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10 Best Movies Like The Big Chill

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

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#1
The Dresser

The Dresser

1983★ 6.7

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

In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand - the dresser - is devoted to the brilliant but tyrannical head of the company. He struggles to support the deteriorating...

#2
Our Daily Bread

Our Daily Bread

1934★ 6.7

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

John and Mary Sims are city-dwellers hit hard by the financial fist of The Depression. Driven by bravery (and sheer desperation) they flee to the country and, with the help of othe...

#3
The Wilde Wedding

The Wilde Wedding

2017★ 5.1

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

After a whirlwind courtship, retired movie star Eve Wilde prepares to marry her fourth husband, the renowned English writer Harold Alcott. Sparks soon begin to fly when Eve's first...

#4
Kitty Foiled

Kitty Foiled

1948★ 7.0

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

Tom subjects Jerry to his usual harassment; but the cat finds a new enemy, and the mouse finds a new friend, in the canary of the house....

#5
Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary

Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary

1997★ 7.6

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

Filmmaker S.R. Bindler profiles Texas contestants trying to win a truck by keeping one hand on it longer than everyone else....

#6
NDA - Salassapitosopimus

NDA - Salassapitosopimus

2005★ 5.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Big Chill for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

26-year old Satu is a high profile press officer at a leading mobile phone giant. When her former co-worker at the daily press disappears mysteriously, she fears a connection betwe...