Movies Like We'll Take Manhattan (2012)

We'll Take Manhattan is a 2012 drama, romance, tv movie film from John McKay with a MovieMagicScore of 5.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Real Blonde and Stepmom.

Drama Romance TV Movie

The Real Blonde

1998

An aspiring actor and his girlfriend handle life's frustrations, while his friend seeks fulfillment with a blonde.

5.4

MagicScore

Stepmom

1998

Jackie is a divorced mother of two. Isabel is the career minded girlfriend of Jackie’s ex-husband Luke, forced into the role of unwelcome stepmother to their children. But when Jackie discovers she is ill, both women realise they must put aside their differences to find a common ground and celebrate life to the fullest, while they have the chance.

7.2

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Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

2007

An account of the professional and personal life of renowned American photographer Annie Leibovitz, from her early artistic endeavors to her international success as a photojournalist, war reporter, and pop culture chronicler.

7.7

MagicScore

The Truth About Cats & Dogs

1996

A successful veterinarian and radio show host with low self-esteem asks her model friend to impersonate her when a handsome man wants to see her.

6.0

MagicScore

The Model

2016

When emerging fashion model Emma gets a chance to pursue her dream of becoming an international top model, she leaves her everyday life in Denmark behind, and moves to Paris. At a photo shoot in her new hometown, she meets the attractive photographer Shane White and they fall in love. But their relationship soon turns into a dangerous obsession for Emma.

5.8

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Live a Little, Love a Little

1968

Photographer Greg Nolan moonlights in two full-time jobs to pay the rent, but has trouble finding time to do them both without his bosses finding out.

5.5

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All the Sins of Sodom

1968

Henning is a fashion photographer driven by visions of artistic glory. He is encouraged by a literary agent to produce a volume of erotic nudes and works to create the perfect layout with his favorite model, Leslie. All seems to be going well until the mysterious Joyce appears; dark and sensual, Joyce plays games with the photographer's ego, driving a wedge between Henning and Leslie and seducing one of his other models. Blinded by his own ambitions, Henning is unable to see the ruinous web that Joyce is weaving

5.4

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Perfume

2001

A week in the lives of a group of models, photographers, agents, reporters, publicists and other characters during a wild modeling show in New York City.

4.7

MagicScore

Love and Other Disasters

2006

Flighty Emily "Jacks" Jackson works for the British edition of Vogue magazine. Rather than pursue a relationship, Jacks regularly hooks up with her devoted ex-boyfriend, James Wildstone, and lives with Peter Simon, a gay screenwriter. When Jacks meets Argentinian photographer's assistant Paolo Sarmiento, she assumes he is gay and tries to bring him and Peter together, unaware that Paolo is straight and in love with her.

5.7

MagicScore

#10

Prêt-à-Porter

1994

During Paris Fashion Week, models, designers and industry hot shots gather to work, mingle, argue and try to seduce one another.

5.2

MagicScore

#11

Sex and the City

2008

A New York writer on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girlfriends must console her after one of them inadvertently leads Mr. Big to jilt her.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

The Perfect Find

2023

After a high-profile firing, everything is at stake for 40-year-old Jenna: her career, her ticking biological clock, and her bank account. Her fashion career comeback hits a snag when she falls for a charming, much younger coworker — who happens to be her boss’s son. As sparks fly, Jenna must decide if she’ll risk it all on a secret romance with the one person who could destroy her comeback.

6.1

MagicScore

#13

Summer in the City

2016

When a small town woman with southern charm is given a big promotion managing a store in the Big Apple, she tries to adopt a big city personality and it leads to disastrous results.

6.0

MagicScore

#14

Head Over Heels

2001

Ordinary single girl Amanda Pierce unexpectedly finds herself sharing an awesome Manhattan apartment with four sexy supermodels. Determined to bring Amanda into their world, the models give her the ultimate makeover. The plan works fabulously as Amanda connects with next door charmer Jim Winston. That is, until one night while spying on him, Amanda thinks she sees the man of her dreams committing a cold blooded crime.

5.6

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#15

The Neon Demon

2016

When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.

6.5

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#16

Bill Cunningham New York

2011

Doubling as a cartography of the ever-changing city, Bill Cunningham New York portrays the secluded pioneer of street fashion with grace and heart.

7.5

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#17

Saint Laurent

2014

1967-1976. As one of history's greatest fashion designers entered a decade of freedom, neither came out of it in one piece.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

Apartment 7A

2024

A struggling young dancer finds herself drawn in by dark forces when a peculiar, well-connected older couple promise her a shot at fame.

6.1

MagicScore

#19

Manhattan

1979

Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.

7.7

MagicScore

#20

Kinky Boots

2005

Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, central England, but he never thought that he would take his father's place. Charles has a chance encounter with the flamboyant drag queen cabaret singer Lola and everything changes.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like We'll Take Manhattan?

The top films similar to We'll Take Manhattan by MovieMagicScore are The Real Blonde (5.4), Stepmom (7.2), Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (7.7). Each shares drama/romance/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is We'll Take Manhattan worth watching?

We'll Take Manhattan holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.5/10 from 29 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is We'll Take Manhattan?

We'll Take Manhattan (2012) is a drama, romance, tv movie film directed by John McKay, starring Karen Gillan, Aneurin Barnard, Frances Barber.

Where can I find more recommendations like We'll Take Manhattan?

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About movies like We'll Take Manhattan

This ranked list pairs We'll Take Manhattan (2012), a drama and romance and tv movie film from John McKay, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Karen Gillan 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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