Movies Like Chasing Bobby

If you liked Chasing Bobby, a movie directed by Michael Schultz, 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.

1
Overnight (2003)
★ 6.4/10
Alternately hilarious and horrifying, Overnight chronicles one man's misadventures of making a Hollywood movie. It starts out as a rags to riches story as Troy Duffy, a Boston-bred bartender, sells his first screenplay…
2
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)
★ 7/10
With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar…
3
Roger & Me (1989)
★ 7.1/10
A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.
4
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025)
★ 7.5/10
The authorized documentary celebrating the film that redefined Hollywood, 50 years after its premiere. Featuring rare archival footage and interviews with acclaimed Hollywood directors alongside Steven Spielberg, top…
5
You Can See Everything (2026)
★ 9.1/10
Thirty-four days before she's sent to prison, notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a skeptical film crew to document her every move. What begins as an intimate portrait of an enigmatic felon…
6
The Disaster Artist (2017)
★ 7.1/10
An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.
7
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
★ 7.9/10
A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life…
8
Modern Times (1936)
★ 8.3/10
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time...
9
Room 237 (2012)
★ 6.1/10
A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation…
10
American Pie: Revealed (2004)
★ 6/10
Documentary about the making of American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Wedding (2003).
11
Swimming with Sharks (1994)
★ 6.6/10
Guy is a young film executive who's willing to do whatever it takes to make it in Hollywood. He begins working for famed producer Buddy Ackerman, a domineering, manipulative, coldhearted boss. When Guy also finds out…
12
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
★ 8/10
A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meager skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
13
American Underdog (2021)
★ 7.1/10
The true story of Kurt Warner, who went from a stockboy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback.
14
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story (2025)
★ 6.2/10
Unravel the case of Utah therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, whose child abuse arrest with parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke exposed a twisted tale of manipulation.
15
American Movie (1999)
★ 7.5/10
American Movie documents the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie…
16
Home Again (2017)
★ 6.1/10
Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.
17
Quiz Show (1994)
★ 7.2/10
Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled…
18
The Forge (2024)
★ 8.2/10
19 year old Isaiah Wright lives for basketball and video games. A year out of high school, he has no job, no plans, and no idea how to be a man. At odds with his single mother Cynthia, Isaiah is given an ultimatum – to…
19
God's Not Dead (2014)
★ 6/10
After he refuses to disavow his faith, a devout Christian student must prove the existence of God or else his college philosophy professor will fail him.
20
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (2026)
★ 6.9/10
A father-to-be tries to figure out what is happening with all this AI insanity, and explores the most powerful technology humanity has ever created... and what's at stake if we get it wrong.