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10 Best Movies Like Special

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

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#1
Pain & Gain

Pain & Gain

2013★ 6.3

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

Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits mus...

#2
Extortion

Extortion

2017★ 6.2

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

A doctor desperately tries to save his wife and their 5 year old son after their vacation in the Bahamas takes an unexpected turn....

#3
Mr. Bones

Mr. Bones

2001★ 6.0

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

A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament....

#4
The Good Girl

The Good Girl

2002★ 6.2

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

A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield....

#5
Beat the Devil

Beat the Devil

1953★ 6.1

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

A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine....

#6
Dogville

Dogville

2003★ 7.8

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

A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a ...

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