Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Be Somebody

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

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#1
The Island

The Island

2018★ 6.6

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

A cataclysmic event causes a man, who dreams of winning the lottery, to become stranded on an island with his co-workers....

#2
Detective Chinatown

Detective Chinatown

2015★ 6.8

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

After being rejected from the police college, a mannerly man travels to Bangkok where he and an energetic distant relative must solve a murder case....

#3
Sidewalks of New York

Sidewalks of New York

2001★ 6.0

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

The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web of relationships. Interspersing "man on the street" interviews with sc...

#4
Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941★ 7.0

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

High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder....

#5
Wicked Little Letters

Wicked Little Letters

2024★ 6.9

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

When the denizens of Littlehampton – including conservative Edith – begin receiving letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspe...

#6
Cosi

Cosi

1996★ 6.1

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

Lewis, a young amateur theater director, is offered a job with a governmental program for the rehabilitation of mentally ill patients in a Sydney institution. His project is overru...

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