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Movies like Locked In (2026)

The best movies like Locked In (2026) are 53 Sundays (2026), Hooking Up (2020) and Chloe and Theo (2015). If Locked In 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. 53 Sundays (2026)

    When three siblings agree to meet and discuss their aging father's future, their reunion spirals into bickering, bantering and reliving old grudges.

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

  2. Hooking Up (2020)

    Bailey and Darla embark upon a misguided and mutually deceitful form of therapy, one in which they must drive across the country, re-enacting Darla's colorful history as a sex addict. As their true motivations for the road trip come to light, the unlikely pair force one another to confront their issues, discovering that there might actually be more to love than just sex.

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

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  3. 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

  4. Therapy Done Right (2026)

    A psychoanalyst who's lost faith in traditional therapy crosses every boundary to help a blocked novelist in this cutting Argentine dark comedy.

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

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  5. 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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  6. Rudo & Cursi (2008)

    Tato and Beto are poor stepbrothers living on a banana plantation in Mexico. Both are talented soccer players, but their dreams lay elsewhere: tone-deaf Tato wants to be a singer, while Beto is content to remain on the plantation. One day, a sports agent sees the two young men playing soccer and offers to take one of them to Mexico City for a chance at sports stardom.

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

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  7. 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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  8. Instructions Not Included (2013)

    Valentin is Acapulco's resident playboy, until a former fling leaves a baby on his doorstep and him heading with her out of Mexico.

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

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  9. 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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  10. The Good Half (2024)

    Renn Wheeland returns home to Cleveland for his mother's funeral. Once there, he forges new relationships while healing old ones, before confronting his problems and trying to face his grief.

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

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  11. An Irish Goodbye (2022)

    In rural Northern Ireland, following the untimely death of their mother, a young man with Down syndrome and his estranged brother discover her unfulfilled bucket list.

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

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  12. A Dog Year (2009)

    Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends him a border collie that's undisciplined because of abuse. Despite a series of mishaps, Jon decides to keep trying with the dog, and he rents a dilapidated farm house to give the dog room to run. A local handyman refers Jon to a woman who might be able to help him train the dog. Reluctantly, Jon gives her a try. Is the dog the problem, or the owner?

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

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  13. Wild Oats (2016)

    Everything changes for Eva when she receives an insurance settlement check accidentally made out for $5,000,000 instead of the expected $50,000. She and her best friend take the money and head out for the adventure of a lifetime.

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

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  14. 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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  15. Julian Po (1997)

    Christian Slater is a stranger who comes to a small town. The local citizens think he's up to no good. After bothering him for a while, he blurts out in frustration, that he is there to kill himself.

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

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  16. Things Change (1988)

    Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe repairman fingered by the Mob to confess to a murder he didn't commit. But Gino's mistaken for a Mafia boss, and the two are suddenly catapulted to the highest levels of mobster status. Only friendship will see them through this dangerous adventure alive!

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

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  17. Wicked Little Letters (2024)

    When the denizens of Littlehampton – including conservative Edith – begin receiving letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting something amiss, the town's women band together to investigate.

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

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  18. Ping Pong Playa (2008)

    Streetwise swaggering Christopher "C-Dub" Wang is a suburban guy who waxes political on all things Asian American and clings to pro basketball pipe dreams. But when misfortune strikes his family, C-dub must overcome living at home, working a dead-end job and his worldly older brother, to run his Mom's ping pong classes and defend the family's athletic dynasty.

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

  19. The Distinguished Citizen (2016)

    After refusing big and prestigious awards all over the world, Mr. Mantovani, Literature Nobel Prize winner, accepts an invitation to visit his hometown in Argentina, which has been the inspiration for all of his books. It turns out that accepting this invitation is the worst idea of his life. Expect the unexpected when you have used real people as characters in your novels!

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

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  20. Thunderstruck (2012)

    After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  21. Yağmur Rengi (2021)

    Yağmur, drawing pictures on electrical transformers for the public benefit, gets in a friendly and warm neighborhood that she longed for all her life, in her quest to get rid of her childhood traumas. This new adventure will not only relieve the longing for the warmth of a family she wished, but also opens the door to a totally new life where she will forget the pangs of love in her heart.

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

  22. Fou comme François (1979)

    Marseille. The director of a company offers a promotion to Francois (Michel Creton) if he accepts to help him fire all the staff from his office. If he refuses, he will himself be fired. Francois opts for the latter. He registers as unemployed and discovers what he has lacked so far in his life: a certain freedom. His habits are changing as well as his attitude towards the others changes ... Luce (Claude Jade), his wife, and Marquerite (Courtois Queen), her stepmother, are surprised: why he is not himself anymore?

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

  23. The Voice of Grass (1995)

    This Ukrainian fantasy reflects the careful retelling of a folk legend about a beautiful sorceress and her young apprentice. The older witch initiates the younger into a magical world while two winged men observe them. The film is done without sensation.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  24. How Things Do Develop (1914)

    A professor takes daughter's suitor's camera by mistake.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  25. A Fishergirl's Folly (1914)

    Londoner tries to woo fishergirl away from her sweetheart.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  26. Six crimes sans assassins (1990)

    A legendary police commissioner is at the edge of writing his memoirs when he asked to help out with solving a locked room mystery where two people are found dead in an apartment that was locked from the inside.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  27. ATEEZ - ZERO : FEVER Part.1 'Diary Film' (2020)

    'Diary Film' tells the story of a group of 8 people from different backgrounds who, for various different reasons, come together to follow the same dream: music.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  28. Glastage (2007)

    Rosalie, an aging art historian, falls in love with a troubled bisexual artist half her age. Their relationship becomes pure torture for them both.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  29. Die Mondvögel (1963)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  30. My Boss's Daughter (2003)

    When a young man agrees to housesit for his boss, he thinks it'll be the perfect opportunity to get close to the woman he desperately has a crush on – his boss's daughter. But he doesn't plan on the long line of other houseguests that try to keep him from his mission. And he also has to deal with the daughter's older brother, who's on the run from local drug dealers.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Locked In?

The closest matches to Locked In are 53 Sundays (2026), Hooking Up (2020) and Chloe and Theo (2015). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Locked In?

Start with 53 Sundays (2026), the closest match to Locked In.

What is the highest-rated movie like Locked In?

Instructions Not Included (2013), rated 7.7/10 by 990 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Locked In?

Therapy Done Right (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Spanish movies like Locked In?

Yes: 53 Sundays (2026), Therapy Done Right (2026) and Rudo & Cursi (2008).

How are movies similar to Locked In chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Locked In, 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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