hot shot who has taken credit!

5.9

MagicScore

Barton Fink

1991

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

7.5

MagicScore

Come Back, Little Sheba

1953

A mismatched couple's marital problems come to the surface when the husband develops an interest in their pretty boarder.

7.2

MagicScore

Wonder Boys

2000

Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.

6.8

MagicScore

Love and Other Disasters

2006

Flighty Emily "Jacks" Jackson works for the British edition of Vogue magazine. Rather than pursue a relationship, Jacks regularly hooks up with her devoted ex-boyfriend, James Wildstone, and lives with Peter Simon, a gay screenwriter. When Jacks meets Argentinian photographer's assistant Paolo Sarmiento, she assumes he is gay and tries to bring him and Peter together, unaware that Paolo is straight and in love with her.

5.7

MagicScore

Trumbo

2015

The career of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is halted by a witch hunt in the late 1940s when he defies the anti-communist HUAC committee and is blacklisted.

7.2

MagicScore

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…

7.4

MagicScore

#10

The Day of the Locust

1975

Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.

6.4

MagicScore

#11

Go

1999

A supermarket clerk decides to step in for an absent drug dealer, setting off an explosive, comedic chain of events.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

Bowfinger

1999

On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio gofer, he sets out to shoot a blockbuster featuring the biggest star in Hollywood, Kit Ramsey -- only without letting Ramsey know he's in the picture.

6.2

MagicScore

#13

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

2019

A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

Law of Desire

1987

Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, concentrates in a new project, a monologue starring his transgender sister, Tina. Antonio, an uptight young man, falls possessively in love with the director and in his passion would stop at nothing to obtain the object of his desire.

7.1

MagicScore

#15

Rock of Ages

2012

A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.

6.2

MagicScore

#16

Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss

1998

Billy Collier is a photographer working on a series of pictures featuring recreations of movie kisses, with drag queens playing the female roles. For his male model, he hires Gabriel, a young waiter on whom he has developed a serious crush. While Billy is openly gay, Gabriel says that he is straight and even claims to have a girlfriend. However, as they spend more time together and grow closer, Billy becomes increasingly unsure that this is true.

5.6

MagicScore

#17

Where the Day Takes You

1992

King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The de facto leader of a group of teenage runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids such as gay hustler Little J and junkie Greg. When Heather, a beautiful girl from Chicago, starts hanging out with King and his crew, it changes the dynamic of the gang. However, it seems as though nothing will alter their dangerous lifestyle.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

Going Down in La-La Land

2011

A fresh face comes to Hollywood to act in movies but only the gay porn studios are eager to provide him with work.

5.7

MagicScore

#19

Bad Education

2004

An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.

7.4

MagicScore

#20

Swingers

1996

After 6 years together, Mike's girlfriend leaves him, so he travels to LA to be a star. Six months on, he's still not doing very well— so a few of his friends try to reconnect him to the social scene and hopefully help him forget his failed relationship.

6.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Dying Gaul?

The top films similar to The Dying Gaul by MovieMagicScore are Full Tilt Boogie (6.4), 8½ (8.1), Big Fat Liar (5.9). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Dying Gaul worth watching?

The Dying Gaul holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10 from 37 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Dying Gaul?

The Dying Gaul (2005) is a drama film directed by Craig Lucas, starring Peter Sarsgaard, Patricia Clarkson, Campbell Scott.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Dying Gaul?

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About movies like The Dying Gaul

This ranked list pairs The Dying Gaul (2005), a drama film from Craig Lucas, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Peter Sarsgaard 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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