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10 Best Movies Like October

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

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#1
Dolemite Is My Name

Dolemite Is My Name

2019★ 7.0

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

The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s....

#2
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

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

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#3
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

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

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#4
Headhunters

Headhunters

2011★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to October for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary....

#5
Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2

1989★ 7.0

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

Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in criminal activities....

#6
Mirror

Mirror

1975★ 7.9

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

A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life....