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10 Best Movies Like The Hot Spot

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

#1
Taking Care of Business

Taking Care of Business

1990★ 6.3

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

An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him....

#2
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000★ 7.6

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

A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern fo...

#3
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon

A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon

1988★ 5.0

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

A recent high school graduate is faced with two options, either go to a business school where his father wants him to go to, or get a full time job. However he decides to defy his ...

#4
Graffiti Bridge

Graffiti Bridge

1990★ 5.1

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

It's got that Purple Rain feeling through and though. And it's got The Kid, too! For the first time since Purple Rain, Prince is back as The Kid. And where he goes , there's music!...

#5
Ingenious

Ingenious

2009★ 5.6

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

A rags-to-riches story of two friends, a small-time inventor and a sharky salesman, who hit rock bottom before coming up with a gizmo that becomes a worldwide phenomenon....

#6
Us

Us

2013★ 4.5

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

This is a story of Ida and Krister. It's about a relationship that goes to hell. They are both crazy in love but manage to strangle the supply of oxygen and adapt to each other in ...