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10 Best Movies Like Highway 61

If you loved Highway 61, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Smokey and the Bandit

Smokey and the Bandit

1977★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Highway 61 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A race car driver tries to transport an illegal beer shipment from Texas to Atlanta in under 28 hours, picking up a reluctant bride-to-be on the way....

#2
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Highway 61 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption o...

#3
Grand Theft Parsons

Grand Theft Parsons

2004★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Highway 61 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

There are times when it's right and proper to simply bury the dead. This is not one of those times... Gram Parsons was one of the most influential musicians of his time; a bitter, ...

#4
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

2006★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Highway 61 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they...

#5
Death at a Funeral

Death at a Funeral

2007★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Highway 61 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A myriad of outrageous calamities befalls an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets when the family's patriarch dies an unexpected death....

#6
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Highway 61 for fans of Comedy. 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...

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