
Movies that feel likeAmerican Movie (1999)
If you loved American Movie, the closest films we have are The Castle (1997), Crumb (1995) and My Life as a Dog (1985). All three share American Movie's contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Bathtubs Over Broadway (2018).
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If American Movie hit the spot, these will too

Both are built on the same subject: underdog
The difference: Takes it somewhere less obsessive than American Movie does


The same preoccupation in both: underdog
The difference: Sits closer to drama than American Movie does

Contemplative and witty in the same breath
The difference: Leans harder into music than American Movie does

Both keep coming back to the same thing: obsession


Both lean on stillness more than on comedy


Hopeful documentary, and it commits to that

Comedy with a pulse of obsession, in both cases

Comedy built on wit, twice over

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