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10 Best Movies Like Standby

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

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#1
The Good Liar

The Good Liar

2019★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Standby for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what should have been anothe...

#2
Six Degrees of Separation

Six Degrees of Separation

1993★ 6.4

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

The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-class New York family....

#3
Let's Make Love

Let's Make Love

1960★ 6.4

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

When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful...

#4
Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century

1934★ 6.8

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

A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him....

#5
Criminal

Criminal

2004★ 6.2

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

Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a perfect poker face. The two plan a big-time scam: selling a fake Silver Certificat...

#6
Noises Off...

Noises Off...

1992★ 7.2

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

Hired to helm an Americanized take on a British play, director Lloyd Fellowes does his best to control an eccentric group of stage actors. With a star actress quickly passing her p...

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