Movies Like A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a 2019 drama, family, history film from Marielle Heller with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Radio and The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story.

Drama Family History

Radio

2003

In the racially divided town of Anderson, South Carolina in 1976, football coach Harold Jones spots a mentally disabled African-American young man nicknamed Radio near his practice field and is inspired to befriend him. Soon, Radio is Jones' loyal assistant, and he becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School. But things start to sour when Coach Jones begins taking guff from parents and fans who feel that his devotion to Radio is getting in the way of the team's quest for a championship.

7.3

MagicScore

The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story

2014

The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story delves into the experiences of six unknown young actors placed into the Hollywood spotlight, exposing the challenges of growing up under public scrutiny.

5.3

MagicScore

Ordinary Angels

2024

Inspired by the incredible true story of a hairdresser who single-handedly rallies an entire community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter.

7.7

MagicScore

The Bucket List

2007

Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they are. Together they embark on the road trip of a lifetime, becoming friends along the way and learning to live life to the fullest, with insight and humor.

7.2

MagicScore

Dark Waters

2019

A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.

7.5

MagicScore

Bernie

2012

In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp.

6.6

MagicScore

Bob Trevino Likes It

2025

Lily Trevino unexpectedly befriends an online stranger who shares her self-centered father’s name. This new Bob Trevino’s support could transform her life.

7.5

MagicScore

Citizen K

2019

The strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky — once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia — who rocketed to prosperity and prominence in the 1990s, served a decade in prison, and became an unlikely martyr for the anti-Putin movement.

6.6

MagicScore

Risk

2017

Capturing the story of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with unprecedented access, director Laura Poitras finds herself caught between the motives and contradictions of Assange and his inner circle in a documentary portrait of power, betrayal, truth and sacrifice.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

Who Is Luigi Mangione?

2025

Writings and social media posts help to reveal the secret life and troubles of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of the brazen murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson and whom so many people are calling a hero.

5.9

MagicScore

#11

kid 90

2021

As a teenager in the '90s, Soleil Moon Frye carried a video camera everywhere she went. She documented hundreds of hours of footage and then locked it away for over 20 years.

7.1

MagicScore

#12

Being the Ricardos

2021

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.

6.5

MagicScore

#13

The Intouchables

2011

A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.

8.3

MagicScore

#14

Ilo Ilo

2013

During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son.

6.9

MagicScore

#15

My Father's Shadow

2025

Two young brothers explore Lagos with their estranged father during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, witnessing both the city's magnitude and their father's daily struggles as political unrest threatens their journey home.

7.5

MagicScore

#16

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

2022

The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.

8.2

MagicScore

#17

The Windermere Children

2020

The story of the pioneering project to rehabilitate child survivors of the Holocaust on the shores of Lake Windermere.

7.4

MagicScore

#18

Maleficent

2014

A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. She rises to be the land's fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal – an act that begins to turn her heart into stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading King's successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom – and to Maleficent's true happiness as well.

7.1

MagicScore

#19

Grand Canyon

1991

Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is the unlikely friendship of two men from different races and classes brought together when one finds himself in jeopardy in the other's rough neighborhood.

6.4

MagicScore

#20

The Six Triple Eight

2024

During World War II, the US Army's only all-Black, all-women battalion takes on an impossible mission: sorting through a three-year backlog of 17 million pieces of mail that hadn't been delivered to American soldiers and finish within six months.

7.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood?

The top films similar to A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood by MovieMagicScore are Radio (7.3), The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story (5.3), Ordinary Angels (7.7). Each shares drama/family/history themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood worth watching?

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 1,685 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood?

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) is a drama, family, history film directed by Marielle Heller, starring Matthew Rhys, Tom Hanks, Chris Cooper.

Where can I find more recommendations like A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood?

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 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

This ranked list pairs A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019), a drama and family and history film from Marielle Heller, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Matthew Rhys 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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