Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Event

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

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#1
In the Soup

In the Soup

1992★ 6.7

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

An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film....

#2
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

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

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

#3
The House of Tomorrow

The House of Tomorrow

2019★ 6.8

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

The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller's incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and survive high school....

#4
Two Cars, One Night

Two Cars, One Night

2004★ 6.7

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

Sometimes first love is found in the most unlikely of places, like in the carpark outside the Te Kaha pub....

#5
Landline

Landline

2017★ 6.1

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

A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair....

#6
¿Y cómo es él?

¿Y cómo es él?

2022★ 7.5

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

Thomas is a meek man on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Despite his situation he decides to fake a work trip to go to Vallarta to confront Jero, a taxi driver who is sleeping wit...

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