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10 Best Movies Like Reaching for the Stars

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

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#1
Mindhorn

Mindhorn

2016★ 6.1

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

A washed up actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective show "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with...

#2
Paper Towns

Paper Towns

2015★ 6.2

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

Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life dressed l...

#3
Frenemies

Frenemies

2012★ 5.8

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

Three pairs of friends relationships go from good to bad and back again. Several couple fall out over girls, boys and work. Can all these couples settle their differences and be fr...

#4
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding

A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding

2018★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Reaching for the Stars for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A year after Amber helped Richard secure the crown. The two are set to tie the knot in a royal Christmas wedding — but their plans are jeopardized when Amber finds herself second-g...

#5
The DUFF

The DUFF

2015★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Reaching for the Stars for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Bianca's universe turns upside down when she learns that her high school refers to her as a ‘DUFF' (Designated Ugly Fat Friend). Hoping to erase that label, she enlists the help of...

#6
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll

2016★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Reaching for the Stars for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

As Po looks for his lost action figures, the story of how the panda inadvertently helped create the Furious Five is told....