Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Real Boy

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

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#1
On the Basis of Sex

On the Basis of Sex

2018★ 7.3

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

Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination....

#2
I'm a Porn Star

I'm a Porn Star

2013★ 5.8

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

I'm a Porn Star follows the lives of guys in the neighborhood who are likely a lot more famous than you - at least on the Internet. There are an estimated 370 million pornographic ...

#3
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Real Boy for fans of Crime. 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....

#4
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#5
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019★ 7.4

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

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie indust...

#6
American Beauty

American Beauty

1999★ 8.0

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

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend....