Movies Like Core of the World (2018)

Core of the World is a 2018 drama film from Natalya Meshchaninova with a MovieMagicScore of 5.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Return to Me and Doctor Dolittle.

Drama

Return to Me

2000

It took a lot of cajoling to get Bob, a recently widowed architect, to go on a blind date at a quirky Irish-Italian eatery. Once there, he's smitten instantly not with his date but with the sharp-witted waitress. Everything seems to be going great until an unbelievable truth is revealed, one that could easily break both of their hearts for good.

6.6

MagicScore

Doctor Dolittle

1998

A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!

5.7

MagicScore

Pet Sematary II

1992

The "sematary" is up to its old zombie-raising tricks again. This time, the protagonists are Jeff Matthews, whose mother died in a Hollywood stage accident, and Drew Gilbert, a boy coping with an abusive stepfather.

5.5

MagicScore

Mouchette

1967

A young girl living in the French countryside suffers constant indignities at the hand of alcoholism and her fellow man.

7.4

MagicScore

Temple Grandin

2010

A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic American who has become one of the leading scientists in humane livestock handling.

7.8

MagicScore

Gorillas in the Mist

1988

The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.

7.0

MagicScore

No Man's Land

2013

Pan Xiao, a young lawyer, goes to a rural small village settled in the western desert lands of China to handle the case of a falcon poacher who has ran over a policeman. Pan wins the case through sophisticated reasoning and forces the poacher to give him his car as a reward. Then, he just drives back home, but the return will not be an easy one.

6.9

MagicScore

Arsenault and Fils

2022

The Arsenaults, a close-knit family who profit from illegal hunting, have ruled the roost for several generations in Témiscouata, Quebec. The return to the fold of Anthony, the impetuous youngest of the family, then the arrival of Émilie, a radio host who exercises an ascendancy over Anthony and his older brother Adam, will come to test the harmony of the clan.

6.6

MagicScore

Little Fish

2021

A couple fights to hold their relationship together as a memory loss virus spreads and threatens to erase the history of their love and courtship.

7.1

MagicScore

#10

Dolphin Tale 2

2014

The team of people who saved Winter's life reassemble in the wake of her surrogate mother's passing in order to find her a companion so she can remain at the Clearwater Marine Hospital.

7.0

MagicScore

#11

Danny the Champion of the World

1989

Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, a widowed father and his son live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer wants to buy. And when he won't take no for an answer, and sets government inspectors and social works onto Danny and his father, Danny and his father decide to get even with Hazell and his pheasant- shooting friends in a manner in keeping with their own family tradition.

6.2

MagicScore

#12

Broken Flowers

2005

Introverted Don Johnston receives an anonymous letter from an ex-lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor motivates Don to embark on a cross-country search for his past flames seeking answers.

6.9

MagicScore

#13

Cheetah

1989

An American boy and girl, spending six months in Kenya with their scientist parents adopt a cheetah, only to realize that they must set it loose so that it can learn to hunt and be free. However, when the animal is captured by poachers planning to race it against greyhounds, the two city kids, together with a young African goat herder they befriended, head off into the wild to rescue the cheetah.

6.1

MagicScore

#14

Without Family

2000

Young Remi, a foundling, lives on the farm run by his impoverished foster parents. When their money runs out, unbeknown to his foster-mother, Rémi is sold by his hard-hearted foster father to an old street performer named Vitalis. Vitalis was once a famous opera singer, but became destitute after a tragic love affair.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

The Three Lives of Thomasina

1963

Thomasina is the pet cat of Mary McDhui, the daughter of Scottish veterinarian Andrew McDhui. When Thomasina falls ill, McDhui declares that the pet should be put down. But when Mary and her father try to bury the cat, Lori MacGregor (Susan Hampshire), who is said to be a witch, shows up and attempts to steal it.

6.8

MagicScore

#16

Wind Across the Everglades

1958

Set in the early 20th century, the film follows a game warden who arrives in Florida to enforce conservation laws. He soon finds himself pitted against Cottonmouth, the leader of a fierce group of bird poachers.

5.9

MagicScore

#17

Alaska

1996

Jake Barnes and his two kids, Sean and Jessie, have moved to Alaska after his wife died. He is a former airline pilot now delivering toilet paper across the mountains. During an emergency delivery in a storm his plane goes down somewhere in the mountains. Annoyed that the authorities aren't doing enough, Jessie and Sean set out on an adventure to find their father with the help of a polar bear which they have saved from a ferocious poacher. Conflict ensues.

5.8

MagicScore

#18

The Vets

2019

In the heart of Morvan, Nico, the last vet in the area, struggles to save his patients, his clinic, and his family. When Michel, his partner and mentor, announces his retirement, Nico knows that the hard part is yet to come. "Don't worry, I've found the next generation" Except that ... The next generation is Alexandra, a 24-hour graduate, brilliant, misanthropic, and not at all willing to return to bury herself in the village of her childhood. Will Nico manage to make her stay?

6.5

MagicScore

#19

Trespass Against Us

2016

Three generations of the rowdy Cutler family live as outlaws in some of Britain's richest countryside – hunting hares, ram-raiding stately homes, and taunting the police. Struggling to retain a way of life fast becoming extinct, Chad Cutler ends up caught between his father's archaic principles and trying to do right by his kids, whilst the full force of the law is finally catching up with him.

5.8

MagicScore

#20

A Single Shot

2013

The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.

5.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Core of the World?

The top films similar to Core of the World by MovieMagicScore are Return to Me (6.6), Doctor Dolittle (5.7), Pet Sematary II (5.5). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Core of the World worth watching?

Core of the World holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.1/10 from 21 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Core of the World?

Core of the World (2018) is a drama film directed by Natalya Meshchaninova, starring Stepan Devonin, Dmitriy Podnozov, Yana Sekste.

Where can I find more recommendations like Core of the World?

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 Core of the World

This ranked list pairs Core of the World (2018), a drama film from Natalya Meshchaninova, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Stepan Devonin 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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