Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Rocket Science

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

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#1
Wildflower

Wildflower

2023★ 7.4

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

The story of Bea Johnson from birth to graduation as she navigates life with an intellectually disabled parent and an extended family who can't quite agree on the best way to help....

#2
House of D

House of D

2004★ 6.4

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

In the present, artist Tom Warshaw recalls his traumatic coming of age. As a 13-year-old growing up in New York City in 1973, Tom hangs out with Pappass, a mentally disabled man. W...

#3
Match

Match

2014★ 5.8

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

A Seattle couple travel to New York to interview colorful former dancer Tobi for research on a dissertation about dance. But soon, common niceties and social graces erode when the ...

#4
Hooking Up

Hooking Up

2020★ 6.3

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

Bailey and Darla embark upon a misguided and mutually deceitful form of therapy, one in which they must drive across the country, re-enacting Darla's colorful history as a sex addi...

#5
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

2013★ 6.1

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

86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy....

#6
Thumbsucker

Thumbsucker

2005★ 6.2

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

Justin Cobb, a teenager in suburban Oregon, copes with his thumb-sucking problem, romance, and his diagnosis with ADHD and subsequent experience using Ritalin....

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