Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Matchmaker

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

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#1
Star

Star

2024★ 7.3

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

Follows a youngster Kalai and his aspirations of becoming a 'Star' in the Tamil Film Industry. Born in a lower-middle-class family, will Kalai overcome all his struggles to emerge ...

#2
Be Somebody

Be Somebody

2016★ 6.5

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

Pop superstar Jordan Jaye has a big dream he just wants to live like a regular teenager. When he's chased down by some excited female fans, he finds a perfect hideout and a reluct...

#3
Return

Return

2018★ 6.5

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

This is a documentary linking ecological and political problems. The planet has come to be less important than the multinational earnings, and with it politicians earnings as well....

#4
Gilbert

Gilbert

2017★ 6.7

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

The life and career of one of comedy's most inimitable modern voices, Mr. Gilbert Gottfried....

#5
First Born

First Born

2016★ 5.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Matchmaker for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A young couples lives are turned upside down when the birth of their first child is accompanied by terrifying entities that threaten their newly formed family....

#6
Bravetown

Bravetown

2015★ 6.7

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

After an accidental drug overdose, a talented teenage DJ goes to live with his estranged father in a small Army town, where he gets to the bottom of his own pain and learns empathy...