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10 Best Movies Like The Receiver

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

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#1
Starting Over

Starting Over

1979★ 6.4

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

After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher....

#2
Something New

Something New

2006★ 6.4

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

Kenya McQueen thought she had it all: a successful career, good friends and family. There was just one thing she didn't have under control: her love life. All that changes when she...

#3
Broken English

Broken English

2007★ 5.9

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

Nora Wilder is freaking out. Everyone around her is either in a relationship, married, or has children, while she's in her thirties, alone with job she's outgrown and a mother who ...

#4
Malcolm & Marie

Malcolm & Marie

2021★ 7.0

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

As a filmmaker and his girlfriend return home from his movie premiere, smoldering tensions and painful revelations push them toward a romantic reckoning....

#5
Benjamin

Benjamin

2019★ 6.1

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

Benjamin, a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film No Self at the London Film Festival when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces ...

#6
The Incredible Jessica James

The Incredible Jessica James

2017★ 6.2

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

Burned by a bad breakup, a struggling New York City playwright makes an unlikely connection with a divorced app designer she meets on a blind date....

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