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10 Best Movies Like Opening Night

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

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#1
The Country Girl

The Country Girl

1954★ 6.9

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

An actor on the skids is given one more chance to regain his stardom, as well as his self-respect, yet his alcoholism may prevent that from happening....

#2
Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932★ 6.4

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

A drunken newspaperman, Jerry Corbett, is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress, Joan Prentice, whose love sobers him up and encourages him to write a play, but he lapses b...

#3
Black Widow

Black Widow

1954★ 6.3

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

When a young stage hopeful is found dead, suspicion falls on her mentor, a successful Broadway producer....

#4
My Favorite Year

My Favorite Year

1982★ 6.6

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

Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But ...

#5
Morning Glory

Morning Glory

1933★ 6.1

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

Wildly optimistic chatterbox Eva Lovelace is a would-be actress trying to crash the New York stage. She attracts the interest of a paternal actor, a philandering producer, and an e...

#6
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

2014★ 7.4

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

A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become...

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