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10 Best Movies Like Whitney, a Look Back

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

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#1
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

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

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#2
The Man Without a Past

The Man Without a Past

2002★ 7.4

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

Arriving in Helsinki, a nameless man is beaten within an inch of his life by thugs, miraculously recovering only to find that he has completely lost his memory. Back on the streets...

#3
The Phantom of Liberty

The Phantom of Liberty

1974★ 7.4

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

This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis Buñuel. Presented as chance encounters, ...

#4
The Isle

The Isle

2000★ 6.9

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

Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists. One day she falls in love wi...

#5
Rocco and His Brothers

Rocco and His Brothers

1960★ 8.0

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

When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results....

#6
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

1922★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Whitney, a Look Back for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock e...