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10 Best Movies Like The Backpack

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

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#1
A Bad Idea Gone Wrong

A Bad Idea Gone Wrong

2017★ 6.4

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

Two would-be thieves forge a surprising relationship with an unexpected housesitter when they accidentally trap themselves in a house they just broke into....

#2
Clear History

Clear History

2013★ 6.1

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

Nathan Flomm, in order to avoid the humiliation of having missed out on a hugely successful business, assumes a new identity on Martha's Vineyard. He plots revenge when his former ...

#3
Bottle Rocket

Bottle Rocket

1996★ 6.7

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

Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatche...

#4
After the Ball

After the Ball

2015★ 6.3

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

After the Ball, a retail fairy tale set in the world of fashion. Kate's dream is to design for couturier houses. Although she is a bright new talent, Kate can't get a job. No one t...

#5
Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

2012★ 6.1

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

After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an imp...

#6
Landline

Landline

2017★ 6.1

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

A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair....

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