Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 20, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Recreation

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

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#1
The Floorwalker

The Floorwalker

1916★ 6.4

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

An impecunious customer creates chaos in a department store while the manager and his assistant plot to steal the money kept in the establishment's safe....

#2
Forty Guns

Forty Guns

1957★ 6.5

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

An authoritarian rancher rules an Arizona county with her private posse of hired guns. When a new Marshall arrives to set things straight, the cattle queen finds herself falling fo...

#3
El Topo

El Topo

1970★ 7.0

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

El Topo decides to confront warrior Masters on a trans-formative desert journey he begins with his 6 year old son, who must bury his childhood totems to become a man....

#4
His New Job

His New Job

1915★ 5.7

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

When one of the actors on a movie set doesn't show up, Charlie gets his chance to be on camera and replaces the actor. While waiting, he plays in a dice game and gets on many peopl...

#5
Panorama from Top of a Moving Train

Panorama from Top of a Moving Train

1898★ 5.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Recreation for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

With the cameraman atop a moving train car the viewer is given a one minute glimpse of a French urban area....

#6
Pieces of a Woman

Pieces of a Woman

2020★ 7.0

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

When a young mother's home birth ends in unfathomable tragedy, she begins a year-long odyssey of mourning that fractures relationships with loved ones in this deeply personal story...