Movies Like The Midwife (2017)

The Midwife is a 2017 drama film from Martin Provost with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Wit and 50/50.

Drama

Wit

2001

A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.

7.3

MagicScore

50/50

2011

Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

7.2

MagicScore

Why, Charlie Brown, Why?

1990

A new girl comes to the neighbourhood school and Linus is smitten with her. Unfortunately, she develops the symptoms of leukemia and must go to the hospital for cancer treatment. Linus and Charlie Brown help her through the traumas of chemotherapy as best they can while Snoopy plays at being the world's greatest doctor.

7.4

MagicScore

Sicko

2007

A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who's main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people’s lives. "The more people you deny health insurance the more money we make" is the business model for health care providers in America.

7.4

MagicScore

Son

2021

When a young boy contracts a mysterious illness, his mother must decide how far she will go to protect him from terrifying forces in her past.

6.0

MagicScore

Anand

1971

Dr. Bhaskar Bannerjee struggles with his patients' suffering and the darkness and poverty he confronts daily. He treats cancer patient Anand who upon learning of his impending death determines to use the time he has left to the absolute fullest.

7.0

MagicScore

Dragonfly

2002

A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patient's near death experiences.

6.5

MagicScore

We Were Here

2011

A reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of the crisis.

6.8

MagicScore

My Sister's Keeper

2009

Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden, heartbreaking news that forces them to make a difficult and unorthodox choice in order to save their baby girl's life. The parents' desperate decision raises both ethical and moral questions and rips away at the foundation of their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart, while revealing surprising truths that challenge everyone's perceptions of love and loyalty and give new meaning to the definition of healing.

7.4

MagicScore

#10

Carry On Matron

1972

A gang of thieves plan to make their fortune by stealing a shipment of contraceptive pills from Finisham maternity hospital. They assume disguises and infiltrate the hospital, but everything doesn't go according to plan. The hypochondriac consultant Sir Bernard Cutting, Matron and the doctors and nurses at Finisham have a habit of getting in the way.

6.1

MagicScore

#11

Baby Blues

2013

Natalia is a 17-year-old mom living with her mother and son, Antos. She wanted to have a baby because it was a “cool” thing to do, and because she feels she has someone to love; someone who can love her in return. Everything changes when Natalia’s mother decides to move out, giving Natalia a chance to lead a “normal life.”

4.1

MagicScore

#12

Dji. Death Fails

2012

Dji is an unusual death. The Dark Knight has appeared in a different form. No, he is not white and fluffy. Dji is just terribly unlucky. All he has to do is to take the soul of a dying man. But the screenwriters prepared some obstacles for Dji. Will he manage to overcome them? You'll see.

5.8

MagicScore

#13

The Barbarian Invasions

2003

In this belated sequel to 'The Decline of the American Empire', middle-aged Montreal college professor, Remy, learns that he is dying of liver cancer. His ex-wife, Louise, asks their estranged son, Sebastian, a successful businessman living in London, to come home. Sebastian makes the impossible happen, using his contacts and disrupting the Canadian healthcare system in every way possible to help his father fight his terminal illness to the bitter end, while reuniting some of Remy's old friends, including Pierre, Alain, Dominique, Diane, and Claude, who return to see their friend before he passes on.

7.1

MagicScore

#14

After Everything

2018

When Elliot, a brash 23-year-old living carefree in New York City, meets the sensible Mia and receives a damning diagnosis all in the same week, his world is turned completely upside down. But as their love blossoms amidst the chaos of his treatment, they discover that Elliot's illness is not the real test of their relationship – it's everything else.

6.6

MagicScore

#15

DFK6498

2004

Cameron Duncan wrote, directed and starred in this short film, the same year a lump in his knee turned out to be cancerous. Aged only 16, Duncan had already showcased his filmmaking talents on a series of award-winning short pieces made for Fair Go's annual programme devoted to commercials. With DFK6498, he channels his recent experiences into a short, stylishly-shot memoir of incarceration, frustration and freedom lost. The film went on to win a trio of awards at Wanganui's River City Film Festival and win praise from director Peter Jackson.

6.5

MagicScore

#16

In the Land of Women

2007

After a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to take care of his ailing grandmother. Once there, he gets mixed up in the lives of the mother and daughters who live across the street.

5.9

MagicScore

#17

My Hindu Friend

2016

Diego is a film director who, when he is told that he has a malignant disease which could be fatal, marries his girlfriend of many years, says goodbye to his friends and begins a routine of long days of treatment in hospital. While learning to live with the pain and also conversing with death, he meets a Hindu boy who is a fellow patient and who becomes his friend. But one day the boy disappears. Diego is discharged, but his life has changed forever. His marriage fails and, living alone, he begins to wonder whether he may in fact be dying and no one has told him. He tries to find out what happened to his Hindu friend, and eventually meets another woman.

4.0

MagicScore

#18

Handsome Serge

1958

After long absence, a man returns to his hometown only to find his best friend has become an alcoholic.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

Awakenings

1990

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.

7.8

MagicScore

#20

The Milk of Sorrow

2009

Fausta is suffering from a rare disease called the Milk of Sorrow, which is transmitted through the breast milk of pregnant women who were abused or raped during or soon after pregnancy. While living in constant fear and confusion due to this disease, she must face the sudden death of her mother. She chooses to take drastic measures to not follow in her mother's footsteps.

6.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Midwife?

The top films similar to The Midwife by MovieMagicScore are Wit (7.3), 50/50 (7.2), Why, Charlie Brown, Why? (7.4). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Midwife worth watching?

The Midwife holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 147 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Midwife?

The Midwife (2017) is a drama film directed by Martin Provost, starring Catherine Frot, Catherine Deneuve, Olivier Gourmet.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Midwife?

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 The Midwife

This ranked list pairs The Midwife (2017), a drama film from Martin Provost, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Catherine Frot 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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