Movies Like Cinématon XXI

If you liked Cinématon XXI (1982), a movie directed by Gérard Courant, 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
CQ (2001)
★ 5.9/10
A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi…
2
Maestro (2014)
★ 6.1/10
Henry, a young actor, finds himself involved in a film by cinema superstar, Cédric Rovere. Charmed by his benevolence, feelings hitherto unknown are aroused, while Rovere, intrigued by Henry's dream, lives this shoot…
3
Teen Beach 2 (2015)
★ 6.8/10
When characters from the movie musical “Wet Side Story” get stuck in the real world, teens Brady and Mack must find a way to return them home.
4
Cigarettes & Coffee (1993)
★ 6.6/10
At a desert diner, the lives of five strangers become linked through a single twenty-dollar bill. Shot for $20,000 and starring Philip Baker Hall, the short premiered at Sundance and later inspired Anderson’s debut…
5
My King (2015)
★ 7.1/10
Tony is admitted to a rehabilitation center after a serious ski accident. Dependent on the medical staff and pain relievers, she takes time to look back on a turbulent relationship that she experienced with Georgio.
6
The Clique (2008)
★ 5.9/10
A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.
7
The Colors of Fire (2022)
★ 6.8/10
February 1927. The funeral of Marcel Péricourt, the most powerful banker in Paris. His daughter Madeleine must take the helm of the financial empire of which she is the heiress. But she has a son, Paul, who with an…
8
Hollywood Dirt (2017)
★ 6.4/10
Hollywood arrives in force to Quincy, the small town where the secret Crown Cola billionaire's live. They want to film about the billionaire's and how they made their fortunes. Summer Jenkins, who was the town pariah…
9
Nana (1926)
★ 6.6/10
Count Moffat becomes infatuated with Nana, a presumptuous stage actress, vulgar, hypocritical and promiscuous, willing to do anything to succeed.
10
The Goldman Case (2023)
★ 6.9/10
A second trial begins in November 1975 against French left-wing revolutionary Pierre Goldman, accused of several armed robberies and the death of two chemists.
11
Jeune Femme (2017)
★ 5.9/10
Broke, with nothing but her cat to her name and doors closing in her face, Paula is back in Paris after a long absence. As she meets different people along the way, there is one thing she knows for sure: she's…
12
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
★ 6.3/10
A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to…
13
Code 3 (2025)
★ 7.1/10
A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.
14
Hotel Chevalier (2007)
★ 6.9/10
In a Paris hotel room, Jack Whitman lies on a bed. His phone rings; it's a woman on her way to see him, a surprise. She arrives and the complications of their relationship emerge in bits and pieces. Will they make…
15
L'Argent (1928)
★ 7.1/10
Adapted from the novel L'Argent by Émile Zola, the film portrays the world of banking and the stock market in Paris in the 1920s.
16
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
★ 6.1/10
Roger is a foster child whose irresponsible father promises to get his act together when Roger's favourite baseball team, the California Angels, wins the pennant. The problem is that the Angels are in last place, so…
17
Petals on the Wind (2014)
★ 6.6/10
This sequel to Flowers in the Attic picks up 10 years after Cathy, Chris and Carrie managed to escape Foxworth Hall.
18
Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King (2014)
★ 6.8/10
A documentary filmmaker interviews the now-famous Trevor Slattery from behind bars.
19
City Hunter (2019)
★ 6.5/10
Nicky Larson is tasked to recover the perfume of Cupid, a perfume that would make anyone who uses it irresistible.
20
The Trials of Cate McCall (2013)
★ 6.4/10
In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.