Movies Like The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney is a 1937 comedy, drama film from Richard Boleslawski with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Lady Killer and The Curse of the Jade Scorpion.

Comedy Drama

Lady Killer

1933

An ex-gang member tries to resist his old cohorts' criminal influence after he suddenly becomes a Hollywood movie star.

6.8

MagicScore

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

2001

CW Briggs is a veteran insurance investigator, with many successes. Betty Ann Fitzgerald is a new employee in the company he works for, with the task of reorganizing the office. They don't like each other - or at least that's what they think. During a night out with the rest of the office employees, they go to watch Voltan, a magician who secretly hypnotizes both of them.

6.6

MagicScore

Desire

1936

Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses American engineer Tom, who is driving on his vacation to Spain, to get the pearls out of France. But getting the pearls back from him proves to be difficult without falling in love.

6.9

MagicScore

Love and Larceny

1960

Gerardo, an aspiring actor, trying unsuccessfully to cross over from comedy to tragedy, is involved, due to his ability to mimic dialects of Italy, in a scam concocted by Lallo against a rich cloth-merchant.

7.2

MagicScore

The Devil to Pay!

1930

Spendthrift Willie Hale again returns penniless to the family home in London. His father is none too pleased, but Willie smooth-talks him into letting him stay. At the same time he turns the charm on Dorothy Hope, whose father is big in linoleum and who, before Willie's arrival, was about to become engaged to a Russian aristocrat.

5.7

MagicScore

0.5 mm

2014

Sawa Yamagishi worked as a nursing-care helper. The family for an old man asked Sawa to sleep with him, which led her to lose her job. Now, she has nowhere to go. Sawa finds elderly people in trouble and gets involved in their lives. Meeting them, Sawa's own wounds start to heal.

7.4

MagicScore

Georgy Girl

1966

A homely but vivacious young woman dodges the amorous attentions of her father's middle-aged employer while attempting to please her glamorously stuck-up roommate Meredith.

6.2

MagicScore

The Skull

1965

An occult investigator buys the 150-year-old skull of the Marquis de Sade, which turns out to be possessed by evil spirits.

6.0

MagicScore

The Remains of the Day

1993

A rule-bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.

7.4

MagicScore

#10

W.E.

2011

In 1998, an auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor causes great excitement. For one woman, Wally Winthrop, it has much more meaning. Wally becomes obsessed by their historic love story. As she learns more about the sacrifices involved, Wally gains her own courage to find happiness.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

A Moment to Remember

2004

A young couple's love is tested when Sun-jin is diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease.

7.8

MagicScore

#12

Honor Society

2022

Honor is an ambitious high school senior whose sole focus is getting into Harvard, assuming she can first score the coveted recommendation from her guidance counselor, Mr. Calvin. Willing to do whatever it takes, Honor concocts a Machiavellian-like plan to take down her top three student competitors, until things take a turn when she unexpectedly falls for her biggest competition, Michael.

7.4

MagicScore

#13

Sexy Evil Genius

2013

A dark comedy about an eclectic group of strangers invited to a downtown bar by a mutual ex-lover, Nikki Franklyn, a maddeningly sexy, unpredictable and possibly insane young woman who's recently gotten out of prison for murdering her last ex-boyfriend. The party really gets started when Nikki herself arrives, hauling her latest lover and fiancee, the morally challenged lawyer who'd been handling her case. She's mysterious about her intentions and her current and former lovers soon realize they are all caught in one of her brilliant, mischievous mind-games with possible deadly consequences. By the night's end, revenge will be had, new romance will bloom, and Nikki will have delivered on her reputation as the Sexy Evil Genius.

5.9

MagicScore

#14

The Beautiful Summer

2023

Seventeen-year-old Ginia leaves the countryside in search of a new life in Turin. Restless and seeking adventure, Ginia soon finds it in the beautiful, enigmatic Amelia, whose sensuality and confidence embolden her to begin modeling for the bohemian artists in their circle. A whirlwind affair ensues, and the young seamstress finds herself swept up in an unfamiliar and exciting world of discovery.

5.5

MagicScore

#15

The Spirit of '45

2013

How the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.

6.1

MagicScore

#16

Happy, Texas

1999

Two escaped convicts roll into the village of Happy, Texas, where they're mistaken for a gay couple who work as beauty pageant consultants. They go along with it to duck the police, but the local sheriff has a secret of his own.

5.7

MagicScore

#17

The Handmaiden

2016

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.

8.2

MagicScore

#18

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

1928

A despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs learn to help each other with their problems, but both fall in love with the same young woman.

7.4

MagicScore

#19

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

1923

When Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave for Paris on her own. After spending a year in the city as a mistress of the wealthy Pierre Revel, she is reunited with Jean by chance. This leaves her with the choice between a glamorous life in Paris, and the true love she left behind.

6.7

MagicScore

#20

The Ten Commandments

1923

The first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his receipt of the tablets and the worship of the golden calf. The second part shows the efficacy of the commandments in modern life through a story set in San Francisco. Two brothers, rivals for the love of Mary, also come into conflict when John discovers Dan used shoddy materials to construct a cathedral.

6.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Last of Mrs. Cheyney?

The top films similar to The Last of Mrs. Cheyney by MovieMagicScore are Lady Killer (6.8), The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (6.6), Desire (6.9). Each shares comedy/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Last of Mrs. Cheyney worth watching?

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 21 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Last of Mrs. Cheyney?

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) is a comedy, drama film directed by Richard Boleslawski, starring Joan Crawford, William Powell, Robert Montgomery.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Last of Mrs. Cheyney?

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About movies like The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

This ranked list pairs The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937), a comedy and drama film from Richard Boleslawski, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Joan Crawford 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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