Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Real Thing

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

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#1
The Art of Flight

The Art of Flight

2011ā€¢ā˜… 7.8

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

Iconic snowboarder Travis Rice and friends redefine what is possible in the mountains. Experience the highs, as new tricks are landed and new zones opened, alongside the lows, wher...

#2
Meru

Meru

2015ā€¢ā˜… 7.4

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

Meru is the electrifying story of three elite American climbers—Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk—bent on achieving the impossible....

#3
Free Solo

Free Solo

2018ā€¢ā˜… 7.9

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

Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000 foot high El Capitan wall. With no ropes or safety gear, this would arguably ...

#4
Nitro Circus: The Movie

Nitro Circus: The Movie

2012ā€¢ā˜… 6.3

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

You will see Travis Pastrana and the whole Nitro Circus crew perform some of the most ridiculous, awe-inspiring, and simply insane stunts ever caught on camera. Coming to you in th...

#5
Valley Uprising

Valley Uprising

2014ā€¢ā˜… 7.7

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

In the shady campgrounds of Yosemite valley, climbers carved out a counterculture lifestyle of dumpster-diving and wild parties that clashed with the conservative values of the Nat...

#6
The Dawn Wall

The Dawn Wall

2017ā€¢ā˜… 8.0

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

The definitive film on the climb that captured headlines and ignited imaginations worldwide. Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson ascend the hardest big wall of all time: a 19 day asc...

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