Movies Like The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

The Importance of Being Earnest is a 2002 comedy, drama, history, romance film from Oliver Parker with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Talented Mr. Ripley and Waking Ned.

Comedy Drama History Romance

The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999

Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.

7.2

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Waking Ned

1998

When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.

7.0

MagicScore

The Music Room

1958

An aging, decadent landlord’s passion for music becomes the undoing of his legacy as he sacrifices his wealth in order to compete with the opulent music room of his younger, richer neighbour.

7.5

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Murder She Said

1961

Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own.

7.3

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Lady Chatterley

2006

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.

6.1

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Pleasures of the Flesh

1965

After committing murder, businessman Atsushi is blackmailed into keeping a suitcase of embezzled money. What follows is a descent into lustful, reckless actions and regret.

5.6

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Rendez-vous

1985

Nina is a young, carefree actress who arrives in Paris searching for her big break. There, she finds drama both on- and offstage as she becomes involved with three men: a mild-mannered real-estate agent who offers her stability, a bad-boy actor who lives dangerously on the edge, and an intense theater director who casts her in a production of “Romeo and Juliet.” As opening night approaches, the emotional extremes of Nina’s love life fuel her art.

5.6

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The Oh in Ohio

2006

Frustrated with their relationship, Priscilla and Jack decide to take a break. While Jack moves into a new place of his own and starts dating a student, Priscilla discovers the joys of self-pleasuring and finds an unusual bedmate.

5.2

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Capricorn One

1977

In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.

6.8

MagicScore

#10

The Taste of Tea

2004

A spell of time in the life of a family in rural Tochigi prefecture. Yoshiko is not an ordinary housewife, instead working on an animated film project. Uncle Ayano, a successful music producer, is looking to get his head together after living in Tokyo. Meanwhile, Sachiko is concerned with why she seems to be followed by a giant version of herself. As the lazy days pass by, each member of the family is followed in a series of episodic vignettes.

7.5

MagicScore

#11

Things I Like, Things I Don't Like

1990

Dominique Pinon takes the viewer through various examples of what he "likes and dislikes."

7.1

MagicScore

#12

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

2013

The continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adult life and what led to her being in Seligman's care.

6.7

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#13

Cluny Brown

1946

Amateur plumber Cluny Brown gets sent off by her uncle to work as a servant at an English country estate.

7.2

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#14

Mansfield Park

1999

Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthy relatives, the Bertrams, where she is treated poorly by most except her cousin Edmund. Her life is complicated by the arrival of the worldly Mary and Henry Crawford.

6.7

MagicScore

#15

The Ruling Class

1972

When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; he sings and dances across the estate and thinks he is Jesus reincarnated. Believing that Jack is mentally unfit to own the estate, the Gurney family plots to steal Jack's inheritance. As their outrageous schemes fail, the family strives to cure Jack of his bizarre behavior, with disastrous results.

6.4

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#16

Lady Chatterley's Lover

1981

5.4

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#17

The Usual Suspects

1995

Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.

8.2

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#18

Waiting for the Hearse

1985

Mama Cora, who is almost eighty years old, has three sons and a daughter. She lives with one of them, who has serious financial problems. The family meets one day to celebrate an anniversary meal, and that is when the problem arises: which of them will take care of her?

8.0

MagicScore

#19

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949

When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.

7.6

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#20

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983

Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.

7.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Importance of Being Earnest?

The top films similar to The Importance of Being Earnest by MovieMagicScore are The Talented Mr. Ripley (7.2), Waking Ned (7.0), The Music Room (7.5). Each shares comedy/drama/history/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Importance of Being Earnest worth watching?

The Importance of Being Earnest holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 496 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Importance of Being Earnest?

The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) is a comedy, drama, history, romance film directed by Oliver Parker, starring Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Importance of Being Earnest?

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About movies like The Importance of Being Earnest

This ranked list pairs The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), a comedy and drama and history and romance film from Oliver Parker, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Rupert Everett 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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