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Movies Like This Is Not a Movie

If you liked This Is Not a Movie (2011), a drama and comedy movie directed by Olallo Rubio, 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. 1CQ

    CQ (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama

    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. 2The House of Tomorrow

    The House of Tomorrow (2019)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and comedy

    The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller's incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and survive high school.

  3. 3Jonathan

    Jonathan (2018)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and science fiction

    Jonathan is a young man with a strange condition that only his brother understands. But when he begins to yearn for a different life, their unique bond becomes increasingly tested.

  4. 4Family Weekend

    Family Weekend (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama

    A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

  5. 5Amazon Women on the Moon

    Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and science fiction

    Centered on a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some…

  6. 6Code 3

    Code 3 (2025)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and drama

    A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.

  7. 7Real Men

    Real Men (1987)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and science fiction

    A womanizing CIA agent and an insecure insurance agent are paired together to make sure a deal goes through with aliens for the future of mankind.

  8. 82073

    2073 (2024)

    ★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and drama

    Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and…

  9. 9Don't Think Twice

    Don't Think Twice (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama

    An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.

  10. 10Lady Windermere's Fan

    Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama

    A society woman believes her husband is having an affair, a misconception which may have dire personal consequences for all involved.

  11. 11The Zero Theorem

    The Zero Theorem (2013)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and science fiction

    A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.

  12. 12SubUrbia

    SubUrbia (1997)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama

    A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.

  13. 13The Bed Sitting Room

    The Bed Sitting Room (1969)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and science fiction

    In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the noble Lord Fortnum finds himself transforming into a bed sitting room.

  14. 14The Congress

    The Congress (2013)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and science fiction

    An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.

  15. 15My Own Love Song

    My Own Love Song (2010)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama

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

  16. 16Landline

    Landline (2017)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama

    A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.

  17. 17Afterlife of the Party

    Afterlife of the Party (2021)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama

    A social butterfly who dies during her birthday week is given a second chance to right her wrongs on Earth.

  18. 18Relax, I'm from the Future

    Relax, I'm from the Future (2023)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and science fiction

    Casper is a time traveller who arrives in the 2020s in an attempt to prevent a major future catastrophe. He meets Holly, a queer black woman he befriends and draws into his plan by giving her his knowledge of the…

  19. 19Class Act

    Class Act (1992)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama

    Duncan is a genius straight A student, Blade is ajuvenile delinquent. But because of a mix up with their school records, everyone thinks each is the other one. Now, Duncan kind of likes the attention from being thought…

  20. 20LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition

    LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition (2024)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and science fiction

    A young, aspiring hero and superhero fan inadvertently unleashes a powerful new villain looking to rid the world of the Avengers.

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