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10 Best Movies Like Empire Records

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

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#1
All About the Benjamins

All About the Benjamins

2002★ 5.9

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

Bounty hunter Bucum Jackson teams with the small-time con artist, Reggie Wright, that he is pursuing, in an attempt to locate a missing stash of diamonds and a lottery ticket worth...

#2
Safety Last!

Safety Last!

1923★ 7.7

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

When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself....

#3
The Big Store

The Big Store

1941★ 6.2

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

A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager....

#4
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

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

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

#5
Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages

2012★ 6.2

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

A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams....

#6
Benny & Joon

Benny & Joon

1993★ 7.0

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

A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton....

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