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10 Best Movies Like Johnny-on-the-Spot

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

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#1
Star!

Star!

1968★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Johnny-on-the-Spot for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness....

#2
Main Tera Hero

Main Tera Hero

2014★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Johnny-on-the-Spot for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Seenu loves Sunaina but they're chased by a stalking cop, an infatuated beauty and her mafia don dad - can Seenu's heroics work?...

#3
Star

Star

1993★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Johnny-on-the-Spot for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When Crystal Wyatt was 16 her father passed away. From that time her life would never be the same. Crystal is banished from the family ranch, and starts a new life as a singer in a...

#4
R

R

2010★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Johnny-on-the-Spot for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The R of the title stands for the young protagonist, Rune, fearlessly played by Pilou Asbæk. Imprisoned for violent assault, he's a cocky, good-looking young man placed in the hard...

#5
As

As

2023★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Johnny-on-the-Spot for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Three years after the death of her beloved child, Elouise, Mara still feels her presence when she sits on the butterfly bedding in front of the jar with her ashes in it. Mara arran...

#6
Star

Star

2015★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Johnny-on-the-Spot for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Star follows the path of Tito and Jay, two brothers living in the Montreal neighborhood of Park Extension. Accompanying these young people in their daily life marked by complicity ...