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10 Best Movies Like The idiot

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

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#1
Jay Kelly

Jay Kelly

2025★ 6.1

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

Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager, Ron....

#2
Box of Moonlight

Box of Moonlight

1996★ 6.8

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

Al Fountain, a middle-aged electrical engineer, is on the verge of a mid-life crisis, when he decides to take his time coming home from a business trip, rents a car, and heads out ...

#3
Tempest

Tempest

1982★ 5.9

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

A sobering mid-life crisis fuels dissatisfaction in Philip Dimitrius, to the extent where the successful architect trades his marriage and career in for a spiritual exile on a remo...

#4
Roger & Me

Roger & Me

1989★ 7.1

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

A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an in...

#5
Robots

Robots

2005★ 6.5

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

Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Bigweld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those ...

#6
The Union

The Union

2024★ 6.1

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

A New Jersey construction worker goes from regular guy to aspiring spy when his long-lost high school sweetheart recruits him for an espionage mission....

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