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10 Best Movies Like Backlights

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

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#1
Woman Times Seven

Woman Times Seven

1967★ 6.3

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

Seven mini-stories of adultery: a widow misbehaves at her husband's funeral, a wife turns to streetwalking for revenge, a prudish girl surprises, a neglected wife vies for her husb...

#2
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

2024★ 7.5

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

Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stories, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", "The Swan", "The Rat Catcher", and "Po...

#3
Inseparables

Inseparables

2016★ 7.3

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

Felipe a wealthy businessman who has been quadriplegic, due to an accident, is looking for a therapeutic assistant. There are several highly qualified, but he decides to take the a...

#4
Dear Eleanor

Dear Eleanor

2016★ 5.8

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

Two teenage girls travel across the U.S. in 1962, during the chaos of the Cuban missile crisis, in search of Eleanor Roosevelt....

#5
Wild Oats

Wild Oats

2016★ 6.2

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

Everything changes for Eva when she receives an insurance settlement check accidentally made out for $5,000,000 instead of the expected $50,000. She and her best friend take the mo...

#6
Official Competition

Official Competition

2021★ 6.6

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

When a billionaire entrepreneur impulsively decides to create an iconic movie, he demands the best. Renowned filmmaker Lola Cuevas is recruited to mastermind this ambitious endeavo...

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