Movies Like On Body and Soul (2017)

On Body and Soul is a 2017 drama, fantasy, romance film from Ildikó Enyedi with a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Freud: The Secret Passion and Secrets of a Soul.

Drama Fantasy Romance

Freud: The Secret Passion

1962

An examination of Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud's career when he began to treat patients diagnosed with hysteria, using the radical technique of hypnosis.

6.5

MagicScore

Secrets of a Soul

1926

Scientist Martin Fellmann is tormented by an irrational fear of knives and the irresistible compulsion to murder his wife. Driven to the brink of madness by fantastic nightmares, he encounters a psychoanalyst who offers to treat the perplexing malady.

6.2

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Still of the Night

1982

When one of his patients is found murdered, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice is visited by the investigating officer but refuses to give up any information. He's then visited by the patient's mistress, Brooke Reynolds, whom he quickly falls for despite her being a likely murder suspect. As the police pressure on him intensifies, Rice decides to attempt solving the case on his own and soon discovers that someone is trying to kill him as well.

5.7

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Impossible Monsters

2019

A psychology professor begins a case study with three subjects who are suffering from sleep paralysis. As the study goes on, what is real and what is dream become mingled with violent consequences.

3.9

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Pumpkin

2002

Carolyn's sorority sisters set their sights on the Sorority of the Year award and coaching challenged athletes is their ticket to the trophy. But when the queen of formals finds herself mentoring Pumpkin, a disabled athlete, their two worlds collide.

5.8

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Life Is All You Get

1997

After he loses his job, his father, and his girlfriend, Jan's life is a shambles. Then suddenly he meets freakish street musician Vera, and a bittersweet romance unfolds...

6.5

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He Who Gets Slapped

1924

After a baron steals his scientific discoveries, runs away with his wife, and slaps him in public, a man joins a Parisian circus sideshow as a clown whose act consists of being slapped repeatedly and becomes infatuated with a showgirl colleague whose father intends to marry her off to the baron.

7.6

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The Good Night

2007

Gary, a musician, is trapped in an unhappy relationship with his live-in lover, Dora. He becomes enthralled with a beautiful seductress who enters his dreams, and tries to control his dream-state so he can spend more and more time with her. When Gary sees his mystery woman's face on a bus billboard, he discovers she is real, and fate brings him an opportunity to meet her.

5.3

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Chaos Theory

2008

Frank Allen, a professional speaker who lectures on time management has a perfectly ordered and scheduled life, down to the minute. When his wife sets his clock forward 10 minutes as a joke, his day is thrown off. Deciding that his strictly ordered life has done him little good, he begins to make multiple choice index cards, choosing one at random and doing what is written on the card.

6.3

MagicScore

#10

Moontide

1942

After a drunken night out, a longshoreman thinks he may have killed a man.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

The Girl and the Echo

1964

The movie, based on a story by Yuri Nagibin, depicts a young girl named Vika enjoying the last days of summer vacations in a sea resort somewhere in the south.

6.0

MagicScore

#12

One Wild Moment

2015

Antoine and Laurent, old friends, spend their vacation in Corsica with their respective daughters: seventeen-year-old Louna and eighteen-year-old Marie. One evening at the beach, Louna seduces Laurent. Louna is in love, but for Laurent it was nothing more than a momentary distraction. Without revealing her lover's name, Louna confides in her father, who tries by any means to discover who his daughter's lover is. How long will the secret be able to be kept hidden?

5.8

MagicScore

#13

Little Black Book

2004

Determined to learn about her boyfriend's past relationships, Stacy -- who works for a talk show -- becomes a bona fide snoop. With her colleague, Barb, Stacy gets the names of Derek's ex-lovers and interviews them, supposedly for an upcoming show. But what she learns only adds to her confusion, and her plans begin to unravel when she befriends one of the women.

5.3

MagicScore

#14

Wonder

2017

The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

8.1

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#15

The Bad Sleep Well

1960

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.

7.7

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#16

Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window

2023

This engaging series of childhood recollections tells of an unconventional school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. The school had old railroad cars for classrooms and was run by an extraordinary man – its founder and headmaster, Sōsaku Kobayashi – who deeply valued children's independence, and who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity.

7.6

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#17

Peranbu

2019

A single father tries to raise his daughter, who has cerebral palsy, even as she is beginning to wake up to her sexuality.

7.3

MagicScore

#18

Run

2020

Chloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be harboring a dark secret.

7.2

MagicScore

#19

The One-Armed Swordsman

1967

A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen.

6.8

MagicScore

#20

Stella Maris

1918

Stella Maris is a beautiful, crippled girl, who is cared for by a rich family. They shield her from the harsh realities of the world, so that she has no idea of the cruel things that some people do. Unity Blake is a poor orphan all too familiar with the harsh realities of the real world. These two young women both fall in love with John, love which is complicated by the fact that he is still married to (though separated from) a bad wife.

6.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like On Body and Soul?

The top films similar to On Body and Soul by MovieMagicScore are Freud: The Secret Passion (6.5), Secrets of a Soul (6.2), Still of the Night (5.7). Each shares drama/fantasy/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is On Body and Soul worth watching?

On Body and Soul holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10 from 579 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is On Body and Soul?

On Body and Soul (2017) is a drama, fantasy, romance film directed by Ildikó Enyedi, starring Alexandra Borbély, Morcsányi Géza, Réka Tenki.

Where can I find more recommendations like On Body and Soul?

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 On Body and Soul

This ranked list pairs On Body and Soul (2017), a drama and fantasy and romance film from Ildikó Enyedi, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Alexandra Borbély 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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