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10 Best Movies Like Leaving Virginia

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

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#1
Held Up

Held Up

1999★ 5.8

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

What should have been a romantic getaway turns into one hilarious debacle after another when Michael's woman dumps him in the desert where he gets carjacked by a teenager and he is...

#2
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger

Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger

2008★ 7.6

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

An HBO special edited from three performances from Chris Rock's 2008 comedy tour: London (dark suit, dark shirt), Johannesburg (black suit, white shirt) and New York (shiny jacket)...

#3
Eddie Murphy Raw

Eddie Murphy Raw

1987★ 7.3

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

Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom's hamburgers and much more....

#4
Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Leaving Virginia 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...

#5
Eenie Meanie

Eenie Meanie

2025★ 6.3

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

A former teenage getaway driver gets dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend....

#6
Sextuplets

Sextuplets

2019★ 6.2

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

Father-to-be Alan is shocked to learn that he was born a sextuplet. With his newfound brother Russell riding shotgun, the duo sets out on a hilarious journey to reunite with their ...

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