Movies Like Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988)

Life Is a Long Quiet River is a 1988 comedy film from Étienne Chatiliez with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with High Society and The Parent Trap.

Comedy

High Society

2017

Two girls from very different social backgrounds discover, at the age of 25, that they had been switched at birth.

6.2

MagicScore

The Parent Trap

1961

Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their parents back together. The girls, one of whom has been living with their mother and the other with their father, switch places after camp and go to work on their plan, the first objective being to scare off a gold-digger pursuing their father.

7.0

MagicScore

37 Seconds

2019

23-year-old comic book artist Yuma, physically disabled due to profound cerebral palsy and emotionally stunted by her well-meaning but overly protective mother, forges her own unusual path to sexual awakening and independence while at the same time discovering love and forgiveness.

7.2

MagicScore

Life Is Sweet

1990

Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts off home remodeling projects, Natalie is a plumber and Nicola is jobless. This film is about how they interact and play out family, conflict and love.

7.0

MagicScore

The Black Room

1935

In a 16th-century European town, the ruling family has been given a prophecy that, should there ever be twin boys born, the younger will murder the older; so is dismayed when twins are born to the popular baron. The older grows to be a selfish, slovenly man, who inherits the castle at his father's death and becomes ruler over the formerly happy villagers. He enjoys his power until he learns his younger brother is returning from abroad and, afraid of the prophecy, he determines to murder his sibling, hide his body in the "black room" - an old torture chamber sealed away behind the fireplace - and then impersonate him, right down to his withered arm. In this way he hopes to not only avoid the prophecy, but also escape consequences of his other criminal deeds and obtain marriage to a local girl of the nobility...

6.4

MagicScore

The Parent Trap

1998

Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins who were separated at a young age due to their parents' divorce. Unbeknownst to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp, where they meet, discover the truth about their relationship, and come up with a plan to switch places in an effort to reunite their mother and father.

7.2

MagicScore

The Other Son

2012

Two young men, one Israeli and one Palestinian, discover they were accidentally switched at birth.

6.6

MagicScore

The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love

1995

An adventurous love story between two young women of different social and economic backgrounds who find themselves going through all the typical struggles of a new romance.

6.2

MagicScore

Toto the Hero

1991

80-year-old Thomas recounts his childhood and middle age through a series of flashbacks and dream sequences. Thomas believes he’s been taken away from a better life at birth; following a hospital fire, he vividly recalls being swapped with another new-born, and subsequently grows up in a poorer neighbouring household.

7.0

MagicScore

#10

La Usurpadora

2023

Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth, one truly decent but humble, the other ultra rich, conniving, and truly destructive. They soon find themselves hopelessly intertwined in each other's lives.

7.5

MagicScore

#11

The Second Mother

2015

After leaving her daughter Jessica in a small town in Pernambuco to be raised by relatives, Val spends the next 13 years working as a nanny to Fabinho in São Paulo. She has financial stability but has to live with the guilt of having not raised Jessica herself. As Fabinho’s university entrance exams approach, Jessica reappears in her life and seems to want to give her mother a second chance. However, Jessica has not been raised to be a servant and her very existence will turn Val’s routine on its head. With precision and humour, the subtle and powerful forces that keep rigid class structures in place and how the youth may just be the ones to shake it all up.

8.0

MagicScore

#12

Belle

2013

Dido Elizabeth Bell, the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy admiral, plays an important role in the campaign to abolish slavery in England.

7.1

MagicScore

#13

Happiness Is in the Field

1995

Francis, the boss of a small plumbing supply company, is harassed by tax collectors, striking employees, and an impossible wife and daughter. His only joy is sharing lunch with his friend Gerard. Then a TV show called "where are you?" shows a woman from Gers who is searching for her husband who disappeared 28 years ago. The lost husband looks like an identical twin of Francis...

6.8

MagicScore

#14

Twins

1988

Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.

6.0

MagicScore

#15

Hanni & Nanni

2010

Hanni and Nanni are not only sisters, but also best friends. The twins are inseparable and always up to something. When they cause a wild chase through a department store, their wealthy parents have had it: They send the girls to the posh boarding school Lindenhof in order to teach them some manners. While sweet-tempered Nanni quickly makes new friends, the impulsive Hanni has a hard time accustoming herself.

6.3

MagicScore

#16

Materialists

2025

A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.

6.3

MagicScore

#17

New York Minute

2004

Top student Jane Ryan heads to Manhattan for a college-scholarship competition. Her rebellious twin Roxy Ryan goes along to crash a video shoot. But anything can happen - and does - in a romp involving a pursuing truant officer, a smuggler, hunkalicious guys and the girls' realization that when the chips are down, a sister can be the best friend of all.

6.2

MagicScore

#18

Social Animals

2018

Determined not to turn into her parents, or be drawn into any relationship longer than a one night stand, Zoe constantly struggles with her failing business and love life. Then she falls in love for the first time with Paul. But there's one problem: Paul is married.

6.1

MagicScore

#19

They Swapped My Baby

2018

The true story of Sophie Serrano, a single mother whose ex protests paternity of the eldest. The DNA tests will reveal the unthinkable: Manon isn't theirs. Her biological child has been exchanged at birth to the maternity ward's error.

7.5

MagicScore

#20

Parent Trap III

1989

When Jeff plans to marry again, his triplet daughters Megan, Lisa and Jessie try to bring him together with Susan.

5.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Life Is a Long Quiet River?

The top films similar to Life Is a Long Quiet River by MovieMagicScore are High Society (6.2), The Parent Trap (7.0), 37 Seconds (7.2). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Life Is a Long Quiet River worth watching?

Life Is a Long Quiet River holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 445 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Life Is a Long Quiet River?

Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988) is a comedy film directed by Étienne Chatiliez, starring Benoît Magimel, Valérie Lalande, Catherine Hiegel.

Where can I find more recommendations like Life Is a Long Quiet River?

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This ranked list pairs Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988), a comedy film from Étienne Chatiliez, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Benoît Magimel 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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