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10 Best Movies Like The Greatest Thing

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

#1
Human Nature

Human Nature

2001★ 6.0

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

Obsessive scientist Nathan and his lover, the naturalist Lila, discover Puff: a man born and raised in the wild. As Nathan trains the wild man in the civilized ways of the world, L...

#2
The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

2008★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Greatest Thing for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations t...

#3
The Godfather

The Godfather

1972★ 8.7

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

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attemp...

#4
Clerks

Clerks

1994★ 7.4

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

Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey ...

#5
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1966★ 8.5

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

While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a ...

#6
The Lives of Others

The Lives of Others

2006★ 8.0

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

In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the ...