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10 Best Movies Like Smart Philip

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

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#1
Adaptation.

Adaptation.

2002★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Smart Philip for fans of Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Charlie Kaufman is a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin...

#2
Empties

Empties

2007★ 6.7

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

Czech literature teacher Josef Tkaloun, who is past retirement age, realises one day that he no longer understands his pupils, and so he quits… dramatically. What he does not predi...

#3
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

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

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#4
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

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

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...

#5
American Beauty

American Beauty

1999★ 8.0

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

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend....

#6
The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club

1985★ 7.7

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

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast...