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10 Best Movies Like I Wish I Were a Star

If you loved I Wish I Were a Star, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Butterfly Business

Butterfly Business

2025★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Wish I Were a Star for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An overworked office worker has the quirk of turning into a butterfly under stress. We watch him struggle to keep his insect side a secret as the pressure of his office life become...

#2
Pennies

Pennies

2006★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Wish I Were a Star for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of Charlotte Brown,a waitress and young single mother who will do anything for her daughter Jenny, and when push comes to shove, she does. With a menacing figure on the o...

#3
Goodbye My Friend

Goodbye My Friend

1987★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Wish I Were a Star for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two friends Marzouk and Barakat, work with street vendor Batta on her cart in the melon trade. Al-Gayiar who works in the trade of stolen cars admires them, they work with him till...

#4
Beautifully Maintained and Well Located

Beautifully Maintained and Well Located

2021★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Wish I Were a Star for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A mansion, a lawn, some trees: an unmoved frontal view, 9 minutes long. We hear an off-screen voice. It si the co-director, who commands what goes on in the image. He calls up part...

#5
Aliens vs Avatars

Aliens vs Avatars

2011★ 3.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Wish I Were a Star for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Six college friends blowing off steam on a camping trip, find themselves caught up in a cat and mouse hunt with an Alien monster. Not knowing what to do or who to trust, they strug...

#6
Main Street on the March!

Main Street on the March!

1941★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Wish I Were a Star for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This Best Short Subject Academy Award winning film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, and ends immediately after the Japanese a...