Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Feb 01, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Straightman

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

🏆

Expert Review & Ratings

See our full critical analysis and audience score for Straightman.

View Review →
#1
Red Dirt

Red Dirt

2000★ 5.6

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

At only twenty, Griffith is struggling with the responsibilities of caring for his unwell aunt, grieving the loss of their family's matriarch, and his own dreams of leaving Pine Ap...

#2
Strange Object

Strange Object

2020★ 6.0

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

An archival investigation into the imperial image-making of the RAF ‘Z Unit’, which determined the destruction of human, animal and cultural life across Somaliland, as well as Afri...

#3
Ride Away

Ride Away

2025★ 7.2

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

From the Atlantic to the Black Sea, Mathias and Philippe, two old friends, embark on a bicycle journey that Mathias’s son made before his tragic death. The two men ride through the...

#4
Untamed Royals

Untamed Royals

2024★ 6.3

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

A group of wealthy teenagers commit crimes that escalate from petty mischief to dangerous plots, causing chaotic consequences — but not for themselves....

#5
Secret Name

Secret Name

2021★ 6.0

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

Nelie escaped a miserable existence by becoming a frontline nurse in 1914. One day, she takes the identity of Rose, a young woman from a good family, who dies in front of her. She ...

#6
Tralala

Tralala

2021★ 5.6

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

A 48-year-old homeless singer and composer receive a cryptic message that makes him believe he has been visited by the Virgin Mary....