
10 Best Movies Like Rushmore
If you loved Rushmore, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Bottle Rocket
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rushmore for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatche...

The Royal Tenenbaums
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rushmore for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of t...

The Darjeeling Limited
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rushmore for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brot...

Hotel Chevalier
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rushmore for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
In a Paris hotel room, Jack Whitman lies on a bed. His phone rings; it's a woman on her way to see him, a surprise. She arrives and the complications of their relationship emerge i...

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rushmore for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned, a ...

Castello Cavalcanti
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rushmore for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
In 1955 in Italy, race car driver Jed Cavalcanti suffers a mishap during the Molte Miglia rally and finds himself in a small town with a few familial surprises....