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10 Best Movies Like The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

If you loved The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
While You Were Sleeping

While You Were Sleeping

1995★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct the...

#2
Dear Ex

Dear Ex

2018★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When Sanlian's ex-husband passes away, she discovers he has altered his insurance policy, cutting out their son in favor of a stranger named Jay....

#3
Circus of Books

Circus of Books

2019★ 6.9

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

For decades, a nice Jewish couple ran Circus of Books, a porn shop and epicenter for gay LA. Their director daughter documents their life and times....

#4
Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day

1993★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A cynical TV weatherman, along with his idealistic producer and his sardonic cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself...

#5
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#6
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

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

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...