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10 Best Movies Like Mainstream

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

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#1
Not Okay

Not Okay

2022★ 6.3

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

An ambitious young woman, desperate for followers and fame, fakes a trip to Paris to up her social media presence. When a terrifying incident takes place in the real world and beco...

#2
In the Soup

In the Soup

1992★ 6.6

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

An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film....

#3
Just Before I Go

Just Before I Go

2015★ 6.4

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

Ted Morgan has been treading water for most of his life. After his wife leaves him, Ted realizes he has nothing left to live for. Summoning the courage for one last act, Ted decid...

#4
Newness

Newness

2017★ 6.0

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

In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries....

#5
Posthumous

Posthumous

2014★ 5.9

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

After false reports of his demise put him and his work on the map, an artist decides to continue the charade by posing as his own brother. Soon, a reporter enters his life and has ...

#6
Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation

2003★ 7.4

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

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be rea...

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