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10 Best Movies Like 21

If you loved 21, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
21

21

2022★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 21 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

On her 21st birthday, Sasha sets out to buy alcohol because "that's what you do when you turn 21", but runs into unexpected issues securing the bag and coming to terms with the exp...

#2
East Is East

East Is East

1999★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 21 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born an...

#3
Public Friends

Public Friends

2016★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 21 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In order to make his little sick brother's dream come true, Leo and his best mates organize a fake score...but on the d day, they make a mistake and the fake score becomes a real h...

#4
Sicko

Sicko

2007★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 21 for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who's main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people’s lives. "The more people you deny health i...

#5
Dolphin Tale

Dolphin Tale

2011★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 21 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap....

#6
Oscar

Oscar

1991★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 21 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making...