Movies Like Rising High (2020)

Rising High is a 2020 comedy, drama film from Cüneyt Kaya with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Poolhall Junkies and The Hustler.

Comedy Drama

Poolhall Junkies

2002

A retired pool hustler is forced to pick up the stick again when his brother starts a game he can't finish.

6.3

MagicScore

The Hustler

1961

Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.

7.7

MagicScore

Run Lola Run

1998

Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different alternatives may happen depending on some minor event along Lola's run.

7.3

MagicScore

The Big Short

2015

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

7.4

MagicScore

Where the Heart Is

1990

A wealthy businessman shows his young adult kids how tough life can be.

6.1

MagicScore

Dark Horse

2012

Abe is a man who is in his thirties and who lives with his parents. He works regretfully for his father while pursuing his hobby of collecting toys. Aware that his family doesn't think highly of him, he tries to spark a relationship with Miranda, who recently moved back home after a failed literary/academic career. Miranda agrees to marry Abe out of desperation, but things go awry.

5.7

MagicScore

A Little Help

2010

It's a movie for everyone whose life has been thrown off-course, out of whack, or simply not turned out the way they planned it. In other words, it's a movie for everyone, period. Set in suburban Long Island in the summer of 2002, with the psychic wounds of 9/11 still fresh, A Little Help is a story that takes a comic, searching and profoundly empathetic look at a few pivotal months in the life of dental hygienist Laura Pehlke (Jenna Fischer)-an ordinary woman whose life suddenly flies off the rails-and her heroic efforts to re-establish a sense of security and normalcy for herself and her son.

5.4

MagicScore

Aquarius

2016

Clara, a vibrant former music critic and widow with flowing tresses is the only remaining apartment owner in a beautiful older building targeted for demolition by ruthless luxury high-rise developers. Clara proves to be a force to be reckoned with as she thwarts the builders plans to kick her out of the apartment.

7.5

MagicScore

Glengarry Glen Ross

1992

Times are tough at Premiere Properties. Shelley "the machine" Levene and Dave Moss are veteran salesmen, but only Ricky Roma is on a hot streak. The new Glengarry sales leads could turn everything around, but the front office is holding them back until these "losers" prove themselves. Then someone decides to take matters into his own hands, stealing the Glengarry leads and leaving everyone wondering who did it.

7.3

MagicScore

#10

Neighboring Sounds

2012

An independent private security firm arrives at a middle-class neighborhood in Recife, Brazil.

7.1

MagicScore

#11

The Apprentice

2024

A young Donald Trump, eager to make his name as a hungry scion of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of Roy Cohn, the cutthroat attorney who would help create the Donald Trump we know today. Cohn sees in Trump the perfect protégé—someone with raw ambition, a hunger for success, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to win.

6.9

MagicScore

#12

99 Homes

2015

After his family is evicted from their home, proud and desperate construction worker Dennis Nash tries to win his home back by striking a deal with the devil and working for Rick Carver, the corrupt real estate broker who evicted him.

6.8

MagicScore

#13

The Cocoanuts

1929

During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.

6.4

MagicScore

#14

The Borrowers

1997

The four-inch-tall Clock family secretly share a house with the normal-sized Lender family, "borrowing" such items as thread, safety pins, batteries and scraps of food. However, their peaceful co-existence is disturbed when evil lawyer Ocious P. Potter steals the will granting title to the house, which he plans to demolish in order to build apartments. The Lenders are forced to move, and the Clocks face the risk of being exposed to the normal-sized world.

6.0

MagicScore

#15

Hell Baby

2013

After she and her husband move into a haunted house, a woman gives birth to a demonic infant that wreaks havoc.

5.2

MagicScore

#16

Furry Vengeance

2010

When real estate developer Dan Sanders finalizes plans to level a swath of pristine Oregon forest to make way for a soulless housing subdivision, a band of woodland creatures rises up to throw a monkey wrench into the greedy scheme. Just how much mischief from the furry critters can the businessman take before he calls it quits?

5.0

MagicScore

#17

What Have I Done to Deserve This?

1984

A henpecked housewife ekes out a meager existence, surrounded by a host of colorful characters: her ungrateful husband, her delinquent sons, her headstrong mother-in-law, and her sex worker neighbor, among others.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

Transamerica

2005

A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

Ménage

1986

Tenue De Soirée (1986) is a dark comedy by Bertrand Blier starring Gérard Depardieu, Michel Blanc, and Miou-Miou. Antoine and Monique, a poor couple living in a caravan, meet Bob, a charismatic burglar who leads them into a series of thefts and a troubled relationship. Bob expresses a desire for Antoine, disrupting the trio's romantic and power relationships. The film provocatively addresses themes of sexuality, cross-dressing, and power relations. A critical and popular success, it earned Michel Blanc the Best Actor Award at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

Hustlers

2019

A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.

6.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Rising High?

The top films similar to Rising High by MovieMagicScore are Poolhall Junkies (6.3), The Hustler (7.7), Run Lola Run (7.3). Each shares comedy/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Rising High worth watching?

Rising High holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 288 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Rising High?

Rising High (2020) is a comedy, drama film directed by Cüneyt Kaya, starring David Kross, Frederick Lau, Janina Uhse.

Where can I find more recommendations like Rising High?

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This ranked list pairs Rising High (2020), a comedy and drama film from Cüneyt Kaya, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of David Kross 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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