Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Popeye

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

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#1
Scanners III: The Takeover

Scanners III: The Takeover

1992★ 4.4

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

A young scanner with extraordinary telepathic powers transforms into a lethal killing machine after taking one of her father's experimental drugs....

#2
I Got the Hook-Up

I Got the Hook-Up

1998★ 5.3

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

Two broke buddies feel lucky when they come upon a truckload of cellular phones and begin selling them out of the back of their van. Trouble arises though, when the phones develop ...

#3
Catch a Christmas Star

Catch a Christmas Star

2013★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Popeye for fans of Family. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Nikki Crandon is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet. Whether she's singing the National Anthem or promoting her latest album, everyone knows who she is—none more so than Ne...

#4
Afonso Padilha: Classless

Afonso Padilha: Classless

2020★ 7.4

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

Brazilian comedian Afonso Padilha dives into his humble beginnings and digs out hilarious stories about his childhood in this very personal set....

#5
The Man Who Sued God

The Man Who Sued God

2001★ 6.4

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

A lawyer becomes a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed he is denied insurance money because it was “an act of...

#6
HealtH

HealtH

1980★ 5.2

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

At a luxury Florida resort, health food lobbyists choose their new president at their annual convention. As the conference progresses, underhanded tricks, backroom corruption and b...