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10 Best Movies Like Permanent Vacation

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

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#1
New York, New York

New York, New York

1977★ 6.5

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

An egotistical saxophone player and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long uphill climb....

#2
Inside Llewyn Davis

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013★ 7.2

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

In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future....

#3
Fear of Rain

Fear of Rain

2021★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Permanent Vacation for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A teenage girl living with schizophrenia begins to suspect her neighbor has kidnapped a child. Her parents try desperately to help her live a normal life, without exposing their ow...

#4
Crooklyn

Crooklyn

1994★ 6.8

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

From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn....

#5
The Soloist

The Soloist

2009★ 6.7

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

A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper....

#6
Cradle Will Rock

Cradle Will Rock

1999★ 6.4

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

A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production....

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