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10 Best Movies Like Svengali

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

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#1
A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born

1948★ 6.4

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

The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome nightclub singer Honey Swanson. But Hon...

#2
The After Party

The After Party

2018★ 6.1

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

When an aspiring rapper goes viral for the wrong reasons, he thinks his career is sunk. But a wild party gives him one more chance to make it right....

#3
Jim Jefferies: This Is Me Now

Jim Jefferies: This Is Me Now

2018★ 6.9

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

The gleefully irreverent Jefferies skewers “grabby” celebrities, political hypocrisy and his own ill-advised career moves in a brash stand-up special....

#4
Bo Burnham: Make Happy

Bo Burnham: Make Happy

2016★ 8.0

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

Combining his trademark wit and self-deprecating humor with original music, Bo Burnham offers up his unique twist on life in this stand-up special about life, death, sexuality, hy...

#5
Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame

Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame

2007★ 7.0

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

The third of Ricky Gervais' themed live stand-up shows....

#6
Bill Burr: You People Are All The Same

Bill Burr: You People Are All The Same

2012★ 7.6

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

Taking the stage in Washington, D.C., funnyman Bill Burr brings his stinging brand of humor to the spotlight, uncorking a profanity-laced, incisive routine that pokes fun at plasti...

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