Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 18, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Genre

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

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#1
Michael's Run

Michael's Run

2020★ 10.0

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

Michael is minding is own business, until a run in with the local gang prompts a chase he'll never forget......

#2
The Court Jester

The Court Jester

1955★ 7.2

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

A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England....

#3
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994★ 6.5

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

Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his p...

#4
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

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

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#5
The World of Apu

The World of Apu

1959★ 8.1

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

Apu, now a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer, is invited to join an old college friend on a trip up-country to a village wedding....

#6
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985★ 8.3

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

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty mu...