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10 Best Movies Like Start Me Up

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

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#1
The Main Event

The Main Event

2020★ 6.4

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

An 11-year-old aspiring wrestler enters a competition to become the next WWE superstar by using special powers from a magical mask....

#2
Challenger

Challenger

2024★ 5.6

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

An amateur boxer gets his shot at a professional career....

#3
Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

1970★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Start Me Up for fans of War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

This five part epic war drama gives a dramatized detailed account of Soviet Union's war against Nazi Germany during world war two. Each of the five parts represents a separate majo...

#4
Sur un fil

Sur un fil

2024★ 7.8

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

Jo, a young woman and street circus artist, discovers the work of the professional clowns of “Nez pour Rire”. Quickly - perhaps too quickly - entering the association, she found he...

#5
East of Main Street: Asians Aloud

East of Main Street: Asians Aloud

2010★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Start Me Up for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, HBO presents a collection of perspectives from a diverse group of Asian Americans....

#6
The Jolly Forgers

The Jolly Forgers

2023★ 6.7

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

Mireille Stockaert is a lonely and broken woman. In love with painting and poetry, she makes do with her work in the cafeteria of the Beaux-Arts in Namur. Her life changes when she...