Movies Like Light of My Eyes (2001)

Light of My Eyes is a 2001 drama, romance film from Giuseppe Piccioni with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Mamma Roma and Two Women.

Drama Romance

Mamma Roma

1962

After years spent working as a prostitute in her Italian village, middle-aged Mamma Roma has saved enough money to buy herself a fruit stand so that she can have a respectable middle-class life and reestablish contact with the 16-year-old son she abandoned when he was an infant. But her former pimp threatens to expose her sordid past, and her troubled son seems destined to fall into a life of crime and violence.

7.9

MagicScore

Two Women

1960

A young widow flees from Rome during WWII and takes her lonely twelve-year-old-daughter to her rural hometown but the horrors of war soon catch up with them.

7.8

MagicScore

Bellissima

1952

Film director Blasetti is looking for a little girl for his new movie. Along with other mothers, Maddelena takes her daughter to Cinecittà, hoping she’ll be selected and become a star. She is ready to sacrifice anything for little Maria.

7.8

MagicScore

The One Man Band

1970

Evan Evans, the director of a ballet troupe, is rehearsing his next show in Monaco, in preparation for a worldwide tour. When one member of his troupe leaves to get married, Evans imposes a regime of strict discipline on his remaining dancers. The latter get their revenge by presenting Evans’ nephew Philippe, the only male member of the group, with a baby and a note claiming he is the father…

6.1

MagicScore

Take Me Home

2011

In New York City, Thom is broke and jobless, illegally working as a taxi driver. Claire is a successful business-woman, but personally she's in shambles - then comes the phone call that her estranged father is in the hospital. Not knowing what to do, Claire hops in Thom's cab and orders him to just drive and so he does. They find themselves in Pennsylvania and Claire makes the rash decision to drive across the country to California. On the road, there are many detours as the obstacles and secrets force them to learn about themselves and each other.

6.5

MagicScore

Fall

1997

For Michael Shiver, life as an easy-going cab driver in New York suddenly changes when he picks up supermodel Sarah Easton and falls head over heels in love. But Sarah has more than just passion on her mind; she also has a husband and a glamorous lifestyle that she can't seem to leave behind. Torn between her feelings for Michael and the security of her marriage, Sarah is forced to make a realistic decision about the sacrifices that must be made to be truly and totally in love.

6.2

MagicScore

Taxi!

1931

Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a consolidated juggernaut rally around hot-tempered Matt Nolan. Nolan is determined to keep competition alive on the streets, even if it means losing the woman he loves.

6.6

MagicScore

Brown Sugar

2002

Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years later, she is a revered music critic at a national magazine and he is a successful, though unfulfilled, hip-hop record company executive. Both come to realize that their true life passions will only be fulfilled by remembering what they learned that day on the corner.

6.6

MagicScore

100 Streets

2016

Three extraordinary stories covering infidelity, adoption, and a drug dealer turned actor intertwine as characters meet in the streets of London.

6.0

MagicScore

#10

Cosmos

1996

Through an immigrant cab driver, our world collides with a nervous filmmaker, a lawyer whose new breasts her ex-boyfriend wants to see, a mystery man, a gay man who might or might not have AIDS, and a birthday girl who got stood up. It is a mixture of laughter and sadness, all floating on a sea of philosophy.

5.8

MagicScore

#11

The Fifth Element

1997

In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.

7.6

MagicScore

#12

He Was a Quiet Man

2007

An unhinged office worker who planned to go on a shooting spree at his workplace struggles with his newfound status as a hero after he ends up stopping a shooting spree instead.

6.4

MagicScore

#13

Love Object

2004

The twisted tale of Kenneth, socially insecure technical writer who forms an obsessive relationship with "Nikki", an anatomically accurate silicone sex doll he orders over the Internet.

5.9

MagicScore

#14

The Fare

2018

Harris and Penny, a cab driver and his fare, engage in flirtatious banter during their brief ride on a desolate road…until Penny abruptly vanishes from the back seat, leaving Harris mystified.

6.5

MagicScore

#15

Two O'Clock Courage

1945

A cab driver nearly hits a man with amnesia, then helps him unravel his past, only to discover he's a murder suspect as she falls for him.

6.1

MagicScore

#16

Dr. Cabbie

2014

An unemployed doctor turned cab driver becomes a local hero when he converts his taxi into a mobile clinic.

5.5

MagicScore

#17

Taxi Driver

1976

Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.

8.1

MagicScore

#18

Heat

1995

Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.

7.9

MagicScore

#19

Peeping Tom

1960

Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen, the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making.

7.4

MagicScore

#20

The Accountant

2016

As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.

7.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Light of My Eyes?

The top films similar to Light of My Eyes by MovieMagicScore are Mamma Roma (7.9), Two Women (7.8), Bellissima (7.8). Each shares drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Light of My Eyes worth watching?

Light of My Eyes holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 30 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Light of My Eyes?

Light of My Eyes (2001) is a drama, romance film directed by Giuseppe Piccioni, starring Luigi Lo Cascio, Sandra Ceccarelli, Silvio Orlando.

Where can I find more recommendations like Light of My Eyes?

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 Light of My Eyes

This ranked list pairs Light of My Eyes (2001), a drama and romance film from Giuseppe Piccioni, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Luigi Lo Cascio 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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