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10 Best Movies Like Contest

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

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#1
An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong

An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong

2009★ 6.7

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

A fourth grader and her friends deal with bullying from a more popular girl in their class....

#2
Love Don't Co$t a Thing

Love Don't Co$t a Thing

2003★ 7.6

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

A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool....

#3
Words on Bathroom Walls

Words on Bathroom Walls

2020★ 7.8

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

Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant cla...

#4
Cadet Kelly

Cadet Kelly

2002★ 6.2

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

Hyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and taking orders until she tries...

#5
Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off

Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off

2003★ 6.0

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

Eddie Ogden is his pa's pride and joy as well as the Groundhogs team's only asset as baseball talent. Then Eddie discovers a taste and talent for cuisine. Although his brothers And...

#6
My Policeman

My Policeman

2022★ 7.6

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

In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship ...

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