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10 Best Movies Like Purely an Accident

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

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#1
You Cannot Kill David Arquette

You Cannot Kill David Arquette

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Purely an Accident for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Following his infamous championship as part of a marketing stunt for the film Ready to Rumble, David Arquette is widely known as the most hated man in pro-wrestling worldwide. Near...

#2
Easy Money

Easy Money

1983★ 6.0

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

To inherit his mother-in-law's colossal fortune, a hard living gambling addict must change his unhealthy ways before it gets the best of him....

#3
Rocky III

Rocky III

1982★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Purely an Accident for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Following Rocky Balboa's intense battle with his most powerful adversary yet – the ferocious Clubber Lang – Rocky joins forces with former rival Apollo Creed in an effort to get ba...

#4
Fat City

Fat City

1972★ 7.1

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

The story of two men, a veteran boxer who is down and out, and a young man who is just starting his life and boxing career. Their fighting careers cross paths as their lives and fo...

#5
Champion

Champion

1949★ 6.7

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

An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up....

#6
Anuvahood

Anuvahood

2011★ 6.4

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

Kenneth (who likes to call himself Kay) begins to realise he's just another wannabe bad boy... even less than a loser in fact. After quitting his job at Laimsbury's, Kay vows to be...

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