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10 Best Movies Like What's Cookin'?

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

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#1
Boy

Boy

2004★ 5.7

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

Boy is the unsettling story of a young male prostitute, or Rent Boy, in a small rural town who learns the truth behind a hit and run accident which has killed a local girl. When th...

#2
Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross

Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross

1961★ 7.7

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

This is the very first silent slapstick comedy short about adventures of Worldly, Coward, and Fool. What's more fun: fishing with worms, or dynamite? Three friends decided to have ...

#3
People

People

2016★ 5.9

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

Six vignettes pit an assortment of characters against each other in everyday situations....

#4
White Deer Plain

White Deer Plain

2012★ 6.1

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

In the White Deer Village in Shaanxi Province the two most important families - Bai and Lu - and their sons have always lived together in peace. But the turmoil leads to a fierce s...

#5
People

People

2006★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What's Cookin'? for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

PEOPLE is a new collaboration of riders and filmers from Mack Dawg Productions. Directed by Pierre Minhondo and Justin Eeles. This newly formed collective combines the talents, at...

#6
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What's Cookin'? for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

As novice detectives, Bud and Lou come face to face with the Invisible Man....