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10 Best Movies Like Loitering with Intent

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

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#1
Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Loitering with Intent for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly....

#2
Deconstructing Harry

Deconstructing Harry

1997★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Loitering with Intent for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him as a result....

#3
Young Adult

Young Adult

2011★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Loitering with Intent for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family....

#4
Listen Up Philip

Listen Up Philip

2014★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Loitering with Intent for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Anger rages in Philip as he awaits the publication of his second novel. He feels pushed out of his adopted home city by the constant crowds and noise, a deteriorating relationship ...

#5
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

2025★ 6.9

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

A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by n...

#6
The Friend

The Friend

2025★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Loitering with Intent for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

New York City writer Iris finds her comfortable, solitary life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor bequeaths her a Great Dane named Apollo. The huge dog immedi...

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