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10 Best Movies Like How I Got Into College

If you loved How I Got Into College, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Three Days of the Condor

Three Days of the Condor

1975★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How I Got Into College for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When bookish CIA researcher Joe Turner finds all his co-workers dead, he, together with a woman he has kidnapped, must work together to outwit those responsible until he determines...

#2
Bewitched

Bewitched

2005★ 5.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How I Got Into College for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic show "Bewitched"....

#3
The Cannonball Run

The Cannonball Run

1981★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How I Got Into College for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A cross-country road race is based on an actual event, the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, organized by Brock Yates to protest the 55 mph speed limit then...

#4
Lost on a Mountain in Maine

Lost on a Mountain in Maine

2024★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How I Got Into College for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When twelve-year-old Donn Fendler gets tired of waiting for his father and brothers to join him on the summit of Maine's highest peak, he decides to find his own way back to camp. ...

#5
While You Were Sleeping

While You Were Sleeping

1995★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How I Got Into College for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct the...

#6
Little Women

Little Women

2019★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How I Got Into College for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War....