Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 20, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Pitmaker

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

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#1
Matador

Matador

1986★ 6.7

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

A conflicted youth confesses to crimes he didn't commit while a man and woman aroused by death become obsessed with each other....

#2
Fantozzi to the Rescue

Fantozzi to the Rescue

1990★ 6.1

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

Fantozzi is now retired but continues to go to the office where it is held up as a fine example of employees intending to do career....

#3
The Marriage of Maria Braun

The Marriage of Maria Braun

1979★ 7.4

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

Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war y...

#4
Brink!

Brink!

1998★ 6.3

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

Andy "Brink" Brinker and his in-line skating crew--Peter, Jordy, and Gabriella--who call themselves "Soul-Skaters" (which means they skate for the fun of it, and not for the money)...

#5
Rest Stop

Rest Stop

2006★ 5.4

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

In Texas, the aspirant actress Nicole Carrow runs away home to Los Angeles with her boyfriend Jess Hilts. They drive through a shortcut in an old road, and when they park in a rest...

#6
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

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

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...