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10 Best Movies Like Risks + Side Effects

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

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#1
Return to Me

Return to Me

2000★ 6.7

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

It took a lot of cajoling to get Bob, a recently widowed architect, to go on a blind date at a quirky Irish-Italian eatery. Once there, he's smitten instantly not with his date but...

#2
Cold Feet

Cold Feet

2018★ 6.6

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

Although he actually just wanted to steal money, the crook Denis finds himself in the position of caretaking for the stroke patient Raimund. When Raimund's granddaughter Charlotte ...

#3
Feel the Beat

Feel the Beat

2020★ 7.6

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

After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition....

#4
Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

2012★ 6.1

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

After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an imp...

#5
The Air Up There

The Air Up There

1994★ 6.2

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

Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketb...

#6
Contra

Contra

2020★ 7.2

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

With his uncouth manner, Professor Pohl doesn’t enjoy the best reputation at the university where he works. To make matters worse, he makes a racist remark when student Naima arriv...

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