Movies Like Recollections of the Yellow House (1989)

Recollections of the Yellow House is a 1989 comedy, drama film from João César Monteiro with a MovieMagicScore of 8.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with God's Comedy and In the White City.

Comedy Drama

God's Comedy

1996

An ice-cream seller lusts after the female employees in his shop.

6.8

MagicScore

In the White City

1983

Fed up with the sea, Paul, a Swiss mechanic working in the noisy bowels of a merchant ship, lands in Lisbon.

6.9

MagicScore

Stage Door

1937

The ups and downs in the lives and careers of a group of ambitious young actresses and show girls from disparate backgrounds brought together in a theatrical hostel.

7.0

MagicScore

Min and Bill

1930

Min, the owner of a dockside hotel, is forced to make difficult decisions about the future of Nancy, the young woman she took in as an infant.

6.1

MagicScore

The Courtyard of the Ballads

1942

A portrait of the relations between neighbours in a Lisbon courtyard. A story made of small episodes of humour, friendship, rivalry, love.

8.6

MagicScore

Poor Things

2023

Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

7.7

MagicScore

The Lion from Estrela

1947

Anastácio lives in Lisbon and is fanatic for Sporting CP, one of the city's football teams. When the team travels to face Porto, he follows it with the family, staying in house of his friend, Mr. Barata, pretending to be rich.

7.2

MagicScore

The Soft Skin

1964

Pierre Lachenay is a well-known publisher and lecturer, married to Franca and father of Sabine. He starts a love affair with air hostess Nicole, which Pierre is hiding, but he cannot stay away from her.

7.1

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Lisbon Story

1994

Wim Wenders' homage to Lisbon and films. A sound engineer obtains a mysterious postcard from a friend who at the moment is filming a film in Lisbon. He sets out across Europe to find him and help him.

7.1

MagicScore

#10

The Green Years

1963

Nineteen-year-old Julio heads to Lisbon from the provinces and gets a job as a shoemaker for his uncle Raul. But when he meets Ilda, a confident young housemaid who becomes a regular shop visitor, his working-class values collide with the bourgeois trappings of modern life.

7.0

MagicScore

#11

Tabu

2012

Lisbon, Portugal, 2010. Pilar, a pious woman devoted to social causes, maintains a peculiar relationship with her neighbor Aurora, a temperamental old woman obsessed with gambling who lives tormented by a mysterious past.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

In Vanda's Room

2001

An unflinching, fragmentary look at a handful of self-destructive, marginalized people, but taking as main focus the heroin-addicted Vanda Duarte.

6.9

MagicScore

#13

After Everything

2023

Besieged by writer’s block and the crushing breakup with Tessa, Hardin travels to Portugal in search of a woman he wronged in the past – and to find himself. Hoping to win back Tessa, he realizes he needs to change his ways before he can make the ultimate commitment.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

The Russia House

1990

Barley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working for British intelligence, is commissioned to investigate the purposes of Dante, a dissident scientist trapped in the decaying Soviet Union that is crumbling under the new open-minded policies.

6.1

MagicScore

#15

A Son Named Erasmus

2020

Four friends in their 40s find out a deceased old flame of theirs had a child, conceived with one of them during an Erasmus (EU student exchange program) in Portugal 20 years earlier. They embark on a journey in search of the offspring, while waiting for the DNA results to find out which one is the father.

5.7

MagicScore

#16

Peeping Tom

1960

Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen, the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making.

7.4

MagicScore

#17

Brooklyn

2015

In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.

7.3

MagicScore

#18

The Murderer Lives at Number 21

1942

Paris, France. Commissaire Wens follows the lead of a ruthless murderer to an unexpected place.

7.3

MagicScore

#19

Sadie McKee

1934

A maid has romances with a two-timer, a boozing millionaire and the master of the house.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

Bumping Into Broadway

1919

A young playwright spends his last cent to pay the past-due rent for the pretty dancer who's his boarding house next-door neighbor. Soon after, he winds up at a gambling club, where he wins big - just before a police raid.

6.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Recollections of the Yellow House?

The top films similar to Recollections of the Yellow House by MovieMagicScore are God's Comedy (6.8), In the White City (6.9), Stage Door (7.0). Each shares comedy/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Recollections of the Yellow House worth watching?

Recollections of the Yellow House holds a MovieMagicScore of 8.2/10 from 28 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Recollections of the Yellow House?

Recollections of the Yellow House (1989) is a comedy, drama film directed by João César Monteiro, starring João César Monteiro, Manuela de Freitas, Luís Miguel Cintra.

Where can I find more recommendations like Recollections of the Yellow House?

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About movies like Recollections of the Yellow House

This ranked list pairs Recollections of the Yellow House (1989), a comedy and drama film from João César Monteiro, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of João César Monteiro 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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