Movies Like The Well Digger's Daughter (2011)

The Well Digger's Daughter is a 2011 drama, romance film from Daniel Auteuil with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with S.F.W. and Little Darlings.

Drama Romance

S.F.W.

1995

An alienated and misanthropic teenager gains sudden and unwanted celebrity status after he's taken hostage by terrorists where his indifference to their threats to kill him makes news headlines.

6.0

MagicScore

Little Darlings

1980

Two 15-year-old girls from different sides of the tracks compete to see who will be first to lose their virginity while at camp.

6.5

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Hail Mary

1985

A college student gets pregnant without having intercourse, affecting people close and unrelated to her in different ways.

6.3

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The House Bunny

2008

Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their house to the scheming girls of Phi Iota Mu. In order to accomplish their goal, they need Shelley to teach them the ways of makeup and men; at the same time, Shelley needs some of what the Zetas have - a sense of individuality. The combination leads all the girls to learn how to stop pretending and start being themselves.

5.7

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Our Mother's House

1967

Seven British children bury their mother and hide her death, until their long-lost father returns.

7.1

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Cheaper by the Dozen

2003

The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.

6.3

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The Horseman on the Roof

1995

In a time of war and disease, a young officer gallantly tries to help a young woman find her husband.

6.5

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Sweetheart

2021

A socially awkward, environmentally-conscious teenager named AJ is dragged to a coastal holiday park by her painfully 'normal' family, where she becomes unexpectedly captivated by a chlorine smelling, sun-loving lifeguard named Isla.

6.2

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Jean de Florette

1986

In a rural French village, an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring water for growing their flowers, and are dismayed to hear that the man who has inherited it is moving in. They block up the spring and watch as their new neighbour tries to keep his crops watered from wells far afield through the hot summer. Though they see his desperate efforts are breaking his health and his wife and daughter's hearts, they think only of getting the water.

7.7

MagicScore

#10

Manon of the Spring

1986

In this, the sequel to Jean de Florette, Manon has grown into a beautiful young shepherdess living in the idyllic Provencal countryside. She plots vengeance on the men who greedily conspired to acquire her father's land years earlier.

7.6

MagicScore

#11

Cheaper by the Dozen

2022

This remake of the beloved classic follows the raucous exploits of a blended family of 12, the Bakers, as they navigate a hectic home life while simultaneously managing their family business.

6.4

MagicScore

#12

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

2005

Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as heads of the Baker family who, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children.

6.2

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#13

Parched

2015

In the arid landscape of Rajasthan, four women navigate their way through personal and cultural difficulties.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

April's Daughters

2017

Valeria is 17 and pregnant. She lives in Puerto Vallarta with Clara, her half sister. Valeria has not wanted her long-absent mother, April, to find out about her pregnancy, but due to the economic strain and the overwhelming responsibility of having a baby in the house, Clara decides to call their mother. April arrives, willing to her daughters, but we soon understand why Valeria had wanted her to stay away.

5.9

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#15

Tiger House

2015

A young gymnast battles a group of bank robbers at the home of her boyfriend.

5.5

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#16

The Violent Years

1956

A newspaper publisher's daughter suffers from neglect by her parents. She and her friends turn to crime by dressing up like men, holding up gas stations, raping young men at gunpoint, and having makeout parties when her parents are away. Their "fence" gets them to trash the school on request of sinister un-American clients, and they run afoul of the law, apple pie, and God himself.

4.3

MagicScore

#17

Swimming Pool

2003

A British crime novelist travels to her publisher's upmarket summer house in Southern France to seek solitude in order to work on her next book. However, the unexpected arrival of the publisher's daughter induces complications and a subsequent crime.

6.5

MagicScore

#18

The Lover

1992

A poor French teenage girl engages in an illicit affair with a wealthy Chinese heir in 1920s Saigon. For the first time in her young life she has control, and she wields it deftly over her besotted lover throughout a series of clandestine meetings and torrid encounters.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

Cruel Intentions

1999

Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. If he succeeds, the prize is the chance to bed Kathryn. But if he loses, Kathryn will claim his most prized possession.

6.8

MagicScore

#20

Bilitis

1977

A coming of age story centering on the exploits of a young girl during summer vacation.

5.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Well Digger's Daughter?

The top films similar to The Well Digger's Daughter by MovieMagicScore are S.F.W. (6.0), Little Darlings (6.5), Hail Mary (6.3). Each shares drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Well Digger's Daughter worth watching?

The Well Digger's Daughter holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 182 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Well Digger's Daughter?

The Well Digger's Daughter (2011) is a drama, romance film directed by Daniel Auteuil, starring Daniel Auteuil, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Kad Merad.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Well Digger's Daughter?

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About movies like The Well Digger's Daughter

This ranked list pairs The Well Digger's Daughter (2011), a drama and romance film from Daniel Auteuil, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Daniel Auteuil 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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