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10 Best Movies Like The Birthday Trip

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

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#1
A Dog Year

A Dog Year

2009★ 6.2

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

Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends hi...

#2
Starving in Suburbia

Starving in Suburbia

2014★ 6.5

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

When seventeen-year-old Hannah stumbles upon a website about Thinspiration--an online community devoted to anorexia as a life choice--she becomes an obsessive follower of the site ...

#3
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

2013★ 7.0

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

A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness....

#4
The Middle Man

The Middle Man

2021★ 6.1

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

Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communic...

#5
Don't Think Twice

Don't Think Twice

2016★ 6.4

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

An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time....

#6
Sky

Sky

2015★ 6.2

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

A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband....

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