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Movies like Nestor

The best movies like Nestor are SubUrbia (1997), Landline (2017) and Don't Think Twice (2016). If Nestor hooked you with its comedy and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. SubUrbia (1997)

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

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  2. Landline (2017)

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

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  3. Don't Think Twice (2016)

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

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  4. CQ (2001)

    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 film's starlet.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

  5. House of D (2004)

    In the present, artist Tom Warshaw recalls his traumatic coming of age. As a 13-year-old growing up in New York City in 1973, Tom hangs out with Pappass, a mentally disabled man. With Tom's mother battling depression after the death of her husband, the young boy is left to his own devices. When Tom develops a crush on schoolmate Melissa, Pappass feels abandoned and begins behaving erratically.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  6. The House of Tomorrow (2019)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy

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  7. Benny & Joon (1993)

    A mentally ill young woman finds love with an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  8. ¿Y cómo es él? (2022)

    Thomas is a meek man on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Despite his situation he decides to fake a work trip to go to Vallarta to confront Jero, a taxi driver who is sleeping with his wife.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  9. Class Act (1992)

    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 of as a real bad dude, if only the school bully would stop trying to rough him up. And Blade definitely likes being thought of as important instead of as trouble.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  10. Somewhere in Queens (2023)

    Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  11. My Own Love Song (2010)

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

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  12. It Runs in the Family (2003)

    This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  13. Chloe and Theo (2015)

    A young woman, Chloe, living by her wits on the streets of New York City, has a chance meeting with a wise Inuit Eskimo, Theo, who was sent to New York by his elders to provide a message to the people of the world – We either change our destructive was or be destroyed by them. Chloe, who has been searching for something to believe in, becomes inspired by Theo and , with the help of a kind lawyer, Monica, the three of them present Theo’s story to the United Nations in hopes of creating a better future for all of us.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

  14. About Alex (2014)

    When a group of old college friends reunite over a long weekend after one of them attempts suicide, old crushes and resentments shine light on their life decisions, and ultimately push friendships and relationships to the brink.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  15. Almost Friends (2017)

    A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a serious boyfriend. As they become closer, the line between friendship and intimacy is blurred, and the situation forces both to examine where they are in their lives.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy

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  16. Hard to Die (1990)

    While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series of killings six months previously, is at the bottom of the whole thing. Little do they know the real horror that they face in the end.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  17. Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023)

    In a rowdy stand-up set, Shane Gillis riffs on his girlfriend's Navy SEAL ex, touring George Washington's house and being bullied by an Australian Goth.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  18. Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

    When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  19. Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

    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 of the silliest spectacles ever created in the name of entertainment.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  20. Not Without Hope (2025)

    A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. Promiscuity at its Finest (2020)

    A second date between two lovers.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & comedy

  22. Is this the same? (2026)

    A website with a question. You only have to choose.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & comedy

  23. Artboy (2023)

    On Halloween night, a shy high school artist must navigate social validation and the bittersweet lines of friendship and heartbreak.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama

  24. Straight Guy Watches Gay Porn for the First Time (2026)

    When Janek, a straight Polish guy watches gay porn for the first time, his world is turned upside down. Battling with unsettling new thoughts, he is put into a journey of self-discovery.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  25. The Cry of the Owl (2009)

    Fleeing New York City, a failed marriage and a fragile mental history, artist Robert Forrester moves to small-town Pennsylvania. There he becomes fascinated with the simple domesticity of a beautiful neighbor, watching her through the windows of her home --- until she invites him in for coffee. He is drawn into a relationship with the young woman whose boyfriend goes missing; Robert becomes a murder suspect, gradually sensing he is the target of a larger plot.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  26. Pandemonium (1987)

    Azaria Chamberlain was not killed by a dingo but saved and raised by said dingos. She is raised in an incestuous dingo environment and travels back to Sydney transformed as the second coming... a new messiah for a new age.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  27. The Howl (1970)

    A young bride flees the ceremony with a stranger and, together, they set off on an epic journey though increasingly bizarre lands. They encounter talking animals and mournful exhibitionists, converse with a discoursing rock, journey through a surrealist's psychedelic hotel, instigate a prison riot, escape from naked cannibals living in a tree, and battle a wind-up midget dictator!

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  28. LoQum (TBA)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  29. Eye of the Beholder (2025)

    After an oblivious young man ineptly tells his date that she looks like a Picasso painting, an eccentric art curator attempts to teach him the true meaning of art.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  30. Too Many Cooks (2014)

    "Too Many Cooks" is a humorous parody of US sitcoms of the 1970s and the 1980s, meanwhile what seems like an interminable opening theme, a mysterious killer makes his way and kills (preparing a lunch with their limbs) various members of the Cook Family.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Nestor?

The closest matches to Nestor are SubUrbia (1997), Landline (2017) and Don't Think Twice (2016). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Nestor?

Start with SubUrbia (1997), the closest match to Nestor.

What is the highest-rated movie like Nestor?

¿Y cómo es él? (2022), rated 7.5/10 by 260 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Nestor?

Straight Guy Watches Gay Porn for the First Time (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Nestor?

Yes: SubUrbia (1997), Landline (2017) and Don't Think Twice (2016).

How are movies similar to Nestor chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Nestor, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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