Movies Like Circumstance (2011)

Circumstance is a 2011 drama film from Maryam Keshavarz with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Below Her Mouth and Nina's Heavenly Delights.

Drama

Below Her Mouth

2017

An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.

6.8

MagicScore

Nina's Heavenly Delights

2006

A feisty young woman returns to Glasgow to run her deceased father's curry house.

6.7

MagicScore

The World Unseen

2007

A drama centered on two women who engage in a dangerous relationship during South Africa's apartheid era.

7.1

MagicScore

Replay

2001

Nathalie and Louise are friends from childhood. While studying drama at University Louise becomes hopelessly obsessed with her friend. Jealous of the male friends she has she breaks up the friendship, followed by a suicide attempt. Later, Louise marries, but finds time to see the, by now quite accomplished actress, Nathalie. They fight through the years, La Repetition following them as their friendship comes together and breaks up frequently, while never actually reaching anything that can be called a climax.

5.0

MagicScore

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

2019

On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.

8.1

MagicScore

Tell It to the Bees

2019

Dr. Jean Markham returns to the town she left as a teenager to take over her late father's medical practice. When a school-yard scuffle lands Charlie in her surgery, she invites him to visit the hives in her garden and tell his secrets to the bees, as she once did. The new friendship between the boy and the bee keeper brings his mother Lydia into Jean's world.

7.5

MagicScore

Saving Face

2004

A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.

7.3

MagicScore

Desert Hearts

1985

While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman named Cay.

7.0

MagicScore

Blue Jean

2023

Jean, a PE teacher, is forced to live a double life. When a new student arrives and threatens to expose her sexuality, Jean is pushed to extreme lengths to keep her job and her integrity.

6.8

MagicScore

#10

Entre Nous

1983

In 1942 in occupied France, a Jewish refugee marries a soldier to escape deportation to Germany. Meanwhile a wealthy art student loses her first husband to a stray Resistance bullet; at the Liberation she meets an actor, gets pregnant, and marries him. Lena and Madeleine meet at their children's school in Lyon in 1952 and the intensity of their relationship strains both their marriages to the breaking point.

6.6

MagicScore

#11

The Purple Sea

2009

Nothing - not her father, not the church - can stop unruly Angela from being with her childhood best friend turned great love, Sara. Based on a true story, Viola di Mare, presents a uniquely engaging portrait of family, community and gender roles in a 19th century Italian village.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

Loving Annabelle

2007

Annabelle is the wise-beyond-her-years newcomer to an exclusive Catholic girls school. Having been expelled from her first two schools she's bound to stir some trouble. Sparks fly though when sexual chemistry appears between her and the Head of her dorm and English teacher, Simone Bradley. Annabelle pursues her relentlessly and until the end the older woman manages to avoid the law.

6.5

MagicScore

#13

The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love

1995

An adventurous love story between two young women of different social and economic backgrounds who find themselves going through all the typical struggles of a new romance.

6.2

MagicScore

#14

High Art

1998

When Syd, a young editor at an influential art magazine, becomes involved with her neighbor, a drug-addicted lesbian photographer, both seek to exploit each other for their respective careers while slowly falling in love with each other.

6.2

MagicScore

#15

A Woman's Love

2001

Jeanne attends the birthday party of a friend of her husband. There she meets a dancer named Marie and there is instant chemistry between them. Jeanne falls for Marie and they embark on an extramarital affair.

5.2

MagicScore

#16

Mom + Mom

2018

Karole and Ali love each other and dream of starting a family together. They soon realize it won't be as simple as they'd hoped, and as their enthusiasm falters their love is challenged. In order to overcome the obstacles, they must believe in the power of their desire and support of their loved ones. If they can do that, miracles will happen…

4.6

MagicScore

#17

Fire

1997

In a barren, arranged marriage to an amateur swami who seeks enlightenment through celibacy, Radha's life takes an irresistible turn when her beautiful young sister-in-law seeks to free herself from the confines of her own loveless marriage.

6.7

MagicScore

#18

All Over Me

1997

Claude and Ellen are best friends who live in a not-so-nice area of New York. They're involved in the subculture of 90s youth, complete with drugs, live music, and homophobia. All is changed one night when a violent and meaningless death rocks their lives.

5.9

MagicScore

#19

Go Fish

1994

Max is a trendy, pretty, young lesbian, who is having trouble finding love. A friend sets her up with Ely, whom Max likes, but Ely is frumpy, homely, and older. Nor do they have much in common. Can Max learn to look past the packaging?

4.9

MagicScore

#20

Happiest Season

2020

A young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.

7.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Circumstance?

The top films similar to Circumstance by MovieMagicScore are Below Her Mouth (6.8), Nina's Heavenly Delights (6.7), The World Unseen (7.1). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Circumstance worth watching?

Circumstance holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 87 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Circumstance?

Circumstance (2011) is a drama film directed by Maryam Keshavarz, starring Nikohl Boosheri, Sarah Kazemy, Reza Sixo Safai.

Where can I find more recommendations like Circumstance?

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

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About movies like Circumstance

This ranked list pairs Circumstance (2011), a drama film from Maryam Keshavarz, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Nikohl Boosheri 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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