Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 29, 2026

10 Best Movies Like First January

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

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#1
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

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

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#2
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985★ 8.3

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

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty mu...

#3
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

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

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#4
Barbie: Fairytopia

Barbie: Fairytopia

2005★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to First January for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Elina is a flower fairy who discovers that her home of Magic Meadow has been overcome by a horrible malady that is killing the flowers and making the fairies unable to fly. With th...

#5
Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus

Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus

2005★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to First January for fans of Animation. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Princess Annika escapes the clutches of the evil wizard, explores the wonders of Cloud Kingdom, and teams up with a magnificent winged horse - who turns out to be her sister, Princ...

#6
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019★ 7.4

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

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie indust...