Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Great Buddha+

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

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#1
Classmates Minus

Classmates Minus

2020★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Buddha+ for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Four school buddies — a director, a temp worker, an insurance salesman and a paper craftsman — grapple with unfulfilled dreams amid middle age ennui....

#2
SubUrbia

SubUrbia

1997★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Buddha+ for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults....

#3
Big Shot's Funeral

Big Shot's Funeral

2001★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Buddha+ for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Don Tyler, a famous film-maker, falls ill on the sets of his movie. Fascinated by the funereal traditions of China, he requests a cameraman named Yoyo to arrange a grand, comedic f...

#4
The Beanie Bubble

The Beanie Bubble

2023★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Buddha+ for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Ty was a frustrated toy salesman until his collaboration with three women turned his stuffed animals into a defining '90s trend. This behind-the-scenes look at history's biggest to...

#5
Landline

Landline

2017★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Buddha+ for fans of Comedy & Drama. 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....

#6
Hooking Up

Hooking Up

2020★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Buddha+ for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Bailey and Darla embark upon a misguided and mutually deceitful form of therapy, one in which they must drive across the country, re-enacting Darla's colorful history as a sex addi...

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