Movies Like Author! Author! (1982)

Author! Author! is a 1982 comedy, drama, romance film from Arthur Hiller with a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and La Vie de Bohème.

Comedy Drama Romance

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002

A mother and daughter dispute is resolved by the "Yaya sisterhood" - long time friends of the mother.

6.1

MagicScore

La Vie de Bohème

1992

Three penniless artists become friends in modern-day Paris: Rodolfo, an Albanian painter with no visa, Marcel, a playwright and magazine editor with no publisher, and Schaunard, a post-modernist composer of execrable noise.

7.5

MagicScore

Something's Gotta Give

2003

When perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy girlfriend, Marin, arrive at her mother's beach house in the Hamptons, they find that her mother, playwright Erica Barry, also plans to stay for the weekend. Erica is scandalized by the relationship and Harry's sexist ways. But when Harry has a heart attack while there, and the doctor prescribes bedrest, his only option is to stay at the Barry home. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.

6.6

MagicScore

Moliere

2007

Molière, a down-and-out actor-cum-playwright up to his ears in debt. When the wealthy Jourdain offers to cover that debt so that Molière's theatrical talents might help Jourdain win the heart of a certain widowed marquise, hilarity ensues.

6.4

MagicScore

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932

A drunken newspaperman, Jerry Corbett, is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress, Joan Prentice, whose love sobers him up and encourages him to write a play, but he lapses back into dipsomania.

6.3

MagicScore

Past Lives

2023

After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.

7.7

MagicScore

Somewhere in Time

1980

Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early twentieth century. Becoming more and more obsessed with her, by self-hypnosis he manages to travel back in time—where he meets her.

7.5

MagicScore

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

2025

When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial strife, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.

7.4

MagicScore

A Different Man

2024

Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.

6.9

MagicScore

#10

Shakespeare in Love

1998

Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare's comedy soon transforms into tragedy.

6.8

MagicScore

#11

The Forty-Year-Old Version

2020

Desperate for a breakthrough as she nears the big 4-0, struggling New York City playwright Radha finds inspiration by reinventing herself as a rapper.

6.7

MagicScore

#12

Deathtrap

1982

A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.

6.6

MagicScore

#13

Kagero-za

1981

A 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who may be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

Man of La Mancha

1972

In the 16th century, poet, playwright and part-time actor Miguel de Cervantes has been arrested, together with his manservant, by the Spanish Inquisition. They're accused of presenting an entertainment offensive to the Inquisition. Inside the huge dungeon into which they have been cast, the other inmates gang up on Cervantes and his manservant, staging a mock trial, with the intention of stealing or burning his possessions. Cervantes wishes to desperately save a manuscript he carries with him and stages, with costumes, makeup, and the participation of the other prisoners, an unusual defense—the story of Don Quixote.

6.5

MagicScore

#15

Julia

1977

At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.

6.4

MagicScore

#16

King Lear

1988

A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.

6.4

MagicScore

#17

Bells Are Ringing

1960

Ella Peterson works in the basement office of Susanswerphone, a telephone answering service. She listens in on others' lives and adds some interest to her own humdrum existence by adopting different identities for her clients. They include an out-of-work Method actor, a dentist with musical yearnings, and in particular playwright Jeffrey Moss, who is suffering from writer's block and desperately needs a muse.

6.3

MagicScore

#18

Morning Glory

1933

Wildly optimistic chatterbox Eva Lovelace is a would-be actress trying to crash the New York stage. She attracts the interest of a paternal actor, a philandering producer, and an earnest playwright. Is she destined for stardom, or will she fade like a morning glory after its brief blooming?

6.1

MagicScore

#19

Chuck & Buck

2000

Chuck and Buck are childhood best friends whose lives have taken very different paths. While Chuck moved away and now has a real life, Buck stayed behind and developed a dangerous fixation—on Chuck's life.

5.9

MagicScore

#20

Wet Woman in the Wind

2016

Dissipated Tokyo playwright, Kosuke has retreated to the countryside after deciding that he's done with women, but the indefatigable cat-in-heat Shiori has other ideas, clinging to Kosuke like his shadow.

5.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Author! Author!?

The top films similar to Author! Author! by MovieMagicScore are Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (6.1), La Vie de Bohème (7.5), Something's Gotta Give (6.6). Each shares comedy/drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Author! Author! worth watching?

Author! Author! holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10 from 113 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Author! Author!?

Author! Author! (1982) is a comedy, drama, romance film directed by Arthur Hiller, starring Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday Weld.

Where can I find more recommendations like Author! Author!?

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About movies like Author! Author!

This ranked list pairs Author! Author! (1982), a comedy and drama and romance film from Arthur Hiller, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Al Pacino 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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