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10 Best Movies Like Darktown Strutters

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

#1
The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club

1985★ 7.7

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

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast...

#2
The Muthers

The Muthers

1976★ 4.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Darktown Strutters for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A band of female pirates go undercover at a prison camp on a coffee plantation to rescue their leader's sister....

#3
American Beauty

American Beauty

1999★ 8.0

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

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend....

#4
G.I. Joe: Retaliation

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

2013★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Darktown Strutters for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This forces the G.I. Joes into not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are fo...

#5
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985★ 8.3

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

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty mu...

#6
Despicable Me

Despicable Me

2010★ 7.3

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

Villainous Gru lives up to his reputation as a despicable, deplorable and downright unlikable guy when he hatches a plan to steal the moon from the sky. But he has a tough time sta...