Movies Like The Music Room (1958)

The Music Room is a 1958 drama, music film from Satyajit Ray with a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Boy and Gosford Park.

Drama Music

The Boy

2016

A young American woman takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, soon discovering that the family's eight-year-old son is a life-sized doll that comes with a list of strict rules.

6.0

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Gosford Park

2001

In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.

6.8

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Lady Chatterley's Lover

1981

After a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs.

5.4

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The Importance of Being Earnest

2002

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.

6.8

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Once Were Warriors

1994

A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.

7.4

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The Promised Land

1975

In nineteenth-century Łódź, Poland, three friends want to make a lot of money by building and investing in a textile factory. An exceptional portrait of rapid industrial expansion is shown through the eyes of one Polish town.

7.3

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Tara Road

2005

A grieving Connecticut mother temporarily switches houses with a woman in Dublin, Ireland.

5.2

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One Night Only

2016

A gambler, fresh out of prison, and a beautiful hooker find themselves caught in an underground scheme that's spinning wildly out of control.

6.1

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Black Girl

1966

Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization.

7.3

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#10

The Celebration

1998

The family of a wealthy businessman gather to celebrate his 60th birthday. During the course of the party, his eldest son presents a speech that reveals a shocking secret.

7.7

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#11

Saltburn

2023

Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.

7.0

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#12

Seven Days to Live

2000

A grieving woman suffers terrifying visions of her own demise after she and her husband move into a country mansion.

5.4

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#13

The Trap

2007

Mladen and Marija are an ordinary and happy married couple of the "middle class" of the society in which they live as tenants. Mladen works as a civil engineer in a state company, and Marija is an English teacher in primary school. The couple finds joy in their only son, Nemanja. They discover that Nemanja has a rare heart disease and healing is possible with an operation in a foreign medical center, which costs €26,000.

7.3

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#14

Grave Decisions

2006

In this black comedy set in small-town Bavaria, 11-year-old Sebastian thinks you can never be too young to be a murderer. He's convinced that he killed his mother on the day he was born and is certain he's already been condemned to purgatory. Deciding he might be able to knock off a few years of his sentence by doing good deeds, Sebastian sets out to find a wife for his father Lorenz. When Lorenz and Sebastian's schoolteacher Veronika fall madly in love with each other, it seems the heavens must be smiling. There's just one hitch: Veronika is married.

7.0

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#15

In My Father's Den

2004

War journalist Paul Prior returns to his New Zealand hometown after his father’s death, rekindling strained relationships with his brother and memories of a troubled past. He befriends Celia, a curious and aspiring writer, who shares a fascination with his world. When Celia mysteriously disappears, Paul becomes the prime suspect, forcing him to confront buried secrets and uncover the dark truths of his family and community.

7.0

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#16

Land of Plenty

2004

After living abroad, Lana returns to the United States, and finds that her uncle is a reclusive vagabond with psychic wounds from the Vietnam War.

6.1

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#17

The Children's Hour

1961

An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.

7.7

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#18

The Last Emperor

1987

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.

7.6

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#19

This Land Is Mine

1943

Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance, cowardice and courage.

7.2

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#20

Vampire

2011

An outwardly normal schoolteacher preys on suicidal women to slake his overwhelming thirst for human blood.

6.0

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Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Music Room?

The top films similar to The Music Room by MovieMagicScore are The Boy (6.0), Gosford Park (6.8), Lady Chatterley's Lover (5.4). Each shares drama/music themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Music Room worth watching?

The Music Room holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10 from 153 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is The Music Room?

The Music Room (1958) is a drama, music film directed by Satyajit Ray, starring Chhabi Biswas, Gangapada Basu, Kali Sarkar.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Music Room?

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 The Music Room

This ranked list pairs The Music Room (1958), a drama and music film from Satyajit Ray, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Chhabi Biswas 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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