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10 Best Movies Like Recruit with a Child

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

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#1
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975‱★ 8.4

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

A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domine...

#2
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994‱★ 8.5

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

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in ...

#3
Joker

Joker

2019‱★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Recruit with a Child for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#4
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015‱★ 7.9

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

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...

#5
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

2017‱★ 6.8

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

Four teenagers in detention discover an old video game console with a game they’ve never heard of. When they decide to play, they are immediately sucked into the jungle world of Ju...

#6
Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

2002‱★ 8.0

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

A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI...