Movies Like American Graffiti (1973)

American Graffiti is a 1973 comedy, drama film from George Lucas with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with More American Graffiti and Good Morning, Vietnam.

Comedy Drama

More American Graffiti

1979

College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.

5.1

MagicScore

Good Morning, Vietnam

1987

A disk jockey goes to Vietnam to work for the Armed Forces Radio Service. While he becomes popular among the troops, his superiors disapprove of his humor.

7.3

MagicScore

Sleepless in Seattle

1993

After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Talking about his father’s loneliness soon leads to a meeting with a young female journalist, who has flown to Seattle to write a story about the boy and his father.

6.7

MagicScore

Talk to Me

2007

The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.

6.9

MagicScore

Ten Minutes to Midnight

2020

A late night radio host is trapped inside the station by a violent storm after being bitten by a rabid bat.

5.8

MagicScore

Letters to Santa 3

2017

Centered around a group of individuals, who come to experience magical moments over the course of one day. Full of the power of family, love and the spirit of forgiveness. Each individual comes to realize that Christmas, more than any other time of the year, is full of wonder and surprises.

6.4

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The Boat That Rocked

2009

When a group of rebellious deejays decides to defy the ban on government-censored music, they take to the seas to broadcast music and mayhem to millions of adoring fans.

7.2

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Calendar Girl

1993

Three young men go on an end of the summer trip to Hollywood, California. Their quest: to fulfill the fantasy of meeting Marilyn Monroe.

5.1

MagicScore

Almost Famous

2000

In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.

7.5

MagicScore

#10

Dìdi (弟弟)

2024

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can't teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.

7.2

MagicScore

#11

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

2022

A man narrates stories of his life as a 10-year-old boy in 1969 Houston, weaving tales of nostalgia with a fantastical account of a journey to the moon.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

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

MagicScore

#13

Choose Me

1984

Several lost-soul night-owls, including a nightclub owner, a talk radio relationship counselor, and an itinerant stranger have encounters that expose their contradictions and anxieties about love and acceptance.

5.9

MagicScore

#14

The Time to Live and the Time to Die

1985

An autobiographical film based on Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's memories of his youth growing up in Taiwan after emigrating from mainland China.

7.3

MagicScore

#15

The Wanderers

1979

The streets of the Bronx are owned by '60s youth gangs where the joy and pain of adolescence is lived. Philip Kaufman tells his take on the novel by Richard Price about the history of the Italian-American gang ‘The Wanderers.’

7.0

MagicScore

#16

Piratensender Powerplay

1982

Tommy and Mike operate a famous pirate radio station, Germany's most listened-to radio station. The police and the operators of the Bavarian Broadcast Company try to stop their illegal broadcast.

5.1

MagicScore

#17

Big Wednesday

1978

Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves.

6.9

MagicScore

#18

That's What I Am

2011

A coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol, a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior high school peers.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

The Night Listener

2006

In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan—a young boy—via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.

5.5

MagicScore

#20

The Unsuspected

1947

The secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host mysteriously commits suicide after his wealthy young niece disappears.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like American Graffiti?

The top films similar to American Graffiti by MovieMagicScore are More American Graffiti (5.1), Good Morning, Vietnam (7.3), Sleepless in Seattle (6.7). Each shares comedy/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is American Graffiti worth watching?

American Graffiti holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 1,518 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is American Graffiti?

American Graffiti (1973) is a comedy, drama film directed by George Lucas, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat.

Where can I find more recommendations like American Graffiti?

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About movies like American Graffiti

This ranked list pairs American Graffiti (1973), a comedy and drama film from George Lucas, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Richard Dreyfuss 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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