Movies Like Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005)

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont is a 2005 comedy, drama film from Dan Ireland with a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Oh, Canada and The Dark Side of the Heart.

Comedy Drama

Oh, Canada

2024

Famed Canadian-American leftist documentary filmmaker Leonard Fife was one of sixty thousand draft evaders and deserters who fled to Canada to avoid serving in Vietnam. Now in his late seventies, Fife is dying of cancer in Montreal and has agreed to a final interview in which he is determined to bare all his secrets at last, to demythologize his mythologized life.

5.8

MagicScore

The Dark Side of the Heart

1992

Oliveiro is a young poet living in Buenos Aires where sometimes he has to sell his ideas to an advertising agency to make a living or exchange his poems for a steak. In Montevideo, he meets a prostitute, Ana, with whom he falls in love. Back in Buenos Aires, he accepts a contract with a publicity agency to get the money for three days of love with her. Will he get what he's searching for when his ideal of love's pleasure is literally going in levitation while making love?

7.2

MagicScore

Dead Poets Society

1989

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.

8.3

MagicScore

Finding Forrester

2000

Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.

7.1

MagicScore

Last Orders

2001

Jack Dodd was a London butcher who enjoyed a pint with his mates for over 50 years. When he died, he died as he lived, with a smile on his face watching a horse race on which he had bet, with borrowed money. But before he died he had a final request, 'Last Orders', that his ashes be scattered in the sea at Margate. The movie follows his mates, Ray, Lenny and Vic and his foster son Vince as they journey to the sea with the ashes. Along the way, the threads of their lives, their loves and their disappointments are woven together in their memories of Jack and his wife Amy

6.0

MagicScore

Jane Eyre

2011

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?

7.2

MagicScore

Julieta

2016

The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madness.

7.0

MagicScore

Next Gen

2018

A friendship with a top-secret robot turns a lonely girl's life into a thrilling adventure as they take on bullies, evil bots and a scheming madman.

7.0

MagicScore

Boys in the Trees

2016

On Halloween 1997, two estranged teen skaters embark on a surreal journey through their memories, dreams and fears.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

Esteros

2016

Childhood friends Matías and Jerónimo reach adolescence and experience sexual attraction to each other, before being separated by circumstances. Later, as young adults, they meet again, and the film follows themes of complicated relationships and sexual tensions, as well as issues of homophobia.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

Namiya

2017

Xiao Bo, is one of three orphans on the run who take refuge in a derelict corner store. Once there, they find a mysterious letter seeking advice, ending up in adventure in time and finding unexpected connections with their own past.

5.8

MagicScore

#12

The Captive

2000

Ariane and Simon met down by the water. Simon has managed to prize Ariane away from her friends, a bunch of free and arrogant girls, and move her into his place, with her own room at the end of the hall and her own bathroom next to his. He has taken on Andrée, one of the girls from the bunch by the water, to watch over Ariane, escort her wherever she goes and report back to him on everything she does. Andrée becomes Ariane’s accomplice. She’ll tell lies for her, and with her, and most likely they’ll make love together when the mood takes them.

5.6

MagicScore

#13

The Father

2020

A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, as he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.

8.1

MagicScore

#14

The Old Grey Hare

1944

Failed hunter Elmer Fudd laments that he's never able to catch the rabbit (Bugs Bunny); just then a bolt of lightning strikes, and the voice of God takes him through a flash-forward to the year 2000. Elmer and Bugs, now both elderly, look back to when they first met as babies.

7.2

MagicScore

#15

Bubba Ho-tep

2002

Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really became of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death," then missed his chance to switch back. He must team up with JFK and fight an ancient Egyptian mummy for the souls of their fellow residents.

6.5

MagicScore

#16

The Whisperers

1967

Margaret Ross is an impoverished old woman who lives alone in a seedy apartment and enjoys a rich fantasy life as an heiress. One day she discovers stolen money hidden by her son and believes her fantasy has come true.

6.4

MagicScore

#17

American Carnage

2022

After a governor issues an executive order to arrest the children of undocumented immigrants, the detained youth are offered an opportunity to have their charges dropped by volunteering to provide care to the elderly. Once inside the elder care facility, however, they discover more twisted secrets than they could have possibly imagined.

5.9

MagicScore

#18

Paterson

2016

A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists.

7.1

MagicScore

#19

World's Greatest Dad

2009

In the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and the greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of fame, fortune and popularity, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

Summertime

2021

Over the course of a hot summer day in Los Angeles, the lives of 25 young Angelinos intersect. A skating guitarist, a tagger, two wannabe rappers, an exasperated fast-food worker, a limo driver—they all weave in and out of each other's stories. Through poetry they express life, love, heartache, family, home, and fear. One of them just wants to find someplace that still serves good cheeseburgers.

6.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont?

The top films similar to Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont by MovieMagicScore are Oh, Canada (5.8), The Dark Side of the Heart (7.2), Dead Poets Society (8.3). Each shares comedy/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont worth watching?

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10 from 40 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont?

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005) is a comedy, drama film directed by Dan Ireland, starring Joan Plowright, Rupert Friend, Zoë Tapper.

Where can I find more recommendations like Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont?

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About movies like Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

This ranked list pairs Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005), a comedy and drama film from Dan Ireland, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Joan Plowright 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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