Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Footnote

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

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#1
Playdate

Playdate

2025★ 6.0

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

When out-of-work accountant Brian joins stay-at-home dad Jeff for a playdate with their sons, he expects a laid-back afternoon. Instead, they're chased by mercenaries, and Brian—to...

#2
Daddy's Home 2

Daddy's Home 2

2017★ 6.3

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

Father and stepfather Dusty and Brad join forces to make Christmastime perfect for the children. Their newfound partnership soon gets put to the test when Dusty's old-school, macho...

#3
Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

2012★ 6.1

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

After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an imp...

#4
Little Murders

Little Murders

1971★ 6.7

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

A young nihilistic New Yorker copes with pervasive urban violence, obscene phone calls, rusty water pipes, electrical blackouts, paranoia, and ethnic-racial conflict during a typic...

#5
Jim Jefferies: Freedumb

Jim Jefferies: Freedumb

2016★ 7.3

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

Returning for a second Netflix comedy special, Jim Jefferies unleashes his famously ferocious black humor to a packed house in Nashville, Tennessee....

#6
Disaster Holiday

Disaster Holiday

2024★ 6.8

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

A workaholic dad, trying to win over his kids, heads to the coast of Durban for a big work meeting — under the guise of a family road trip vacation....

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