Movies Like I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar (1991)

I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar is a 1991 drama film from Philippe Garrel with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Kitchen Sink and Naked.

Drama

Kitchen Sink

1989

From the bowels of the kitchen sink, comes a dark and tender love… An original and full-blooded short film that combines humour with surrealism and leads the viewer towards the fantasy of horror.

6.5

MagicScore

Naked

1993

An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.

7.2

MagicScore

I Saw the TV Glow

2024

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.

6.1

MagicScore

The Man Who Sleeps

1974

A young student decides to have no more interaction with the world than is needed to minimally sustain life. His increasingly automaton-like behavior is coupled with a strange clarity of insight about the world around him.

7.8

MagicScore

Synecdoche, New York

2008

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.

7.5

MagicScore

Anomalisa

2015

An inspirational speaker becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman who shakes up his mundane existence.

7.1

MagicScore

The Death King

1990

Seven episodes, each taking place on a different day of the week, on the theme of suicide and violent death.

6.3

MagicScore

Scenes from a Marriage

1974

Johan and Marianne are married and seem to have it all. Their happiness, however, is a façade for a troubled relationship, which becomes even rockier when Johan admits that he's having an affair. Before long, the spouses separate and move towards finalizing their divorce, but they make attempts at reconciling. Even as they pursue other relationships, Johan and Marianne realize that they have a significant bond, but also many issues that hinder that connection.

8.1

MagicScore

Oslo, August 31st

2011

A recovering drug addict is granted a day’s leave from rehab and returns to Oslo, where he reconnects with friends, faces the weight of his past, and struggles with uncertainty about his future. Over the course of one day, he drifts through encounters that reflect his longing for connection and his deep sense of alienation.

7.5

MagicScore

#10

Happiness

1998

The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.

7.4

MagicScore

#11

Red Desert

1964

In an industrializing Italian town, a married woman, rendered mentally unstable after a traffic accident, drifts into an affair with a friend of her husband.

7.3

MagicScore

#12

I'm Not Ashamed

2016

Based on the journal entries of Rachel Joy Scott, the first student killed in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999.

7.2

MagicScore

#13

Julieta

2016

The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madness.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

Christmas, Again

2015

Noel travels from upstate New York every year to sell Christmas trees in New York City. Returning without the help of his long-time girlfriend, this year Noel finds it impossible to do the one thing he knows so well: sell Christmas trees. As Noel begins to spiral downwards, alienating co-workers and customers in the process, it turns out this same community of people may be the only ones capable of saving Noel from self-destruction.

6.2

MagicScore

#15

Black★Rock Shooter

2010

The story of two girls bound in friendship, as well as Black Rock Star's struggle unfolding in another world. But when the two worlds come together... what will happen?

6.1

MagicScore

#16

Henry Poole Is Here

2008

Henry Poole abandons his fiancée and family business to spend what he believes are his remaining days alone. The discovery of a 'miracle' by a nosy neighbor ruptures his solitude and restores his faith in life.

5.9

MagicScore

#17

Noel

2004

Christmas Eve in New York, and the lonely divorced publisher, Rose Collins, needs a miracle to improve the health of her mother, interned in a hospital with Alzheimers. She feels sorry for another patient and meets his visitor. Meanwhile, Nina Vasquez breaks her engagement with her beloved fiancé Mike due to his suffocating jealousy, but misses him. Mike is stalked by a stranger, bartender Artie Venzuela. The poor Jules arranges to spend Christmas Eve in the hospital, where he spent the best Christmas of his life when he was a teenager. The lives of some of these characters cross with others along the night.

5.8

MagicScore

#18

Undo

1994

Moemi is not overly pleased when Yukio brings home a couple of turtles to keep her company. Although Yukio works at home as a writer, Moemi feels neglected and desired a dog or a cat, but neither is allowed in their apartment.

5.8

MagicScore

#19

The Girl from the Wardrobe

2013

This is the story of three characters (brothers Tomek and Jacek and their neighbor Magda), each of them is in their own way lonely and alienated. The title character makes herself secluded. Tomek's alienation results from his neurological disease, and Jacek contacts the world mainly via the Internet. This is also a film about love. Love of one brother to the other and of one alienated human being to the other. All together it creates a very universal picture with a Polish entourage.

5.8

MagicScore

#20

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

2000

In California, a group of women struggle with personal problems as their paths intertwine in unexpected ways. Dr. Elaine Keener, the sole caretaker for her aging mother, turns to tarot card reader Christine for spiritual aid. Christine grapples with her own angst due to her lover's debilitating illness. Meanwhile, a bank manager deals with an unwanted pregnancy, two sisters pursue romantic interests and a housewife gets back into the dating game.

5.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar?

The top films similar to I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar by MovieMagicScore are Kitchen Sink (6.5), Naked (7.2), I Saw the TV Glow (6.1). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar worth watching?

I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 20 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar?

I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar (1991) is a drama film directed by Philippe Garrel, starring Benoît Régent, Johanna ter Steege, Yann Collette.

Where can I find more recommendations like I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar?

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 I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar

This ranked list pairs I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar (1991), a drama film from Philippe Garrel, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Benoît Régent 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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