Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Looking Up

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

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#1
Abe

Abe

2020★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Looking Up for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A 12-year-old boy from Brooklyn tries to unite his half-Israeli and half-Palestinian family through cooking....

#2
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002★ 6.1

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

In a sleepy Louisiana parish, a group of lifelong friends stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about her complicated mother and let g...

#3
It Runs in the Family

It Runs in the Family

2003★ 6.0

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

This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile...

#4
The Joy Luck Club

The Joy Luck Club

1993★ 7.1

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

Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts....

#5
Everyone Says I Love You

Everyone Says I Love You

1996★ 6.5

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

A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged....

#6
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah

2023★ 6.4

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

Stacy and Lydia are BFFs who've always dreamed about having epic bat mitzvahs. But things start to go comically awry when a popular boy and middle school drama threatens their frie...

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