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10 Best Movies Like Not in Textbooks

If you loved Not in Textbooks, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Slayers: The Motion Picture

Slayers: The Motion Picture

1995★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not in Textbooks for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Plagued by a recurring dream,​ master thief and sorceress Lina Inverse discovers ancient evil and lovers cruelly parted.​ Dragged into a vortex of time,​ she must fight to restore ...

#2
React.js: The Documentary

React.js: The Documentary

2023★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not in Textbooks for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

React is easily one of the single most popular libraries in use today. Given that it was made within a juggernaut like Facebook, you might have assumed it was always destined for s...

#3
Muriel, or the Time of Return

Muriel, or the Time of Return

1963★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not in Textbooks for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the seaside town of Boulogne, no one seems to be able to cope with their past, least of all Hélène, an antique furniture saleswoman, her stepson Bernard, and her former lover Al...

#4
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

1995★ 4.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not in Textbooks for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A group of teenagers get into a car crash in the Texas woods on prom night, and then wander into an old farmhouse that is home to Leatherface and his insane family of cannibalistic...

#5
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not in Textbooks for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece....

#6
Men Vs Women

Men Vs Women

2010★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not in Textbooks for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

From married couples to platonic roommates to testy rivals with romantic chemistry, the never-ending battle of the sexes gets personal....