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10 Best Movies Like The Contestant

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

#1
Flora and Son

Flora and Son

2023★ 6.9

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

Single mom Flora is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max. Her efforts to keep him out of trouble lead to a beat-up acoustic guitar, a washed-up LA musici...

#2
The Front Page

The Front Page

1931★ 6.5

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

Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. But ...

#3
Nikki Glaser: Someday You'll Die

Nikki Glaser: Someday You'll Die

2024★ 6.6

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

Nikki Glaser dives into why she doesn’t want kids, the harsh realities of aging, her sexual fantasies, and plans for her death — all in her hilarious, unapologetic, and brutally ho...

#4
How to Rob a Bank

How to Rob a Bank

2024★ 6.7

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

In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies....

#5
Great Photo, Lovely Life

Great Photo, Lovely Life

2023★ 6.9

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

A photojournalist turns her lens on the decades of sexual abuse her family and community experienced at the hands of her grandfather in this unflinching portrait of intergeneration...

#6
Carts of Darkness

Carts of Darkness

2008★ 6.9

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

In the picture-postcard community of North Vancouver, filmmaker Murray Siple follows men who have turned bottle-picking, their primary source of income, into the extreme sport of s...