
10 Best Movies Like Pleasantville
If you loved Pleasantville, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Peggy Sue Got Married
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pleasantville for fans of Fantasy & Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
At her 25th high school reunion, Peggy Sue faints and awakens in 1960—back in her senior year, before her marriage and all her regrets. Given a second chance to relive her youth, s...

Running with Scissors
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pleasantville for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist...

Monsieur Hire
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pleasantville for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A French man spies on a lovely younger woman across the way. When he's spotted by the woman shortly after being questioned by the police about a local murder, the man's simple life...

In the Army Now
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pleasantville for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Bones Conway and Jack Kaufman, two misguided youths, join the reserves to make some easy money for their entrepreneurial dreams. Unfortunately, no sooner than they finish basic tra...

It's Always Fair Weather
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pleasantville for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. They keep their word only to discover how far apart they've grown. But the reunion ...

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pleasantville for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
Mark Patton sets the records straight about the controversial 1985 sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street, which ended his acting career, just as it was about to begin....