10 Best Movies Like Based on the Novel
If you loved Based on the Novel, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

In the Soup
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Based on the Novel for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film....

Almost Friends
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Based on the Novel for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

The House of Tomorrow
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Based on the Novel for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller's incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and survive high school....

CQ
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Based on the Novel for fans of Drama & Comedy. 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...

Somewhere in Queens
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Based on the Novel for fans of Drama & Comedy. 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...

Don't Think Twice
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Based on the Novel for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time....