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10 Best Movies Like Magnolia

If you loved Magnolia, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights

1997★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Magnolia for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner disc...

#2
Punch-Drunk Love

Punch-Drunk Love

2002★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Magnolia for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers....

#3
The Master

The Master

2012★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Magnolia for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the ...

#4
There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood

2007★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Magnolia for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landown...

#5
Eyes Wide Shut

Eyes Wide Shut

1999★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Magnolia for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexua...

#6
Hard Eight

Hard Eight

1997★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Magnolia for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular....