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10 Best Movies Like Anticipation

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

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#1
10 Years

10 Years

2012★ 5.8

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

A group of friends reunite ten years after their high-school graduation....

#2
ATL

ATL

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anticipation for fans of Drama & Comedy. 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...

#3
House of D

House of D

2004★ 6.4

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

In the present, artist Tom Warshaw recalls his traumatic coming of age. As a 13-year-old growing up in New York City in 1973, Tom hangs out with Pappass, a mentally disabled man. W...

#4
Booksmart

Booksmart

2019★ 7.0

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

Two academic teenage superstars realize, on the eve of their high school graduation, that they should have worked less and played more. Determined to never fall short of their peer...

#5
Ghost World

Ghost World

2001★ 7.1

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

Two quirky, cynical teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives after high school graduation. After they play a prank on an eccentric, middle aged record collector...

#6
The Boys in the Band

The Boys in the Band

2020★ 6.8

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

At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths....

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