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10 Best Movies Like The Right Thing

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

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#1
CQ

CQ

2001★ 5.9

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

A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a n...

#2
SubUrbia

SubUrbia

1997★ 6.2

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

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults....

#3
XX/XY

XX/XY

2002★ 5.8

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

Three friends begin a dangerous three-way relationship that spirals out of control, leading to dire consequences that haunt them ten years later....

#4
Juniper

Juniper

2021★ 6.5

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

When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his lif...

#5
Cosi

Cosi

1996★ 6.1

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

Lewis, a young amateur theater director, is offered a job with a governmental program for the rehabilitation of mentally ill patients in a Sydney institution. His project is overru...

#6
Class Act

Class Act

1992★ 6.2

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

Duncan is a genius straight A student, Blade is juvenile delinquent. But because of a mix up with their school records, everyone thinks each is the other one. Now, Duncan kind of l...

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