Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 18, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Funny Story

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

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#1
Elena Undone

Elena Undone

2010★ 6.9

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

The wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer....

#2
Author! Author!

Author! Author!

1982★ 5.9

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

A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, and 5 children 4 of which belon...

#3
The Baxter

The Baxter

2005★ 6.0

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

Mild mannered tax accountant Elliot Sherman is what he calls a "Baxter": the kind of calm, unexciting fellow who "wears sock garters" and "enjoys raking leaves." Loved by bosses an...

#4
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

2022★ 6.4

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

A father comes to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family....

#5
Am I OK?

Am I OK?

2024★ 6.3

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

Lucy and Jane have been best friends for most of their lives and think they know everything there is to know about each other. But when Jane announces she's moving to London, Lucy ...

#6
Kinds of Kindness

Kinds of Kindness

2024★ 6.5

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

A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a ...

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