Movies Like Late Night (2019)

Late Night is a 2019 comedy, drama film from Nisha Ganatra with a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future and Late Night with the Devil.

Comedy Drama

Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future

1985

While trying to expose corruption and greed, television reporter Edison Carter discovers that his employer, Network 23, has created a new form of subliminal advertising (termed "blip-verts") that can be fatal to certain viewers.

6.5

MagicScore

Late Night with the Devil

2024

A live broadcast of a late-night talk show in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.

7.1

MagicScore

The Reality of Love

2004

Ryan Banks's manager and old friend, Todd, comes up with the idea to have Ryan be the bachelor on a reality dating show in order to clean up his image. The only problem is, Todd falls in love with Charlie, the girl Ryan has chosen to propose to.

5.5

MagicScore

Then She Found Me

2007

A New York schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her biological mother, an eccentric talk show host, materializes and turns her life upside down as she begins a courtship with the father of one of her students.

5.6

MagicScore

Learning to Drive

2014

As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. In each other's company they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength to take the wheel.

6.2

MagicScore

Love the Coopers

2015

When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, leading them all toward a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of the holiday.

6.0

MagicScore

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

2018

When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.

6.8

MagicScore

To Walk Invisible

2016

To Walk Invisible takes a new look at the extraordinary Brontë family, telling the story of these remarkable women who, despite the obstacles they faced, came from obscurity to produce some of the greatest novels in the English language.

7.2

MagicScore

Girls Will Be Girls

2024

In a strict boarding school nestled in the Himalayas, 16-year-old Mira discovers desire and romance. But her sexual, rebellious awakening is disrupted by her mother who never got to come of age herself.

7.1

MagicScore

#10

Little Girl Blue

2023

In 2016, French writer and photographer Carole Achache took her own life. After Carole's death, her daughter Mona Achache, a film director, discovers thousands of photos, letters and recordings that Carole left behind, but these buried secrets make her disappearance even more of an enigma. Through the power of filmmaking and the beauty of incarnation with the help of actress Marion Cotillard, the director brings her mother back to life to retrace her journey and find out who she really was.

6.2

MagicScore

#11

Never Goin' Back

2018

Angela and Jessie are best friends intent on taking a wild beach trip, but when their roommate loses all of their money in a drug scam, the girls -- blissfully stoned -- go to increasingly daring and absurd lengths to get it back.

6.1

MagicScore

#12

Sylvia

2003

Story of the relationship between the poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.

5.7

MagicScore

#13

The Late Shift

1996

David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."

6.4

MagicScore

#14

Welcome to Me

2015

A year in the life of Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline personality disorder who wins the Mega Millions lottery, quits her meds and buys her own talk show.

5.8

MagicScore

#15

The Turning

2020

A young woman quits her teaching job to become a private tutor and governess for two wealthy young kids, but soon starts to suspect there’s more to their house than meets the eye.

5.7

MagicScore

#16

Two Sisters

1991

Viola writes novels in a darkened room. Marie, her sister and only companion, takes care of her every need. Together, they are an island unto themselves, quiet and complete in their isolation. And then the abrupt arrival of a stranger throws their tenuous order into chaos. An animated short etched directly onto tinted 70 mm film.

5.6

MagicScore

#17

Can't Hardly Wait

1998

It's graduation day at Huntington Hills High, and you know what that means - time to party. And not just any party, either. This one will be a night to remember, as the nerds become studs, the jocks are humiliated, and freshman crushes blossom into grown-up romance.

6.2

MagicScore

#18

Wild Child

2008

Sixteen-year-old Poppy has everything her unlimited credit cards can buy, and a spoiled attitude to match. After a final thoughtless prank, her exasperated father ships her off to boarding school in England. There, Poppy meets her match in a stern headmistress and a class full of girls who will not tolerate her selfishness.

6.7

MagicScore

#19

A Long Way Down

2014

Four lost souls—a disgraced TV presenter, a foul-mouthed teen, an isolated single mother, and a solipsistic muso—decide to end their lives on the same night, New Year's Eve. When this disillusioned quartet of strangers meet unintentionally at the same suicide hotspot, a London high-rise with the well-earned nickname Topper's Tower, they mutually agree to call off their plans for six weeks, forming an unconventional, dysfunctional family. They become media sensations as the Topper House Four and search together for the reasons to keep on living.

6.2

MagicScore

#20

Four Christmases

2008

Brad and Kate have made something of an art form out of avoiding their families during the holidays, but this year their foolproof plan is about go bust -- big time. Stuck at the city airport after all departing flights are canceled, the couple is embarrassed to see their ruse exposed to the world by an overzealous television reporter. Now, Brad and Kate are left with precious little choice other than to swallow their pride and suffer the rounds.

5.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Late Night?

The top films similar to Late Night by MovieMagicScore are Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future (6.5), Late Night with the Devil (7.1), The Reality of Love (5.5). Each shares comedy/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Late Night worth watching?

Late Night holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10 from 844 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Late Night?

Late Night (2019) is a comedy, drama film directed by Nisha Ganatra, starring Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, Max Casella.

Where can I find more recommendations like Late Night?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Late Night

This ranked list pairs Late Night (2019), a comedy and drama film from Nisha Ganatra, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Emma Thompson 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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