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10 Best Movies Like Accepted

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

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#1
Grandma's Boy

Grandma's Boy

2006★ 6.5

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

Even though he's 35, Alex acts more like he's 13, spending his days as the world's oldest video game tester and his evenings developing the next big Xbox game. But when he gets kic...

#2
Hairspray

Hairspray

1988★ 6.8

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

'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the...

#3
Waffle Street

Waffle Street

2015★ 6.1

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

The true story of Jimmy Adams, a V.P. of a $30 billion hedge fund, who loses his job and winds up working as a waiter at a waffle shop. Amidst the greasy madness of the 24-hour din...

#4
Art School Confidential

Art School Confidential

2006★ 6.1

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

Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must a...

#5
Agathe Cléry

Agathe Cléry

2008★ 4.8

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

Agathe Clery, a marketing manager for a cosmetics company, is snobbish, stubborn and racist. When she is diagnosed with Addison Syndrome, an disorder that darkens the pigmentation ...

#6
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie

Trailer Park Boys: The Movie

2006★ 6.5

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

The boys get arrested for robbing an ATM machine and spend 18 months in jail, upon release they decide to pull off "The Big Dirty", a plan to steal a large amount of coins because ...