Movies Like The Girl in the Book

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

American Splendor

2003·1h 41m·★ 7.4·Shari Springer Berman

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An Angel at My Table

1990·2h 38m·★ 7.4·Jane Campion

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Zero Motivation

2014·1h 37m·★ 7.2·Talya Lavie

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Look at Me

2004·1h 50m·★ 6.8·Agnès Jaoui

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Engel & Joe

2001·1h 33m·★ 6.4·Vanessa Jopp

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Home Again

2017·1h 37m·★ 5.8·Hallie Meyers-Shyer

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Michael

1996·1h 45m·★ 5.7·Nora Ephron

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Gypo

2005·1h 38m·★ 6.6·Jan Dunn

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Daughters

2014·1h 32m·★ 5.4·Maria Speth

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How Good Is The Girl in the Book?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.