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10 Best Movies Like Don't Be A Jerk

If you loved Don't Be A Jerk, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Curly Top

Curly Top

1935★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Be A Jerk for fans of Family & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Wealthy Edward Morgan becomes charmed with a curly-haired orphan and her pretty older sister Mary and arranges to adopt both under the alias of "Mr. Jones". As he spends more time ...

#2
Teen Spirit

Teen Spirit

2019★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Be A Jerk for fans of Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A shy teenager living on the Isle of Wight dreams of pop stardom. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a singing competition that will test her integrity, talent, and am...

#3
Sing Street

Sing Street

2016★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Be A Jerk for fans of Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes....

#4
Carolina

Carolina

2003★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Be A Jerk for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young woman escapes her wildly eccentric family in search for a life of normalcy....

#5
Arlo the Alligator Boy

Arlo the Alligator Boy

2021★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Be A Jerk for fans of Family & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Upon learning that he is from New York City, a wide-eyed boy, who is half human and half alligator, decides to leave his sheltered life in the swamp and search for his long lost fa...

#6
Young at Heart

Young at Heart

1954★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Be A Jerk for fans of Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The lives and romances of three sisters in a musical family; the youngest daughter's life is complicated by the subsequent arrival of a charming composer and a cynical music arrang...

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