Movies like Delirious (2007)
The best movies like Delirious (2007) are Leather Jacket Love Story (1998), The Wackness (2008) and Art School Confidential (2006). If Delirious 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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- Highest ratedHigh Fidelity (2000)7.1/10 from 2,297 votes
- NewestThe Love Patient (2011)Released 2011
Leather Jacket Love Story (1998)
18-year-old aspiring poet Kyle hopes to find inspiration by moving to the arty Silver Lake neighborhood of LA, and maybe love too. On day one, he finds a funky coffee shop, where he hopes to do some writing, but instead meets an older hunk.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
The Wackness (2008)
Set in New York City in the sweltering summer, The Wackness tells the story of a troubled teenage drug dealer, who trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist. Things get more complicated when he falls for one of his classmates, who just happens to be the doctor's daughter. This is a coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, music and what it takes to be a man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisArt School Confidential (2006)
Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMeet Monica Velour (2010)
For Tobe, a nerdy, horny, frizzy-haired cineaste who doesn't quite fit in with the average contemporary teen, the pinnacle of womanhood is Monica Velour, a soft-core actress who reached the zenith of her career in the 1980s. When Tobe learns that his love idol is headlining hundreds of miles away at the Gentlemen's Petting Zoo in Indiana, he drives off with carefree glory, filled with the hope of meeting her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisWho's the Caboose? (1997)
A documentary team gets a grant to do a film on a rare fatal disease that is attacking homeless people. However, they quickly find the film too depressing. Ducking into a nightclub, they discover a young Manhattan comedienne and decide instead to follow her as she makes the circuit of auditions in L.A. as she tries to get a TV pilot. Unfortunately, she has failed to tell her boyfriend of this move. He decides he will trail her out west. There, the boyfriend runs into an old friend who has already made a break on a TV pilot. Seizing the opportunity, the actress turns her attentions to the established actor. However, the actress goes nowhere in auditions, but her ex-boyfriend is suddenly noticed and becomes the next hot prospect.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
I Want Candy (2007)
Two hopeful lads from Leatherhead trying to break into the movies stumble upon the opportunity of a lifetime. Frustrated by their arty film teacher, wannabe producer Joe and his talented but neurotic director friend Baggy head to London to sell what they know is a script made of gold.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisManagement (2009)
A traveling art saleswoman tries to shake off a flaky motel manager who falls for her and won't leave her alone.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Wendell Baker Story (2005)
Luke Wilson plays a good-hearted ex-con who gets a job in a retirement hotel. Three elderly residents help him win back his girlfriend as he lends them a hand in fighting hotel corruption.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisIngenious (2009)
A rags-to-riches story of two friends, a small-time inventor and a sharky salesman, who hit rock bottom before coming up with a gizmo that becomes a worldwide phenomenon.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Love Patient (2011)
A handsome and self-centered ad executive pretends he has life-threatening cancer to win back the love of his ex.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
SubUrbia (1997)
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmerican Loser (2007)
A dramatic comedy about a self-induced attention-deficit disordered, learning disabled, Tourette's syndrome suffering, balance impaired, ex-alcoholic young man from the Upper East Side of Manhattan and the gold-digging girl who inspires him to try to get it together.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisLife of the Party (2005)
A group of friends plan an intervention to help their pal address his drinking problem. Things go awry when the shrink they hired fails to show up
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Lonesome Jim (2005)
After failing to find success as a writer in New York City, Jim slinks back to his family's home in the Midwest to lick his wounds. But his visit is quickly complicated when his angst spreads to his brother, Tim, who promptly decides to drive his car straight into a tree. Under the shadow of his sibling's injurious actions, Jim strikes up an unlikely friendship with Anika, whose centered small-town wisdom gradually rubs off on him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDummy (2002)
An ex-office worker becomes a ventriloquist, leading to a date with his unemployment counselor; but his quirky family and a gauche female friend may thwart his new career and love life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisUntil the Night (2004)
Robert is a writer who hasn't done much writing lately; instead, he's busy pushing the envelope with his toxic mix of boredom, drugs and a dalliance with a married woman, Elizabeth. In spite of Elizabeth's marital status, Robert falls for her completely, a commitment that just may blow up in his face, along with the rest of his life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Johnny Suede (1991)
Johnny Suede (Brad Pitt) longs to be a teen-age idol like Ricky Nelson. He has a pair of black suede shoes, an impressive pompadour, a guitar, and some pals who will play backup for him. Yet he doesn't have much talent or drive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisHumpday (2009)
Imagine your life is somewhat complete with a house, job, and wife but then your best friend from college comes knocking at your door at 2 AM. During a pot-induced hedonistic party, a plan is hatched between the two friends to create an Art Film of “two really straight men having sex.” If they only knew how much this would affect all of their lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Puffy Chair (2006)
Josh, a struggling musician, wins a vintage recliner in an eBay auction. Since he lives in New York and the chair is in Atlanta, this poses a bit of a problem. He asks his girlfriend, Emily, to accompany him on the trip, and his hippie brother Rhett joins the pair along the way.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Unbelievable Truth (1990)
After serving time for murder, Josh Hutton returns to his home town where he meets Audry Hugo. No one can remember exactly what Josh did...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAlfie (2004)
A tale of a philosophical womanizer who is forced to question his seemingly carefree existence.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisTangled (2001)
A young man is found bruised, beaten and stumbling down a secluded road. As the police try to piece together what happened, the convoluted relationship between a young woman and her two suitors gradually emerges.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisDirty Filthy Love (2005)
A man's life falls apart as a result of his affliction with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Tourette's Syndrome in this touching and funny tale.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
High Fidelity (2000)
After his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his "top five breakups of all time".
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThumbsucker (2005)
Justin Cobb, a teenager in suburban Oregon, copes with his thumb-sucking problem, romance, and his diagnosis with ADHD and subsequent experience using Ritalin.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLulu on the Bridge (1998)
A famous jazz saxophonist's life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot. After discovering a mysterious package, he meets and falls in love with a beautiful aspiring actress, but their happiness is cut short by a series of strange, dreamlike events.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisSpeaking of Sex (2001)
A counselor, an expert on depression, and two attorneys try to help a couple who have marital problems.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Chain of Fools (2001)
An avid detective is assigned to investigate the heist of a batch of precious coins that end up in the hands of a suicidal barber.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisFoolish (1999)
'Foolish' Waise is a talented comedian with a hard-edge trying to make it in the comedy clubs in LA while his brother is a hard-nosed gangster trying to make it on the streets. With all the competition they face in their chosen "professions," their biggest battle is with each other over the love of a pretty girl.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
This Girl's Life (2004)
The porn star Moon spends her time working, nursing her widowed father that has Parkinson disease and with her friends Jessie and Martine. Her boss Aronson gives a new contract to Moon to be signed. Moon has a blind date with Jessie's friend Kip and they feel a great attraction for each other. When Jessie asks Moon to test the fidelity of her boy-friend, Moon decides to offer the service to other customers. But when she meets the dangerous Terry, she reevaluates her life and her relationship with Skip.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Delirious?
The closest matches to Delirious are Leather Jacket Love Story (1998), The Wackness (2008) and Art School Confidential (2006). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Delirious?
People who watched Delirious most often go on to Leather Jacket Love Story (1998), The Wackness (2008) and Art School Confidential (2006).
What is the highest-rated movie like Delirious?
High Fidelity (2000), rated 7.1/10 by 2,297 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Delirious?
The Love Patient (2011) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Delirious?
Yes: Leather Jacket Love Story (1998), The Wackness (2008) and Art School Confidential (2006).
How are movies similar to Delirious chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Delirious, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.