Movies Like Hilary and Jackie (1998)

Hilary and Jackie is a 1998 drama, music film from Anand Tucker with a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Kolya and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.

Drama Music

Kolya

1996

After a fictitious marriage with a Russian emigrant, Cellisten Louka, a Czech man, must suddenly take responsibility for her son. However, it’s not long before the communication barrier is broken between the two new family members.

7.3

MagicScore

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2007

When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.

7.1

MagicScore

Nimic

2020

A professional cellist has an encounter with a stranger on the subway which has unexpected and far-reaching ramifications on his life.

6.6

MagicScore

Get Him to the Greek

2010

Pinnacle records has the perfect plan to get their sinking company back on track: a comeback concert in LA featuring Aldous Snow, a fading rockstar who has dropped off the radar in recent years. Record company intern Aaron Green is faced with the monumental task of bringing his idol, out of control rock star Aldous Snow, back to LA for his comeback show.

6.0

MagicScore

Howards End

1992

A saga of class relations and changing times in an Edwardian England on the brink of modernity, the film centers on liberal Margaret Schlegel, who, along with her sister Helen, becomes involved with two couples: wealthy, conservative industrialist Henry Wilcox and his wife Ruth, and the downwardly mobile working-class Leonard Bast and his mistress Jackie.

7.0

MagicScore

Trainwreck

2015

Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.

5.8

MagicScore

The Soloist

2009

A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.

6.7

MagicScore

Born of Fire

1987

For reasons unknown, a flautist and an astronomer find themselves drawn to one another. But, when the flautist stumbles upon a secret regarding his late father, the two wind up in a celestial duel against the ancient Master Flautist for earth's future.

5.9

MagicScore

Trolls World Tour

2020

Queen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery — there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, and their distinct differences create big clashes between these various tribes. When a mysterious threat puts all of the Trolls across the land in danger, Poppy, Branch, and their band of friends must embark on an epic quest to create harmony among the feuding Trolls to unite them against certain doom.

7.3

MagicScore

#10

The Perfection

2018

When troubled musical prodigy Charlotte seeks out Elizabeth, the new star pupil of her former school, the encounter sends both musicians down a sinister path with shocking consequences.

6.4

MagicScore

#11

In This Our Life

1942

An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.

6.8

MagicScore

#12

The Magic Flute

2022

A seventeen year old travels from London to the Austrian Alps to attend the legendary Mozart boarding school. There, he discovers a centuries-old forgotten passageway into the fantastic world of Mozart's "The Magic Flute".

6.4

MagicScore

#13

Truly Madly Deeply

1991

Nina is totally heartbroken at the death of her boyfriend Jamie, but is even more unprepared for his return as a ghost. At first it's almost as good as it used to be – hey, even the rats that infested her house have disappeared. But Jamie starts bringing ghostly friends home and behaving more and more oddly.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

The Living Daylights

1987

After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the KGB to prevent an escalation of tensions between the Soviet Union and the West.

6.5

MagicScore

#15

Kes

1970

Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence.

7.4

MagicScore

#16

Legends of the Fall

1994

In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loyalty, tested by war, and torn apart by love, as told over the course of several decades in this epic saga.

7.4

MagicScore

#17

The Crowd Roars

1932

Famous auto racing champion Joe Greer returns to his hometown to compete in a local race, discovering that his younger brother has aspirations to become a racing champion.

5.9

MagicScore

#18

My Blind Brother

2016

Love for the same woman causes conflict between an over-achieving blind athlete and the brother who made him that way.

5.9

MagicScore

#19

Danny Collins

2015

An ageing hard-living 1970s rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon.

6.8

MagicScore

#20

Hurry Up Tomorrow

2025

A musician plagued by insomnia is pulled into an odyssey with a stranger who begins to unravel the very core of his existence.

5.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Hilary and Jackie?

The top films similar to Hilary and Jackie by MovieMagicScore are Kolya (7.3), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (7.1), Nimic (6.6). Each shares drama/music themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Hilary and Jackie worth watching?

Hilary and Jackie holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10 from 107 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Hilary and Jackie?

Hilary and Jackie (1998) is a drama, music film directed by Anand Tucker, starring Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, James Frain.

Where can I find more recommendations like Hilary and Jackie?

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About movies like Hilary and Jackie

This ranked list pairs Hilary and Jackie (1998), a drama and music film from Anand Tucker, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Emily Watson 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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