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10 Best Movies Like A Modern Coed

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

#1
The Life List

The Life List

2025★ 7.0

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

When her mother sends her on a quest to complete a teenage bucket list, a young woman uncovers family secrets, finds romance — and rediscovers herself....

#2
The Music Room

The Music Room

1958★ 7.5

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

An aging, decadent landlord’s passion for music becomes the undoing of his legacy as he sacrifices his wealth in order to compete with the opulent music room of his younger, richer...

#3
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

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

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#4
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#5
Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two

2024★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Modern Coed for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice betw...

#6
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019★ 7.4

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

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie indust...