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10 Best Movies Like The Runaround

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

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#1
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up

3 Ninjas Knuckle Up

1995★ 5.0

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

Rocky, Colt and TumTum must battle an evil wealthy toxic waste dumper in order to save a local Indian tribe and their friend Joe. The 3 Ninjas must help find Joe's father and find ...

#2
Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion

Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion

2007★ 7.1

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

From an inauspicious beginning performing comedy routines in the back of a burger joint in New York, unorthodox stand-up star Zach Galifianakis has made a splash on the scene with ...

#3
Fantozzi to the Rescue

Fantozzi to the Rescue

1990★ 6.1

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

Fantozzi is now retired but continues to go to the office where it is held up as a fine example of employees intending to do career....

#4
Boy

Boy

2004★ 5.7

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

Boy is the unsettling story of a young male prostitute, or Rent Boy, in a small rural town who learns the truth behind a hit and run accident which has killed a local girl. When th...

#5
School of Thieves 2

School of Thieves 2

1987★ 5.3

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

In this second episode Dalmazio and Egisto come, respectively, from the prison and the insane asylum. They risk a second arrest for their awkwardness so they return from their "unc...

#6
My Love, Don't Cross That River

My Love, Don't Cross That River

2014★ 8.0

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

There lives a couple known as "100-year-old lovebirds". They're like fairy tale characters: the husband is strong like a woodman, and the wife is full of charms like a princess. T...