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10 Best Movies Like Jack's Playground 37

If you loved Jack's Playground 37, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Red Dawn

Red Dawn

2012★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jack's Playground 37 for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A city in Washington state awakens to the surreal sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky—shockingly, the U.S. has been invaded and their hometown is the initial target...

#2
The Next Karate Kid

The Next Karate Kid

1994★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jack's Playground 37 for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Mr. Miyagi decides to take Julie, a troubled teenager, under his wing after he learns that she blames herself for her parents' demise and struggles to adjust with her grandmother a...

#3
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

2015★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jack's Playground 37 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl...

#4
Nights in Rodanthe

Nights in Rodanthe

2008★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jack's Playground 37 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Adrienne is trying to decide whether to stay in her unhappy marriage or not, and her life changes when Paul, a doctor who is travelling to reconcile with his estranged son, checks ...

#5
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jack's Playground 37 for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...

#6
A.R.O.G

A.R.O.G

2008★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jack's Playground 37 for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Commander Logar fools Arif and sends him 1.000.000 years back in the time. He must civilize people from past to reach today....