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10 Best Movies Like Polite People

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

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#1
...All the Marbles

...All the Marbles

1981★ 6.1

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

A two-bit promoter tries to take a women's wrestling team to the top....

#2
SubUrbia

SubUrbia

1997★ 6.2

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

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults....

#3
Julian Po

Julian Po

1997★ 6.5

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

Christian Slater is a stranger who comes to a small town. The local citizens think he's up to no good. After bothering him for a while, he blurts out in frustration, that he is the...

#4
A Dog Year

A Dog Year

2009★ 6.2

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

Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends hi...

#5
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

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

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

#6
The Middle Man

The Middle Man

2021★ 6.1

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

Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communic...

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