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Providence

Movies Like Providence (1977)

Providence is a 1977 comedy, drama film from Alain Resnais with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Daddy and Them and The River Wild.

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Daddy and Them

2001

Ruby and her husband Claude are a working-class couple who live in suburban Arkansas. As crazy as they are for each other, their relationship is far from harmonious. (The lack of money doesn't help matters, either.) In fact, their whole family is fraught with unresolved conflicts. Then Claude's uncle is arrested on a felony charge, and everyone rallies round. Ruby's mother Jewel and flirtatious sister Rose (Claude's ex-girlfriend) even fly in from Tennessee; but, far from being a source of support, Jewel seems only to want to break up Ruby and Claude.

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The River Wild

1994

Gail and Tom Hartman are struggling to stay together and decide to take a white-water rafting holiday adventure in Montana for their son Roarke's 10th birthday, only to meet up with a pair of mysterious men whose desperation grows, turning their vacation into a nightmare.

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How to Be a Latin Lover

2017

An aging Latin lover gets dumped by his sugar mama and must fend for himself in a harsh world.

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Shakes the Clown

1991

Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses Shakes even more, and his boss threatens him with unemployment if he can't get his act under control.

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Iris

2001

True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.

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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1962

A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.

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Ripper Untold

2021

A detective and a medical examiner join forces to solve a series of horrific murders in Victorian London - but one of them harbors a deadly secret.

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Nebraska

2013

An aging, booze-addled father takes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim what he believes to be a million-dollar sweepstakes prize.

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Saving Mr. Banks

2013

Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.

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That's Life!

1986

A wealthy architect struggles with a severe case of male menopause at the approach of his 60th birthday.

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Orange County

2002

Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his dysfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another, starting when his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor sends in the wrong form.

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A Christmas Tale

2008

When their regal matriarch falls ill, the troubled Vuillard family come together for a hesitant Christmastime reunion. Among them is rebellious ne'er-do-well Henri and the uptight Elizabeth. Together under the same roof for the first time in many years, their intricate, long denied resentments and yearnings emerge again.

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Georgia Rule

2007

Rebellious, uncontrollable teenager, Rachel is hauled off by her dysfunctional mother to spend the summer with her estranged grandmother, Georgia. Her journey will lead all three women to revelations of buried family secrets and an understanding that - regardless what happens - the ties that bind can never be broken.

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Rob1n

2025

When a robotics expert channels the grief of losing his 11 year-old son into building 'Robin', a fully functioning robotic doll, a series of horrific events makes it clear Robin will do whatever it takes to have his creator all to himself.

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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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Factotum

2005

This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.

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Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even

1992

A girl fed up with her quirky, dysfunctional family runs away from home, causing all of them to spend time with each other.

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Dolores Claiborne

1995

Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her employer, Vera Donovan, and this time there is a witness who can place her at the scene of the crime. Things look bad for Dolores when her daughter Selena, a successful Manhattan magazine writer, returns to cover the story.

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Blue Valentine

2010

Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.

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Nil by Mouth

1997

The family of Raymond, his wife Val and her brother Billy live in working-class London district. Also in their family is Val and Billy's mother Janet and grandmother Kath. Billy is a drug addict and Raymond kicks him out of the house, making him live on his own. Raymond is generally a rough and even violent person, and that leads to problems in the life of the family.

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Providence?

The top films similar to Providence by MovieMagicScore are Daddy and Them (5.3), The River Wild (6.4), How to Be a Latin Lover (6.9). Each shares comedy/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Providence worth watching?

Providence holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 64 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Providence?

Providence (1977) is a comedy, drama film directed by Alain Resnais, starring Dirk Bogarde, David Warner, Ellen Burstyn.

Where can I find more recommendations like Providence?

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 Providence

This ranked list pairs Providence (1977), a comedy and drama film from Alain Resnais, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Dirk Bogarde 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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