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10 Best Movies Like Imaginary Friend

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

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#1
Panda! Go Panda!

Panda! Go Panda!

1972★ 7.7

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

Cheerful Mimiko has a wonderfully strange family—a Panda for her Papa; and his son Panny, calls her Mom! When Panny follows Mimiko to school, he must pretend to be a teddy bear so ...

#2
Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill

Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill

2022★ 5.4

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

In a night of killer comedy, Bill Burr hosts a showcase of his most raucous stand-up comic pals as they riff on everything from COVID to Michael Jackson....

#3
Chronicle of an Escape

Chronicle of an Escape

2006★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Imaginary Friend for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The true story of four men who narrowly escaped death at the hands of Argentina's military death squads in 1977. Claudio Tamburrini is a goalie for a minor-league football team whe...

#4
La sonrisa del río

La sonrisa del río

2013★ 4.0

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

Tamiris arrives from the other side of the river, from Brazil, to meet Luci. A past and a latent present are discovered between them, trying to cover up an uncertain future...

#5
Strange Object

Strange Object

2020★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Imaginary Friend for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An archival investigation into the imperial image-making of the RAF ‘Z Unit’, which determined the destruction of human, animal and cultural life across Somaliland, as well as Afri...

#6
Dark Desire

Dark Desire

2012★ 4.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Imaginary Friend for fans of TV Movie. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A young man desperate to be connected to the people close to him resorts to devious measures to achieve that desire...