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10 Best Movies Like Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos

If you loved Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Return

Return

2018★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This is a documentary linking ecological and political problems. The planet has come to be less important than the multinational earnings, and with it politicians earnings as well....

#2
Star!

Star!

1968★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness....

#3
Rolling to You

Rolling to You

2018★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Jocelyn is a selfish and misogynist businessman. He tries to seduce a young pretty woman by pretending to be handicapped, till the day he meets her sister, who is also in a wheelch...

#4
Dad Friend

Dad Friend

2018★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Stéphane defers his frustration at not having had a son on his sons-in-law. So when her younger daughter decides to leave a rugby player than the idolatrous father for a doctor he ...

#5
Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion

Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion

2007★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

From an inauspicious beginning performing comedy routines in the back of a burger joint in New York, unorthodox stand-up star Zach Galifianakis has made a splash on the scene with ...

#6
Sovereign

Sovereign

2025★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Struggling single father Jerry indoctrinates his son Joe into the sovereign citizen movement, teaching him that laws are mere illusions and freedom is something you take. But, as J...