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10 Best Movies Like The Spectacular Now

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

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#1
Two Night Stand

Two Night Stand

2014★ 6.4

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

After an extremely regrettable one night stand, two strangers wake up to find themselves snowed in after sleeping through a blizzard that put all of Manhattan on ice. They're now t...

#2
Drinking Buddies

Drinking Buddies

2013★ 5.9

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

Weekend trips, office parties, late night conversations, drinking on the job, marriage pressure, biological clocks, holding eye contact a second too long… you know what makes the l...

#3
White Bird in a Blizzard

White Bird in a Blizzard

2014★ 6.2

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

In 1988, a teenage girl's life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears....

#4
A Faster Horse

A Faster Horse

2015★ 7.1

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

David Gelb (Jiro Dreams of Sushi) tackles another venerable, beloved, and long-standing institution: the Mustang, crown jewel of the Ford fleet. Only this institution is in turmoil...

#5
Short Term 12

Short Term 12

2013★ 7.8

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

Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior b...

#6
What If

What If

2013★ 6.7

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

Medical-school dropout Wallace has been repeatedly burned by bad relationships. So while everyone around him, including his roommate Allan, seems to be finding the perfect partner,...