Movies like Pleasance: Edinburgh Fringe 2023
The best movies like Pleasance: Edinburgh Fringe 2023 are Sunshine on Leith (2013), A Castle for Christmas (2021) and Our Ladies (2019). If Pleasance: Edinburgh Fringe 2023 hooked you, these 28 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedI Swear (2025)8.3/10 from 679 votes
- NewestBillie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) (2026)Released 2026
Sunshine on Leith (2013)
Davy and Ally have to re-learn how to live life in Edinburgh after coming home from serving in Afghanistan. Both struggle to learn to live a life outside the army and to deal with the everyday struggles of family, jobs and relationships. Sunshine on Leith is based on the sensational stage hit of the same name, featuring music by pop-folk band The Proclaimers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Castle for Christmas (2021)
To escape a scandal, a bestselling author journeys to Scotland, where she falls in love with a castle -- and faces off with the grumpy duke who owns it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOur Ladies (2019)
In 1996 Scotland, a group of Catholic schoolgirls get an opportunity to go into Edinburgh for a choir competition, but they're more interested in drinking, partying and hooking up than winning the competition.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGirls Trip (2017)
Four girlfriends take a trip to New Orleans for an annual festival and, along the way, rediscover their wild sides and strengthen the bonds of sisterhood.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFilth (2013)
A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid to secure promotion.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Outrun (2024)
Fresh out of rehab, Rona returns to the Orkney Islands—a place both wild and beautiful, right off the Scottish coast. Now 29 and after more than a decade of living life on the edge in London, where she both found and lost love, Rona attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her traumatic childhood merge with more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Festival (2018)
After Nick's girlfriend dumps him, his best mate Shane has the perfect antidote to his break-up blues: three days at an epic music festival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisMary Queen of Scots (2018)
In 1561, Mary Stuart, widow of the King of France, returns to Scotland, reclaims her rightful throne and menaces the future of Queen Elizabeth I as ruler of England, because she has a legitimate claim to the English throne. Betrayals, rebellions, conspiracies and their own life choices imperil both Queens. They experience the bitter cost of power, until their tragic fate is finally fulfilled.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDriving Lessons (2006)
A shy teenage boy trying to escape the influence of his domineering mother, has his world changed when he begins to work for a retired actress.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Swear (2025)
Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of others to discover his true purpose in life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Angels' Share (2012)
Robbie is a Glasgow boy locked in a family feud who just wants a way out. On community service, he meets Rhino, Albert and Mo. Little did Robbie imagine that turning to drink might change their lives, leading them to the distilleries of the Scottish Highlands and the biggest gamble of his life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCarrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking (2010)
"Wishful Drinking" is based on Fisher's memoirs of the same title. The stage adaptation had its world premiere in 2006 at the Geffen Playhouse in L.A. It later played at Berkeley Repertory before opening on Broadway in October at Studio 54. The show takes audiences on a comic tour of Fisher's messy personal life and career. The actress-writer recounts stories about her work on the "Star Wars" series as well as her relationship with her parents Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. She also discusses her much-publicized problems with alcohol and drugs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisShadow Dancer (2012)
In 1990s Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUnder the Skin (2014)
A seductive stranger prowls the streets of Glasgow in search of prey: unsuspecting men who fall under her spell.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShallow Grave (1994)
When David, Juliet, and Alex find their new roommate dead with a large sum of money, they agree to hide the body and keep the cash. However, this newfound fortune gradually corrodes their friendship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGood Vibrations (2012)
The story of music legend Terri Hooley, a key figure in Belfast's punk rock scene. Hooley founded the Good Vibrations store from which a record label sprung, representing bands such as The Undertones, Rudi and The Outcasts.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRatcatcher (1999)
James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a vulnerable 14 year old expressing a need for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who possesses an unusual innocence in spite of the harsh surroundings.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWe Will Rock You (1982)
In November 1981, and with “Under Pressure” topping the charts in the UK, Queen performed a blistering set of hits – including "We Will Rock You" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" – in front of an 18,000-strong crowd at Montreal's Forum, in this stunning concert film.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisBillie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) (2026)
Captured during Billie Eilish's sold-out world tour, a concert experience from one of the most celebrated and successful artists of her generation, presented in immersive 3D.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisComfort and Joy (1984)
Radio host Alan 'Dickie' Bird witnesses how an icecream van is attacked and destroyed by angry competitors. This leads him into the struggle between two Italian families over the icecream market of Glasgow.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Edinburgh Festival 1964 (1965)
A look at some of the events taking place at the Edinburgh Festival.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Edinburgh on Parade (1970)
Activity on the streets of Edinburgh during its giant annual arts festival.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Words - Live At The Edinburgh Fringe (2014)
On 3 August 2014 Scroobius Pip released his first Live DVD Words, a 2 disc special released on his own Speech Development Records. The DVD features his spoken word show Words live at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013. Words was first premiered at Latitude Festival to a crowd of over 4000 festival goers. Scroobius Pip then made his debut appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a 19-show run of Words. The show sold out every night and garnered huge critical acclaim, with The Scotsman declaring it: ‘A bewitching mixture of too-cool-for-school nonchalance and laser-like intensity.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Festival in Edinburgh (1955)
A look at some of the events that took place as part of the 1954 Edinburgh Festival.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Andrew Maxwell: Live in Edinburgh (2008)
In between performing at Dublin's maximum security prison and staging the Conflict Revolution gig Andrew Maxwell performs his sell out, five star performance at the 2008 Edinburgh festival. If you like your comedy funny and your storytelling memorable, this is the live show for you. "I've seen the future of Irish Comedy and its name is Andrew Maxwell" Irish Times
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Bill Hicks: At the Edinburgh Festival (1991)
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Arthur Smith: My 75 Years at the Edinburgh Fringe (2022)
Arthur Smith's love letter to the playground of the imagination that is the Edinburgh Fringe on its 75th birthday. Recalling some of the triumphs, disasters, love affairs and arrests of his many Augusts in Auld Reekie. Hamlet, Colditz, Leonard Cohen, Dante, dementia, Arthur's Seat, Gary Lineker and the Leith Police all feature in this moving hour of revelations, songs, poems, gags and bad costumes. This is Arthur's last-ever Edinburgh show so you had better be there.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Reggae Concert from the Edinburgh Festival (2011)
Live performance specially recorded for Whistle Test from the Reggae Concert at the Edinburgh Festival in 1973, featuring The Cimarons, Winston Groovy, Dennis Alcapone, The Marvels, Nicky Thomas and The Pioneers.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Pleasance: Edinburgh Fringe 2023?
The closest matches to Pleasance: Edinburgh Fringe 2023 are Sunshine on Leith (2013), A Castle for Christmas (2021) and Our Ladies (2019). Below are 25 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Pleasance: Edinburgh Fringe 2023?
Start with Sunshine on Leith (2013), the closest match to Pleasance: Edinburgh Fringe 2023.
What is the highest-rated movie like Pleasance: Edinburgh Fringe 2023?
I Swear (2025), rated 8.3/10 by 679 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Pleasance: Edinburgh Fringe 2023?
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Pleasance: Edinburgh Fringe 2023?
Yes: Sunshine on Leith (2013), A Castle for Christmas (2021) and Our Ladies (2019).
How are movies similar to Pleasance: Edinburgh Fringe 2023 chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Pleasance: Edinburgh Fringe 2023, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.