Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Upside

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

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#1
A Man Called Otto

A Man Called Otto

2022★ 7.8

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

When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that ...

#2
Ideal Home

Ideal Home

2018★ 6.4

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

A couple is going through marital troubles made worse when a previously unknown grandson shows up....

#3
Uptown Girls

Uptown Girls

2003★ 6.9

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

Molly Gunn, the freewheeling daughter of a deceased rock legend, is forced to get a job when her manager steals her money. As nanny to Ray - the precocious, oft-ignored daughter of...

#4
My Own Love Song

My Own Love Song

2010★ 6.2

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

A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis....

#5
Benny & Joon

Benny & Joon

1993★ 7.0

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

A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton....

#6
Harvey

Harvey

1950★ 7.7

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

The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit named Harvey that only he sees (and a few privileged others on occasion also.) A...

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