
Movies that feel likeDownsizing (2017)
If you loved Downsizing, the closest films we have are The Descendants (2011), Le Week-End (2013) and Magic Mike (2012). All three share Downsizing's contemplative and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022).
Can't choose? Answer three questions and get one movie for tonight.
If Downsizing hit the spot, these will too

Both are Alexander Payne's work, and they rhyme
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

One thread runs through both: married couple
The difference: Easier on the ideas than Downsizing

Both land stillness and wit at once

Alexander Payne working the same nerve twice

Cerebral and playful in the same breath
The difference: Leans harder into adventure than Downsizing does

Drama built on stillness, twice over

Cerebral comedy in both cases

Witty science fiction, and it commits to that

Both lean on play more than on drama

Comedy with a pulse of ideas, in both cases
The difference: Sits closer to action than Downsizing does

Both lean on wit more than on science fiction

Both lean on stillness more than on drama
In the mood for more contemplative?
all contemplative movies βThe best-reviewed films that share Downsizingβs defining feeling.









