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10 Best Movies Like The Rat Race

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

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#1
Greenberg

Greenberg

2010★ 5.9

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

Roger Greenberg, a failed musician now making a living as a carpenter in New York, returns to Los Angeles to house-sit for his brother. He's stranded there—since he doesn't drive—u...

#2
Jack Goes Boating

Jack Goes Boating

2010★ 6.0

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

A limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship and grace—centered on two working-class New York City couples....

#3
The Baltimorons

The Baltimorons

2025★ 6.2

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

A newly sober man's Christmas Eve dental emergency leads to an unexpected romance with his older dentist as they explore Baltimore together....

#4
The Giant Mechanical Man

The Giant Mechanical Man

2012★ 6.5

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

An offbeat romantic comedy about a silver-painted street performer and the soft spoken zoo worker who falls for him....

#5
The Other Sister

The Other Sister

1999★ 6.4

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

A mentally challenged girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when she moves into an apartment and begins going to college....

#6
Delirious

Delirious

2007★ 6.4

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

Les, a small-time celebrity photographer desperate to make it big, befriends Toby, a homeless young man with no direction except a vague desire to become an actor. When by chance, ...

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