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10 Best Movies Like They

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

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#1
Footloose

Footloose

1984★ 6.7

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

When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock after discovering he's living in a place where mus...

#2
The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor

1963★ 6.5

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

A timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome Romeo. The Jekyll and Hyde game works well enough until the conco...

#3
The Mirror Has Two Faces

The Mirror Has Two Faces

1996★ 6.7

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

Rose Morgan, who still lives with her mother, is a professor of Romantic Literature who desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory Larkin, a mathematics professor, has been...

#4
Comet

Comet

2014★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When a chance encounter brings together the cynical Dell and the quick-witted Kimberly, the stage is set for a tempestuous love affair that unfolds like a puzzle. As the film zigza...

#5
Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451

1966★ 7.1

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

In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book bu...

#6
Starman

Starman

1984★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When an alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona, the government tries to stop them....

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