Movies Like The 36-Year-Old Virgin
If you liked The 36-Year-Old Virgin (2021), a drama and romance movie directed by Skyler Braeden Fox, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Ryan (2004)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and dramaCentres on Canadian animator Ryan Larkin, who in later years lived on skid row in Montreal following a history of drug and alcohol abuse.
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The Circle (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and documentaryA young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality. He joins a gay organization that is eventually seen as the…
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Van Gogh: Painted with Words (2010)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and documentaryA drama-documentary presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role. Every word spoken by the actors in this film is sourced from the letters that Van Gogh sent to his younger brother Theo, and of…
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A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also documentary and romanceThe egocentric documentary-maker Chris Waitt traces his romantic ineptitude and sexual impotence through awkward interviews with irate ex-girlfriends and stunts involving S&M parlours, Harley Street doctors and…
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Crazy Love (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also documentary and romanceFilmmaker Dan Klores examines the strange love affair of Burt Pugach and Linda Riss. Pugach is a successful attorney in 1950s New York when he meets much-younger Riss. The pair date, but Riss breaks off contact with…
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Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and documentaryTen Minutes Older is a 2002 film project consisting of two compilation feature films entitled The Trumpet and The Cello. The project was conceived by the producer Nicolas McClintock as a reflection on the theme of time…
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Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and documentaryLong before his big stage breakthrough in 1973 in Hamburg, and 4.4 million records sold, the rock musician Udo Lindenberg from the Westphalian province, the man with the long hair and the hat, had many adventures…
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Collapse (2009)
★ 7.2/10Also documentary and dramaFrom the acclaimed director of American Movie, the documentary follows former Los Angeles police officer turned independent reporter Michael Ruppert. He recounts his career as a radical thinker and spells out his…
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Tarnation (2003)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and dramaFilmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more -- culled from 19 years…
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Indie Game: The Movie (2012)
★ 7.5/10Also documentary and dramaFollows the dramatic journeys of video game developers as they create and release their games to the world. It's about making video games, but at its core, it's about the creative process, and exposing yourself through…
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Life in a Day (2011)
★ 7.2/10Also documentary and dramaA documentary shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July, 2010.
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20,000 Days on Earth (2014)
★ 7.1/10Also documentary and dramaA semi-fictionalized documentary about a day in the life of Australian musician Nick Cave's persona.
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All That Breathes (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also documentary and dramaAgainst the darkening backdrop of New Delhi's apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protecting one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird known as the black kite.
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Ashes and Snow (2005)
★ 7.3/10Also documentary and dramaAshes and Snow, a film by Gregory Colbert, uses both still and movie cameras to explore extraordinary interactions between humans and animals. The 60-minute feature is a poetic narrative rather than a documentary. It…
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The Social Dilemma (2020)
★ 7.5/10Also documentary and dramaThis documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.
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Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also documentary and dramaThe strange story of John McAfee, who went from millionaire software mogul to yogi, Kurtz-like jungle recluse to potential murderer, and most recently a prospective presidential candidate for the American Libertarian…
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Antarctica: A Year on Ice (2013)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and documentaryFilling the giant screen with stunning time-lapse vistas of Antarctica, and detailing year-round life at McMurdo and Scott Base, Anthony Powell’s documentary is a potent hymn to the icy continent and the heavens above.
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After Death (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also documentary and dramaBased on real near-death experiences, the afterlife is explored with the guidance of New York Times bestselling authors, medical experts, scientists and survivors who shed a light on what awaits us.
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The Devil on Trial (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also documentary and dramaExplore the first – and only – time “demonic possession” has officially been used as a defense in a U.S. murder trial. Including firsthand accounts of alleged devil possession and a shocking murder, this extraordinary…
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Wormwood (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also documentary and dramaIn this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known as MK-Ultra.