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10 Best Movies Like The Significant Other

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

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#1
Starbuck

Starbuck

2011★ 6.9

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

David Wozniak is a perpetual adolescent who discovers that, as a sperm donor, he has fathered 533 children. He is advised that more than 100 of his offspring are trying to force th...

#2
Alice

Alice

1990★ 6.3

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

Alice Tate, mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finds herself falling for a handsome sax player, Joe. Stricken with a backache, she consults herbalist Dr. Yang, who realize...

#3
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Significant Other for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker must ...

#4
The Delta Force

The Delta Force

1986★ 5.9

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

A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists, who demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrori...

#5
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

2001★ 6.1

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

Jimmy Neutron is a boy genius and way ahead of his friends, but when it comes to being cool, he's a little behind. All until one day when his parents, and parents all over Earth ar...

#6
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer

I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer

2006★ 4.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Significant Other for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Several teenagers in a small-town in Colorado concoct a July 4th prank based on a frightening legend that goes awry when their friend ends up accidentally killed; however, the teen...