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10 Best Movies Like In 500 Words or Less

If you loved In 500 Words or Less, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Re-Generator

Re-Generator

2010★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In 500 Words or Less for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A plane containing a highly classified government project crashes outside of a small town in the US. Realizing the level of danger, the government tries to secretly fix the problem...

#2
The Play House

The Play House

1921★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In 500 Words or Less for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Upon waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works....

#3
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In 500 Words or Less for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting ...

#4
Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation

Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation

2012★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In 500 Words or Less for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After inheriting the family mortuary, a pyrophobic mortician accidentally exposes hundreds of un-cremated bodies to toxic medical waste. As the corpses re-animate, the mortician's ...

#5
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In 500 Words or Less for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#6
The Sweet Hereafter

The Sweet Hereafter

1997★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In 500 Words or Less for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead. A big-city lawyer arrives to help the survivors' and vi...