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10 Best Movies Like Zelig

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

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#1
Broadway Danny Rose

Broadway Danny Rose

1984★ 7.1

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

A hapless talent manager named Danny Rose, by helping a client, gets dragged into a love triangle involving the mob. His story is told in flashback, an anecdote shared amongst a gr...

#2
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

1982★ 6.5

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

A nutty inventor, his frustrated wife, a philosopher cousin, his much younger fiancée, a randy doctor, and a free-thinking nurse spend a summer weekend in and around a stunning - a...

#3
You Upset Me

You Upset Me

1983★ 6.6

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

The first movie directed by Roberto Benigni in four surreal short stories: "Durante Cristo" (During Christ), "Angelo" (Angel), , "In Banca" (At the Bank) and "I Due Militi" (The Tw...

#4
Stardust Memories

Stardust Memories

1980★ 6.9

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

While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films....

#5
Love and Death

Love and Death

1975★ 7.5

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

In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon....

#6
Take the Money and Run

Take the Money and Run

1969★ 7.1

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

Virgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent....