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10 Best Movies Like Short Story

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

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#1
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

2010★ 6.4

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

The Making-of James Cameron's Avatar. It shows interesting parts of the work on the set....

#2
Let's Kill Ward's Wife

Let's Kill Ward's Wife

2014★ 5.5

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

Everyone hates Ward’s wife and wants her dead, Ward most of all. But when his friends’ murderous fantasies turn into an (accidental) reality, they have to deal with a whole new set...

#3
Mythica: The Darkspore

Mythica: The Darkspore

2015★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Short Story for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Fighting through creature-infested lands and pursued by bounty hunters, Marek and her company are in a race to recover all the shards of the Darkspore before it falls into the hand...

#4
All Three of Us

All Three of Us

2015★ 7.5

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

An Iranian family survives the shah and the ayatollah and moves to France. This story follows the family through it all. Despite the politics, revolution, prison, beatings, assassi...

#5
The Magic Tuche

The Magic Tuche

2018★ 5.3

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

After a groundbreaking presidential election, Jeff Tuche becomes the new President of France and moves in the Elysee with his family to govern the country....

#6
The Expendables 3

The Expendables 3

2014★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Short Story for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthles...