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10 Best Movies Like The Royal Tenenbaums

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

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#1
Rushmore

Rushmore

1998★ 7.4

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

When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to ...

#2
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

2004★ 7.1

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

Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned, a ...

#3
The Darjeeling Limited

The Darjeeling Limited

2007★ 7.2

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

Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brot...

#4
Hotel Chevalier

Hotel Chevalier

2007★ 6.9

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

In a Paris hotel room, Jack Whitman lies on a bed. His phone rings; it's a woman on her way to see him, a surprise. She arrives and the complications of their relationship emerge i...

#5
Moonrise Kingdom

Moonrise Kingdom

2012★ 7.7

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

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away tog...

#6
Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox

2009★ 7.8

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

The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge again...