Movies like Chuck (2017)
The best movies like Chuck (2017) are The Hero (2017), Literally, Right Before Aaron (2017) and The Lovers (2017). If Chuck hooked you with its drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedHands of Stone (2016)6.6/10 from 470 votes
- NewestDay of the Fight (2024)Released 2024
The Hero (2017)
Lee, a former Western film icon, is living a comfortable existence lending his golden voice to advertisements and smoking weed. After receiving a lifetime achievement award and unexpected news, Lee reexamines his past, while a chance meeting with a sardonic comic has him looking to the future.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLiterally, Right Before Aaron (2017)
Still reeling from his breakup with college sweetheart Allison, Adam's world is thrown into further chaos when he’s surprisingly invited to attend her upcoming wedding. Returning home for the festivities, Adam must confront unresolved feelings while trying to convince himself and everyone else that he is truly happy for her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Lovers (2017)
The separation of a long married couple goes awry when they fall for each other again.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisCrown Heights (2017)
When Colin Warner was wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devoted his life to proving his innocence.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBarry (2016)
A young Barack Obama forges his identity while dealing with race, divergent cultures and ordinary life as a New York City college student.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisSollers Point (2017)
Keith, a small-time drug dealer, is under house arrest at the home of his father in Baltimore. He re-enters a community scarred by unemployment, neglect and deeply entrenched segregation. There, he pushes back against his surrounding limitations as he tries to find a way out of his own internal prison.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Hands of Stone (2016)
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPerson to Person (2017)
Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisGod's Pocket (2014)
A boozy lowlife tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist and the young man's mother complicate matters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisMy Dinner with Hervé (2018)
An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous gun-toting dwarf, resulting in life-changing consequences for both.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHot Air (2018)
A right-wing talk show host's life takes a sudden turn when his 16-year-old niece comes crashing into his life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Alex of Venice (2015)
After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by herself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Intervention (2016)
A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on their marriage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Boy Downstairs (2018)
A young woman is forced to reflect on her first relationship when she inadvertently moves into her ex boyfriend's apartment building.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Paterno (2018)
After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, Joe Paterno is embroiled in Penn State's Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal, challenging his legacy and forcing him to face questions of institutional failure regarding the victims.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisParker's Anchor (2017)
Krystal Parker's life fell apart when she discovered she couldn't have children. Everything she knew was gone, - but Letting Go Is Just The Beginning.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Back in the Day (2016)
A young boxer is taken under the wing of a mob boss after his mother dies and his father is run out of town for being an abusive alcoholic.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThree Christs (2017)
Dr. Alan Stone breaks new ground for treatment of the mentally ill through an experiment on three paranoid schizophrenic patients who believe they are Jesus Christ.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChinese Coffee (2000)
When Harry Levine, an aging, unsuccessful Greenwich Village writer, is fired from his job as restaurant doorman, he calls on friend and mentor Jake, ostensibly to collect a long-standing debt.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisManifesto (2017)
An edited version of Rosefeldt's installation work of the same name, Manifesto is an outstanding tribute to various (art) manifestos of the nineteenth and twentieth century, ranging from Communism to Dogme, in connection with thirteen different characters, including a homeless man, a factory worker and a corporate CEO, who are all played by Cate Blanchett. A striking humorous audio-visual experience.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDiane (2019)
Diane is a devoted friend and caretaker, particularly to her drug-addicted son. But as those around her begin to drift away in the last quarter of her life, she is left to reckon with past choices and long-dormant memories.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
55 Steps (2018)
The inspiring true story of Eleanor Riese, a mental illness patient herself, who brings a class action suit to give competent mental patients the right to have a say in their medication while they're in a hospital, and Colette Hughes, the lawyer appointed to her case.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Only Living Boy in New York (2017)
When a young man learns that his overbearing father is having an affair, he tries to stop it, only to be seduced by the older woman as well.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGoat (2016)
Reeling from a terrifying assault, a nineteen year old enrolls into college with his brother and pledges the same fraternity. What happens there, in the name of 'brotherhood,' tests him and his loyalty in brutal ways.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Weekend (2019)
A comedian goes away for the weekend with an ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Jungleland (2020)
Stanley manages his boxer brother Lion but when a devastating loss in the ring leaves the pair in debt, an opportunity to recoup the cash leads to a series of misadventures that threaten to break the bond between them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDay of the Fight (2024)
On the day of his first fight since his release from prison, a former boxing champion reconnects with his trainer, ex-wife, childhood friend, and abusive father in a quest for forgiveness and closure.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLila & Eve (2015)
Lila, a grief-stricken mother reeling from her son’s murder, attends a support group where she meets Eve, who urges her to take matters into her own hands to track down her son’s killers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Clapper (2018)
Eddie Krumble works as a paid audience member for infomercials and experiences a whirlwind of overnight fame after a late-night talk show host publicizes his frequent infomercial appearances.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Chuck?
The closest matches to Chuck are The Hero (2017), Literally, Right Before Aaron (2017) and The Lovers (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Chuck?
People who watched Chuck most often go on to The Hero (2017), Literally, Right Before Aaron (2017) and The Lovers (2017).
What is the highest-rated movie like Chuck?
Hands of Stone (2016), rated 6.6/10 by 470 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Chuck?
Day of the Fight (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Chuck?
Yes: The Hero (2017), Literally, Right Before Aaron (2017) and The Lovers (2017).
How are movies similar to Chuck chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Chuck, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.