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Marriage Story

Movies Like Marriage Story (2019)

Marriage Story is a 2019 drama film from Noah Baumbach with a MovieMagicScore of 7.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Rushmore and Bringing Down the House.

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Rushmore

1998

When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.

Bringing Down the House poster

Bringing Down the House

2003

Uptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. He tries online dating and lucks out when he starts chatting with a fellow lawyer. The two agree to meet in the flesh, but the woman he meets — an escaped African-American convict named Charlene — is not what he expected. Peter is freaked out, but Charlene tries to convince him to take her case and prove her innocence. Along the way, she wreaks havoc on his middle-class life as he gets a lesson in learning to lighten up.

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The War of the Roses

1989

Barbara and Oliver Rose live happily as a married couple. When Barbara starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver and likes what she sees, the two begin a campaign to force each other to leave their house, with their divorce lawyer D'Amato caught in the middle.

The Women poster

The Women

1939

A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.

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Synecdoche, New York

2008

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.

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The Chronology of Water

2025

Plagued by an abusive childhood, a woman finds escape in competitive swimming, sexual experimentation, toxic relationships, and addiction before ultimately finding her voice through writing.

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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

2019

As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind.

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River of Desire

2023

Three brothers find themselves sharing a home with the alluring new wife of the middle sibling. As they become infatuated with the same woman, a complex and enthralling tale ensues in this tropical paradise.

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Falling Down

1993

An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.

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Anatomy of a Fall

2023

A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.

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Black Swan

2010

The story of a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life is completely consumed with dance. Nina lives with her retired ballerina mother who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When the artistic director decides to replace the prima ballerina for the opening production of their new season, Nina is his first choice.

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The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999

Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.

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Intolerable Cruelty

2003

A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.

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Den of Thieves

2018

A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.

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The Divorcee

1930

When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful, she decides to pay him back in kind.

The Celebration poster

The Celebration

1998

The family of a wealthy businessman gather to celebrate his 60th birthday. During the course of the party, his eldest son presents a speech that reveals a shocking secret.

The Star Chamber poster

The Star Chamber

1983

As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought before his court go free because clever lawyers find obscure loopholes in the law.

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Harper

1966

Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved along the way with an assortment of unsavory characters and an illegal-alien smuggling ring.

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Till Death

2021

After a romantic evening at their secluded lake house, a woman wakes up handcuffed to her dead husband. Trapped and isolated in the dead of winter, she must fight off hired killers to escape her late spouse's twisted plan.

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TÁR

2022

As celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Marriage Story?

The top films similar to Marriage Story by MovieMagicScore are Rushmore (7.4), Bringing Down the House (6.0), The War of the Roses (6.9). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Marriage Story worth watching?

Marriage Story holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.7/10 from 7,199 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Marriage Story?

Marriage Story (2019) is a drama film directed by Noah Baumbach, starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern.

Where can I find more recommendations like Marriage Story?

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 Marriage Story

This ranked list pairs Marriage Story (2019), a drama film from Noah Baumbach, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Adam Driver 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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