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10 Best Movies Like American Boy

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

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#1
The Cave of the Golden Rose 3

The Cave of the Golden Rose 3

1993★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Boy for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

The powerful evil wizard Tarabas gets knowledge about a prophecy that a king's child will defeat him. So he sends out his army of dead soldiers to kidnap all royal children. When t...

#2
The Man Without a Past

The Man Without a Past

2002★ 7.4

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

Arriving in Helsinki, a nameless man is beaten within an inch of his life by thugs, miraculously recovering only to find that he has completely lost his memory. Back on the streets...

#3
Return

Return

2018★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Boy for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This is a documentary linking ecological and political problems. The planet has come to be less important than the multinational earnings, and with it politicians earnings as well....

#4
King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962★ 6.9

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

The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Far...

#5
The Rules of the Game

The Rules of the Game

1939★ 7.5

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

A weekend at a marquis’ country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut bourgeois acquaintances....

#6
Re/cycle

Re/cycle

2019★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Boy for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

With input from actor and writer Jan Hlobil, director and cinematographer Rene Smaal presents a film in the true surrealist tradition, in the sense that only 'found' elements were ...