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Movies like A REALITY SHOW (2022)

The best movies like A REALITY SHOW (2022) are David Lynch: The Art Life (2017), 2040 (2019) and The Trotsky (2010). If A REALITY SHOW hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. David Lynch: The Art Life (2017)

    An intimate journey through the formative years of David Lynch's life. From his idyllic upbringing in small town America to the dark streets of Philadelphia, we follow Lynch as he traces the events that have helped to shape one of cinema's most enigmatic directors.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. 2040 (2019)

    A three year self-described labour of love, 2040 takes the form of a visual letter from the filmmaker to his four-year-old daughter Velvet, showing her what the year 2040 could look like “if we simply embraced the best solutions that exist today.”

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. The Trotsky (2010)

    Leon Bronstein is not your average Montreal West high school student. For one thing, none of his peers can claim to be the reincarnation of early 20th century Soviet iconoclast and Red Army hero, Leon Trotsky. When his father sends Leon to public school as punishment for starting a hunger strike at Papa's clothing factory, Leon quickly lends new meaning to the term 'student union', determined as he is to live out his pre-ordained destiny to the fullest and change the world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Fist Fight (2017)

    When one school teacher gets the other fired, he is challenged to an after-school fight.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Crooklyn (1994)

    From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. 50/50 (2011)

    Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Cadet Kelly (2002)

    Hyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and taking orders until she tries out for the drill team.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M (1999)

    Michael Kamen conducts the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in support of metal rockers Metallica in this 1999 concert performance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. The Ron Clark Story (2006)

    Passionate and innovative teacher Ron Clark leaves his small hometown to teach in one of Harlem's toughest schools. But to break through to the students, he must use unconventional methods, including his ground-breaking classroom rules, to help them reach their potential. Based on a true story.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

    Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)

    Daryl is a normal 10-year-old boy in many ways. However, unbeknown to his foster parents and friends, Daryl is actually a government-created robot with superhuman reflexes and mental abilities. Even his name has a hidden meaning -- it's actually an acronym for Data Analyzing Robot Youth Life-form. When the organization that created him deems the "super soldier" experiment a failure and schedules Daryl to be disassembled, it is up to a few rogue scientists to help him escape.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Won't Back Down (2012)

    Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for their children. The two women refuse to let any obstacles stand in their way as they battle a bureaucracy that's hopelessly mired in traditional thinking, and they seek to re-energize a faculty that has lost its passion for teaching.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Men, Women & Children (2014)

    Follows the story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their relationships, their communication, their self-image, and their love lives.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Pump Up the Volume (1990)

    Mark Hunter, a lonely high school student, uses his shortwave radio to moonlight as the popular pirate DJ "Hard Harry." When his show gets blamed for a teen committing suicide, the students clash with high school faculty and the authorities.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. One Chance (2013)

    This film follows the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Stutz (2022)

    In candid conversations with actor Jonah Hill, leading psychiatrist Phil Stutz explores his early life experiences and unique, visual model of therapy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. A Boy Called Po (2016)

    A recently widowed, now single father struggles to raise his sixth-grade son with autism. The pressure of his job and coping with the loss of his wife proves to push him nearly to the breaking point.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Clockwise (1986)

    School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech for an education conference. With no one else to turn to, he asks young former student Laura Wisely for a ride. Laura, upset over a break-up, agrees to drive him in her parents' car - which alarms her mother and father, who worry that she has run away with a married man and subsequently alert the police.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Music of the Heart (1999)

    After Roberta Guaspari separates from her husband, she receives encouragement from her mother to take up a job of a music teacher at the Central Park East School in East Harlem.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Troop Zero (2019)

    In rural 1977 Georgia, a misfit girl dreams of life in outer space. When a national competition offers her a chance at her dream, to be recorded on NASA’s Golden Record, she recruits a makeshift troupe of Birdie Scouts, forging friendships that last a lifetime and beyond.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like A REALITY SHOW?

The closest matches to A REALITY SHOW are David Lynch: The Art Life (2017), 2040 (2019) and The Trotsky (2010). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after A REALITY SHOW?

Start with David Lynch: The Art Life (2017), the closest match to A REALITY SHOW.

What is the highest-rated movie like A REALITY SHOW?

The Ron Clark Story (2006), rated 7.6/10 by 201 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like A REALITY SHOW?

Stutz (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like A REALITY SHOW?

Yes: David Lynch: The Art Life (2017), 2040 (2019) and The Trotsky (2010).

How are movies similar to A REALITY SHOW chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside A REALITY SHOW, 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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