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10 Best Movies Like Running Start

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

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#1
Wagakki Band Japan Tour 2019 REACT -New Chapter-

Wagakki Band Japan Tour 2019 REACT -New Chapter-

2020★ 5.4

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

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#2
The Cave of the Golden Rose 3

The Cave of the Golden Rose 3

1993★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Running Start for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

The powerful evil wizard Tarabas gets knowledge about a prophecy that a king's child will defeat him. So he sends out his army of dead soldiers to kidnap all royal children. When t...

#3
12

12

2017★ 5.9

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

Anton and Erika started out as friends for five years and got into a romantic relationship for seven years. Anton is a commercial director while Erika is a former band member and b...

#4
People

People

2016★ 5.9

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

Six vignettes pit an assortment of characters against each other in everyday situations....

#5
Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays

Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays

2012★ 8.2

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

Scooby-Doo and the gang participate in a toy store's holiday parade where they discover the abandoned haunted clock tower with a troubled past. A sinister snowman haunts the street...

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Fantozzi in Heaven

Fantozzi in Heaven

1993★ 5.8

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

One by one, with a sweet but inexorable rate, Ugo's colleagues, go to a better life. When Ugo is attending at one of the innumerable funerals, he and the priest remain involved in ...