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10 Best Movies Like Salinger

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

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#1
Drinking Buddies

Drinking Buddies

2013★ 5.9

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

Weekend trips, office parties, late night conversations, drinking on the job, marriage pressure, biological clocks, holding eye contact a second too long… you know what makes the l...

#2
Standing Tall

Standing Tall

2015★ 7.2

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

The film tells the story of Malony and his education as he grows from a six-year-old into an 18-year-old. A minors’ judge and a caseworker work tirelessly to try to save the young ...

#3
Marley

Marley

2012★ 7.5

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

Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Directed by Academy Award-winning director Kevin ...

#4
Kolpaçino

Kolpaçino

2009★ 5.7

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

Lives of several low-level gangsters get intertwined after a game of craps in their underground casino ends in a bloody shootout....

#5
A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

2007★ 5.8

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

Esther Robinson's portrait of her uncle Danny Williams, Warhol's onetime lover, collaborator and filmmaker in his own right, offers a exploration of the Factory era, an homage to W...

#6
This Is Where I Leave You

This Is Where I Leave You

2014★ 6.6

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

When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along w...