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10 Best Movies Like The Oscar

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

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#1
The Big Picture

The Big Picture

1989★ 5.8

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

Hollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman, who is out to capitalize on the momentum from his national award-winning student film. Studio executive Allen Habel sedu...

#2
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

2016★ 6.6

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

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives....

#3
The Disaster Artist

The Disaster Artist

2017★ 7.1

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

An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted; creating the worst movi...

#4
Fedora

Fedora

1978★ 6.7

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

Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement, only to discover the horrifying truth b...

#5
The Trials of Cate McCall

The Trials of Cate McCall

2013★ 6.4

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

In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicte...

#6
The Star

The Star

1952★ 7.3

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

Actress Margaret Elliot is well past her prime but refuses to retire from the acting business. Despite entreaties from both her daughter, Gretchen, and one-time professional collea...

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