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10 Best Movies Like The Pen Pal

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

#1
Star

Star

2019★ 6.3

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

Giacomo is a low-level actor and voice actor with a great passion for acting. After another disappointing audition he has one last chance to get the part assigned...

#2
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

2011★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Pen Pal for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever h...

#3
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding

A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding

2018★ 6.4

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

A year after Amber helped Richard secure the crown. The two are set to tie the knot in a royal Christmas wedding — but their plans are jeopardized when Amber finds herself second-g...

#4
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!

Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!

2011★ 6.7

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

Teddy Duncan's middle-class family embarks on a road trip from their home in Denver to visit Mrs. Duncans Parents, the Blankenhoopers, in Palm Springs. When they find themselves st...

#5
White Girl

White Girl

2016★ 5.7

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

Summer, New York City. A college girl falls hard for a guy she just met. After a night of partying goes wrong, she goes to wild extremes to get him back....

#6
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II

2008★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Pen Pal for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Seth Green and Matthew Senreich serve up more hilarious Star Wars-inspired satire in this second compilation of sketches featuring the zany stop-motion animation of Adult Swim's "R...