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10 Best Movies Like Gene

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

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#1
Watching the Detectives

Watching the Detectives

2007★ 6.3

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

Neil, a self-proclaimed film geek and owner of Gumshoe video, has always been content to live vicariously through his favorite films noir. But when he meets Violet, a real-life fem...

#2
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

2013★ 6.8

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

A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words....

#3
Brain Donors

Brain Donors

1992★ 6.1

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

Three manic idiots—a lawyer, a cab driver and a handyman—team up to run a ballet company to fulfil the will of a millionaire. Stooge-like antics result as the trio try to outwit th...

#4
Bottle Rocket

Bottle Rocket

1996★ 6.7

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

Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatche...

#5
A Bad Idea Gone Wrong

A Bad Idea Gone Wrong

2017★ 6.4

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

Two would-be thieves forge a surprising relationship with an unexpected housesitter when they accidentally trap themselves in a house they just broke into....

#6
Carnage

Carnage

2011★ 7.2

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

Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion...

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