Movies Like Bill Cunningham New York (2011)

Bill Cunningham New York is a 2011 documentary film from Richard Press with a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Phantom Thread and Paris Frills.

Documentary

Phantom Thread

2017

In 1950s London, a renowned dressmaker's meticulous lifestyle begins drastically changing as his relationship with his young muse intensifies.

7.3

MagicScore

Paris Frills

1945

Philippe Clarence, a famous Parisian dressmaker, seduces his friend's fiancee. But, for the first time in his life, this is for real. The film is also a sharp picture of the fashion world.

6.3

MagicScore

Occupant

2011

25 year old Danny Hill's grandmother just died giving Danny the chance to move into her enormous rent controlled apartment in Manhattan. Danny must lock himself in for twelve days before he can take over the lease. There's just one problem -- he may not be the only occupant.

5.4

MagicScore

Sex and the City

2008

A New York writer on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girlfriends must console her after one of them inadvertently leads Mr. Big to jilt her.

6.6

MagicScore

Summer in the City

2016

When a small town woman with southern charm is given a big promotion managing a store in the Big Apple, she tries to adopt a big city personality and it leads to disastrous results.

6.0

MagicScore

We'll Take Manhattan

2012

We’ll Take Manhattan explores the explosive love affair between sixties supermodel Jean Shrimpton and photographer David Bailey. Focusing on a wild and unpredictable 1962 Vogue photo shoot in New York, the drama brings to life the story of two young people falling in love, misbehaving and inadvertently defining the style of the Sixties along the way.

5.5

MagicScore

The Real Blonde

1998

An aspiring actor and his girlfriend handle life's frustrations, while his friend seeks fulfillment with a blonde.

5.4

MagicScore

Home for the Holidays

1974

An ailing man summons his four daughters home for Christmas and asks them to kill his new wife, who he suspects is poisoning him.

5.3

MagicScore

She Said

2022

New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.

7.2

MagicScore

#10

Audrey

2020

An unprecedented and intimate look at the life, work and enduring legacy of British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).

7.2

MagicScore

#11

Louder Than Bombs

2015

Three years after his wife, acclaimed photographer Isabelle Reed, dies in a car crash, Gene keeps everyday life going with his shy teenage son, Conrad. A planned exhibition of Isabelle’s photographs prompts Gene's older son, Jonah, to return to the house he grew up in - and for the first time in a very long time, the father and the two brothers are living under the same roof.

6.4

MagicScore

#12

From One Second to the Next

2013

Stories of serious traffic accidents caused by texting and driving are told by the perpetrators and surviving victims.

7.0

MagicScore

#13

Bikes vs Cars

2015

Bikes vs Cars depicts a global crisis that we all deep down know we need to talk about: Climate, earth's resources, cities where the entire surface is consumed by the car. An ever-growing, dirty, noisy traffic chaos. The bike is a great tool for change, but the powerful interests who gain from the private car invest billions each year on lobbying and advertising to protect their business. In the film we meet activists and thinkers who are fighting for better cities, who refuse to stop riding despite the increasing number killed in traffic.

6.6

MagicScore

#14

The Successor

2023

Happy and accomplished, Ellias becomes the new artistic director of a famous French Haute Couture house. When he learns that his father, whom he has not seen for many years, has just died of a heart attack, Ellias goes to Quebec to settle the estate. The young creator will discover that he has inherited much worse than his father's fragile heart.

6.5

MagicScore

#15

Traffic

2011

An emotional thriller based on a road trip from Kochi to Palakkad. Inspired from the real events that happened in Chennai.

6.9

MagicScore

#16

Winter Crossing

2024

Marie, in her forties, lives in the Hautes-Alpes, cut off from her relatives. She only has her lover, Alex, a border policeman. Thanks to him, she smuggles cigarettes between Italy and France for her ' get out. On her way to France, she bumps into Mouneer, a 20-year-old Sudanese migrant, determined to join his little sister. He guesses her trafficking and persuades her to bring migrants across the border.

5.9

MagicScore

#17

Trucker

2008

Loner Diane Ford is a truck driver with an 11-year-old son, Peter, whom she never sees, and that's fine with her. But, when Peter's father, Len, falls ill, he asks Diane to take care of their son for a while. Eventually, Diane reluctantly agrees, but she quickly realizes that caring for a child interferes with her independent lifestyle - and Peter isn't all that thrilled with the arrangement, either.

5.9

MagicScore

#18

Faces Places

2017

Director Agnès Varda and photographer/muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.

7.6

MagicScore

#19

Black '47

2018

In 1847, when Ireland is in the grip of the Great Famine that has ravaged the country for two long years, Feeney, a hardened Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, returns home to reunite with his estranged family, only to discover the cruelest reality, a black land where death reigns.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

The People Under the Stairs

1991

Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.

6.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Bill Cunningham New York?

The top films similar to Bill Cunningham New York by MovieMagicScore are Phantom Thread (7.3), Paris Frills (6.3), Occupant (5.4). Each shares documentary themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Bill Cunningham New York worth watching?

Bill Cunningham New York holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10 from 95 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Bill Cunningham New York?

Bill Cunningham New York (2011) is a documentary film directed by Richard Press, starring Bill Cunningham, Tom Wolfe, Anna Wintour.

Where can I find more recommendations like Bill Cunningham New York?

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