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10 Best Movies Like American Graffiti

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

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#1
More American Graffiti

More American Graffiti

1979★ 5.2

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

College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s....

#2
Pretty Persuasion

Pretty Persuasion

2005★ 5.8

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

A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment....

#3
The Big Red One

The Big Red One

1980★ 6.7

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

A veteran sergeant of World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of the survivor Pvt. Griff, the writer Pvt. Zab, the Sicilian Pvt. Vinci and Pvt. Johnson, in...

#4
The China Syndrome

The China Syndrome

1979★ 7.2

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

While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publiciz...

#5
Day for Night

Day for Night

1973★ 7.8

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

A committed filmmaker struggles to complete his latest project while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew....

#6
An American Haunting

An American Haunting

2005★ 5.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Graffiti for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

An invisible entity haunts a 19th century family, and family secrets soon begin to surface. Based on the true events of the only case in US History where a spirit caused the death ...