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10 Best Movies Like The Boy Downstairs

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

#1
The Layover

The Layover

2017★ 5.4

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

When their plane is rerouted due to a hurricane warning, two single female best friends find themselves competing for the same guy during an extended layover in St. Louis....

#2
All About Steve

All About Steve

2009★ 5.0

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

After one short blind date, Mary Horowitz, a brilliant and eccentric crossword constructor, is convinced that Steve, a CCN cameraman, is her soul mate. Because his job takes him hi...

#3
The Invention of Lying

The Invention of Lying

2009★ 6.2

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

Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead....

#4
That's Not Me

That's Not Me

2017★ 6.0

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

Polly’s dreams of making it as an actor are shattered when her identical twin sister Amy lands the lead role in a huge TV show. Mistaken for her famous sister at every turn, Polly ...

#5
Mortal Engines

Mortal Engines

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Boy Downstairs for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Many thousands of years in the future, Earth’s cities roam the globe on huge wheels, devouring each other in a struggle for ever diminishing resources. On one of these massive trac...

#6
Darkest Hour

Darkest Hour

2017★ 7.4

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

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the Briti...