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10 Best Movies Like Bright in the Dark

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

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#1
Head Full of Honey

Head Full of Honey

2018★ 6.4

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

A young girl tries to help her grandfather, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, navigate his increasing forgetfulness, and ends up going on a remarkable adventure with him....

#2
Scarecrow

Scarecrow

1973★ 7.1

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

Two drifters bum around, visit earthy women and discuss opening a car wash in Pittsburgh....

#3
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

2016★ 6.6

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

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives....

#4
My Dinner with Hervé

My Dinner with Hervé

2018★ 6.3

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

An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous gun-toting dwarf, resulting in life-ch...

#5
Blue Chips

Blue Chips

1994★ 6.1

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

Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boost...

#6
The River

The River

1984★ 6.4

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

Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer a...

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