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10 Best Movies Like The Recipe Files

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

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#1
Angelique and the Sultan

Angelique and the Sultan

1968★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Recipe Files for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Angélique is in a North African Muslim kingdom where she is now part of the Sultan's harem. She refuses to be bedded as her captors try to beat sense into her. She finally decides ...

#2
Lean on Pete

Lean on Pete

2018★ 6.9

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

Charley Thompson, a teenager living with his single father, gets a summer job working for horse trainer Del Montgomery. Bonding with an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete, Charley ...

#3
I Can Quit Whenever I Want 3: Ad Honorem

I Can Quit Whenever I Want 3: Ad Honorem

2017★ 7.4

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

Has been an year since Pietro Zinni's gang got caught in the Sopox production laboratory and each of them locked up in different jails. From Regina Coeli jail, Pietro keep warning ...

#4
Let's Kill Ward's Wife

Let's Kill Ward's Wife

2014★ 5.5

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

Everyone hates Ward’s wife and wants her dead, Ward most of all. But when his friends’ murderous fantasies turn into an (accidental) reality, they have to deal with a whole new set...

#5
The Overnight

The Overnight

2015★ 6.0

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

Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte, and Max. A family “playdate” becomes increas...

#6
Run All Night

Run All Night

2015★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Recipe Files for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police det...