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10 Best Movies Like The Warm-Up Guy

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

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#1
Above the Rim

Above the Rim

1994★ 7.1

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

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now empl...

#2
Eleanor the Great

Eleanor the Great

2025★ 6.9

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

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades....

#3
Phantom Halo

Phantom Halo

2014★ 5.9

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

Two brothers barely scrape by as their father continues to gamble and drink away the money they do bring home. They hatch a plan for a robbery but at what price?...

#4
Panic

Panic

2000★ 6.2

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

Alex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage is struggling, he's worried about his son, and his job of killing people for hi...

#5
Cleaner

Cleaner

2007★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Warm-Up Guy for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shoot...

#6
Blood Ties

Blood Ties

2013★ 6.1

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

Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s....

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