Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 08, 2026

10 Best Movies Like About Alex

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

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#1
Somewhere in Queens

Somewhere in Queens

2023โ€ขโ˜… 6.2

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

Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tea...

#2
Landline

Landline

2017โ€ขโ˜… 6.1

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

A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair....

#3
Juniper

Juniper

2021โ€ขโ˜… 6.5

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

When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his lif...

#4
Hooking Up

Hooking Up

2020โ€ขโ˜… 6.3

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

Bailey and Darla embark upon a misguided and mutually deceitful form of therapy, one in which they must drive across the country, re-enacting Darla's colorful history as a sex addi...

#5
ATL

ATL

2006โ€ขโ˜… 6.9

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

As four friends prepare for life after high school, different challenges bring about turning points in each of their lives. The dramas unfold and resolve at their local rollerskati...

#6
CQ

CQ

2001โ€ขโ˜… 5.9

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

A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a n...

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