Movies Like Miss (2020)

Miss is a 2020 comedy, drama film from Ruben Alves with a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Little Miss Sunshine and Miss India America.

Comedy Drama

Little Miss Sunshine

2006

A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.

7.7

MagicScore

Miss India America

2016

Lily is a winner, but when her boyfriend leaves her for a vapid beauty pageant queen, she gets the notion that winning the Miss India America title would bring him back. Since Lily is perfect in everything else she does, it should be a cinch...or so she thinks. The pageant world isn't just pretty smiles and high heels, and her main competition, Sonia, gives her a run for her money.

5.7

MagicScore

La Cage aux Folles

1978

Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancée and her parents come for dinner.

6.8

MagicScore

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks

1970

Housemaid Georgette loves to gossip and this causes major trouble to people around her.

6.1

MagicScore

Sweet Movie

1974

The winner of the Miss World Virginity contest marries, escapes from her masochistic husband and ends up involved in a world of debauchery.

5.2

MagicScore

Bitter Years

2019

A drama film based on the life of Mario Mieli, a leading figure in the Italian gay movement of the 1970s.

4.0

MagicScore

Dumplin'

2018

To prove a point about measuring up and fitting in, Texas teen Willowdean “Dumplin’” Dickson enters a local pageant run by her ex-beauty queen mom.

6.8

MagicScore

Misbehaviour

2020

A group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage and disrupt the live broadcast at the 1970 Miss World competition in London, resulting in overnight fame for the newly-formed organization. When the show resumed, the results caused an uproar and turned the Western ideal of beauty on its head.

6.4

MagicScore

Miss Arizona

2018

A former pageant queen embarks on an all-night adventure with four unlikely friends she meets at a women's shelter.

6.0

MagicScore

#10

Ella Cinders

1926

Poor Ella Cinders is much abused by her evil step-mother and step-sisters. When she wins a local beauty contest she jumps at the chance to get out of her dead-end life and go to Hollywood, where she is promised a job in the movies. When she arrives in Hollywood, she discovers that the contest was a scam and the job non-existent. But through pluck, luck, and talent, she makes it in the movies anyway, and finds true love.

7.0

MagicScore

#11

Miss Congeniality

2000

When the local FBI office receives a letter from a terrorist known only as 'The Citizen', it's quickly determined that he's planning his next act at the Miss America beauty pageant. Because tough-as-nails Gracie Hart is the only female Agent at the office, she's chosen to go undercover as the contestant from New Jersey.

6.5

MagicScore

#12

Miss Juneteenth

2020

Turquoise, a former beauty queen turned hardworking single mother, prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the “Miss Juneteenth” pageant, hoping to keep her from repeating the same mistakes in life that she did.

6.5

MagicScore

#13

Drop Dead Gorgeous

1999

In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps; explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires prove that. As the Leemans are the richest family in town, the police are pretty relaxed about it all. Despite everything, main rival (but sweet) Amber Atkins won't give up without a fight.

6.4

MagicScore

#14

The Entertainer

1960

Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.

6.2

MagicScore

#15

Dreamland

2006

A young woman who lives in a desert trailer park must choose between caring for her hapless father and sick friend or fulfilling her own destiny.

6.0

MagicScore

#16

Smile

1975

It's time again for California's "Young American Miss" beauty pageant, the biggest event of the year for Big Bob Freelander and Brenda DiCarlo, who give their all to put on a successful pageant. But Brenda is having marital difficulties and Bob's son is up to some mischief. Could this year's pageant be in jeopardy?

5.8

MagicScore

#17

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

#18

Carry On Girls

1973

Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seaside town by holding a beauty contest. But formidable Councillor Prodworthy, head of the local women's liberation movement, has other ideas. It's open warfare as the women's lib attempt to sabotage the contest.

5.7

MagicScore

#19

Miss Firecracker

1989

Carnelle Scott is a restless Mississippi girl looking for a life change. She decides to enter a beauty pageant, which her cousin had won years before. Despite a lack of support from those close to her Carnelle remains determined. She enlists the help of a seamstress to outfit her for the competition, while rebuffing the advances of predatory men, as she aims to bring home the crown.

5.6

MagicScore

#20

A Man Called Otto

2022

When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.

7.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Miss?

The top films similar to Miss by MovieMagicScore are Little Miss Sunshine (7.7), Miss India America (5.7), La Cage aux Folles (6.8). Each shares comedy/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Miss worth watching?

Miss holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10 from 157 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Miss?

Miss (2020) is a comedy, drama film directed by Ruben Alves, starring Alexandre Wetter, Pascale Arbillot, Isabelle Nanty.

Where can I find more recommendations like Miss?

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 Miss

This ranked list pairs Miss (2020), a comedy and drama film from Ruben Alves, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Alexandre Wetter 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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