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10 Best Movies Like Useless Man

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

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#1
24 City

24 City

2008★ 7.0

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

As a decades-old state-run aeronautics munitions factory in downtown Chengdu, China is being torn down for the construction of the titular luxury apartment complex, director Jia Zh...

#2
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

2018★ 6.7

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

Toby, a cynical film director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himself to be Don Quixote. In the course of their comic an...

#3
Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal

2009★ 6.5

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

Alone in her empty flat, from her window Anne observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up the personal belongings and pieces of furniture she has put out on the pavement...

#4
Finding Mr. Right

Finding Mr. Right

2013★ 6.4

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

When Jiajia, a young woman in Beijing who lives a luxurious life provided by her wealthy boyfriend, gets pregnant, she goes to the United States, hoping that the baby will be born ...

#5
Confucius

Confucius

2010★ 5.9

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

In 500 B.C., during Chinas famed 'Spring and Autumn Period', Kong Ze (Confucius), a commoner reverred for his outstanding wisdom, is made Minister of Law in the ancient Kingdom of ...

#6
Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi

1983★ 7.9

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

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a v...

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