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10 Best Movies Like The Birthday Boy

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

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#1
Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School

Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School

2008★ 9.0

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

When Alex is caught using magic to clean her room she is forced to go to wizard school with Justin. Max and Jerry camp out on the terrace to prove their manhood....

#2
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

2011★ 9.5

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

Splash into action with seafaring sleuths Scooby-Doo and the Mystery, Inc. gang as they collide with a mystery ship and try to uncover clues from a vanished crew in Hassle in the C...

#3
Scooby-Doo's Spookiest Tales

Scooby-Doo's Spookiest Tales

2001★ 9.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Birthday Boy for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Zoinks! Get ready to shake and shiver with Scooby-Doo and the Mystery, Inc. gang as they collect clues and capture crooks as only they can! Those teenage super-sleuths have the vil...

#4
The Brothers Lionheart

The Brothers Lionheart

1977★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Birthday Boy for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

After brothers Jonathan and Crusty pass away, they reunite in Nangijala, the land of eternal spring. Casting a long shadow over their world is the tyrant Tengil, ruler of the count...

#5
Battle Royale II: Requiem

Battle Royale II: Requiem

2003★ 5.0

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

It's three years after the events of the original Battle Royale, and Shuya Nanahara is now an internationally-known terrorist determined to bring down the government. His terrorist...

#6
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

2009★ 5.3

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

Ten years after the first American Pie movie, three new hapless virgins discover the Bible hidden in the school library at East Great Falls High. Unfortunately for them, the book i...