Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Running Scared

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

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#1
Courier

Courier

1986★ 7.3

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

Ivan Mirosnikov, a cheeky young man in the Gorbachev era, is trying to figure out what to do with his life (he's not in college, and the 2-year mandatory military service is loomin...

#2
Support Your Local Sheriff!

Support Your Local Sheriff!

1969★ 7.0

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

In the old west, a man becomes a Sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get tough....

#3
Ladybugs

Ladybugs

1992★ 5.6

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

To climb the corporate ladder to success, a businessman agrees to coach his company's all-girl soccer team with the help of his secret weapon: his fiancee's son....

#4
Rustlers' Rhapsody

Rustlers' Rhapsody

1985★ 5.5

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

A singing cowboy roams the Wild West with his sidekick, dancing horse and fancy wardrobe....

#5
Fröhliche Weihnachten

Fröhliche Weihnachten

2007★ 7.4

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

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#6
Wilder Napalm

Wilder Napalm

1993★ 5.5

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

Wilder and Wallace are brothers and pyrokinetics. Ever since childhood they've been able to start fires with their minds but following a tragedy in which they accidentally killed a...