Movies Like The Canterbury Tales (1972)

The Canterbury Tales is a 1972 comedy, drama, history film from Pier Paolo Pasolini with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Cheeky and American Beauty.

Comedy Drama History

Cheeky

2000

While scouting out apartments in London for her Venetian boyfriend, Carla rents an apartment overlooking the Thames. There, she meets a real estate agent by the name of Moira.

5.6

MagicScore

American Beauty

1999

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

8.0

MagicScore

Sliver

1993

A woman moves into a Manhattan apartment, where she learns that the previous tenant's life ended under mysterious circumstances.

5.6

MagicScore

Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens

1979

Believe it or not, even Smalltown USA still has people who are unfulfilled and unrelieved in the midst of plenty. Levonna and Lamar could have the perfect relationship, were it not for Lamar's obsession with rear entry.

5.3

MagicScore

Daughters of Eve

1985

In the remote countryside of Ilongo, various women are sexually abused by local men. Two sisters meet Simon, the most attractive man in the village, and fight over him - one constantly haunted by Catholic dogma because of the abuse she suffered previously.

5.0

MagicScore

Lady Chatterley's Lover

1981

After a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs.

5.4

MagicScore

Eyes Wide Shut

1999

After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.

7.5

MagicScore

Five Times Two

2004

As young French couple Gilles and Marion officially separate, we see, in reverse order, the milestone moments in their relationship: Gilles revealing his unfaithfulness at a tense dinner party; Marion giving birth to their premature son while Gilles is elsewhere; Gilles and Marion's joyous wedding; and, finally, the fateful moment when they meet as acquaintances at an Italian beach resort, and their love affair begins.

6.4

MagicScore

Zebra Lounge

2001

Alan and Wendy Barnet have been married just long enough for the excitement to have gone out of their relationship, and they're looking for a way to put some spice back in their lives. After placing a personal ad looking for another couple interested in swapping mates, the Barnets are led to the Zebra Lounge, where they meet Jack and Louise Bauer, a pair of seasoned erotic adventurers. While the Barnets find the swinging scene exciting at first, they soon decide it may be doing more harm than good to their marriage. But easing the Bauers out of their lives proves to be neither simple nor safe.

4.3

MagicScore

#10

Heaven Can Wait

1943

Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is sure he deserves after living a life of profligacy. The devil, however, isn't so sure Henry meets Hell's standards. Convinced he is where he belongs, Henry recounts his life's deeds, both good and bad, including an act of indiscretion during his 25-year marriage to his wife, Martha, with the hope that "His Excellency" will arrive at the proper judgment.

6.9

MagicScore

#11

Perfect Strangers

2016

During a dinner, a group of friends decide to share whatever message or phone call they will receive during the evening, with unforeseen consequences.

7.9

MagicScore

#12

Maciste in Hell

1925

The devil takes Maciste down to hell in an attempt to corrupt and ruin his morality.

6.7

MagicScore

#13

The Merry Frolics of Satan

1906

Two travellers are tormented by Satan from inn to inn and eventually experience a buggy ride through the heavens courtesy of the Devil before he takes one of them down to Hell and roasts him on a spit.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

Angel on My Shoulder

1946

The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

Jigoku

1960

A group of sinners involved in interconnected tales of murder, revenge, deceit and adultery all meet at the Gates of Hell.

6.3

MagicScore

#16

Tales from the Hood

1995

A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in their local funeral parlor.

6.2

MagicScore

#17

Highway to Hell

1991

Charlie and Rachel run away from home to get married in Las Vegas. But they get attacked by a zombie who takes Rachel with him to hell, where she will become one of Satan's brides

5.8

MagicScore

#18

Hell and Back

2015

Two best friends set out to rescue their pal after he's accidentally dragged to hell.

5.3

MagicScore

#19

Devil's Diary

2007

When a group of small-town teenagers find the “Devil's Diary,” a book that embodies the evil of Satan by physically manifesting any evil thought that is written in it, all hell breaks loose. Unearthed after centuries of concealment, the Devil's Diary wreaks havoc and destruction on the high school students who found it, and their entire community. Can their town be saved from complete ruin?

5.2

MagicScore

#20

The Square

2008

Ray, a construction worker trapped in an unhappy marriage, pursues an affair with his neighbor, Carla. Carla's husband, Greg, is a mobster who keeps large sums of drug money in their home. With this in mind, Carla comes up with a plan: She and Ray will steal Greg's money, burn down her house, convince Greg the money was lost in the fire and then run away together. Carla's scheme, however, doesn't go off as planned.

6.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Canterbury Tales?

The top films similar to The Canterbury Tales by MovieMagicScore are Cheeky (5.6), American Beauty (8.0), Sliver (5.6). Each shares comedy/drama/history themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Canterbury Tales worth watching?

The Canterbury Tales holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 226 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Canterbury Tales?

The Canterbury Tales (1972) is a comedy, drama, history film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, starring Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Canterbury Tales?

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About movies like The Canterbury Tales

This ranked list pairs The Canterbury Tales (1972), a comedy and drama and history film from Pier Paolo Pasolini, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Hugh Griffith 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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