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Movies like American Dreams #4: Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect (2009)

The best movies like American Dreams #4: Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect (2009) are Dead Presidents (1995), The Cameraman (1928) and I Shot Andy Warhol (1996). If American Dreams #4: Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Dead Presidents (1995)

    On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist -- a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency!

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. The Cameraman (1928)

    A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)

    The story of Valerie Solanas, a '60s radical who preached misandry in her "SCUM" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce, but he repeatedly ignored her. So she shot him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)

    When Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave for Paris on her own. After spending a year in the city as a mistress of the wealthy Pierre Revel, she is reunited with Jean by chance. This leaves her with the choice between a glamorous life in Paris, and the true love she left behind.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Salinger (2013)

    An in-depth investigation into the private world of the American writer J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), who lived most of his life behind the impenetrable wall of a self-imposed seclusion: how his dramatic experiences during World War II influenced his life and work, his relationships with very young women, his obsessive writing methods, his many literary secrets.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Entergalactic (2022)

    Ambitious artist Jabari attempts to balance success and love when he moves into his dream Manhattan apartment and falls for his next-door neighbor.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Pretty Baby (1978)

    In 1917 New Orleans, a 12-year-old girl is raised in a brothel by her prostitute mother.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Mikey and Nicky (1976)

    Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mob boss wants him killed. Terrified, he calls Mikey, his friend since childhood and a fellow gangster. So begins a long night…

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Everybody’s Everything (2019)

    The story of artist Lil Peep from his birth in Long Island and meteoric rise as a genre blending pop star & style icon, to his death due to an accidental opioid overdose in Arizona at just 21 years of age.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. The Trip to Bountiful (1985)

    Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish – just once before she dies – is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home."

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. The Photograph (2020)

    When famed photographer Christina Eames dies unexpectedly, she leaves her estranged daughter, Mae, hurt, angry and full of questions. When Mae finds a photograph tucked away in a safe-deposit box, she soon finds herself delving into her mother's early life -- an investigation that leads to an unexpected romance with a rising journalist.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Dalíland (2022)

    In 1973, a young gallery assistant goes on a wild adventure behind the scenes as he helps aging genius Salvador Dali prepare for a big show in New York.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  13. The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)

    Matthew, a young schizophrenic, finds himself out on the street when a slumlord tears down his apartment building. Soon, he finds himself in even more dire straits, when he is threatened by Little Leroy, a thug who is one of the tough denizens of the Fort Washington Shelter for Men. He reaches out to Jerry, a streetwise combat veteran, who takes Matthew under his wing as a son. The relationship between these two men grows as they attempt to conquer the numbing isolation of homelessness.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Uncle Frank (2020)

    In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover Walid.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. The Last Movie Star (2018)

    An aging screen icon gets lured into accepting an award at a rinky-dink film festival in Nashville, Tenn., sending him on a hilarious fish-out-of-water adventure and an unexpectedly poignant journey into his past.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Killer's Kiss (1955)

    Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Final Portrait (2017)

    Paris, 1964. The Swiss sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti, one of the most accomplished and respected artists of his generation, asks his friend, the American writer James Lord, to sit for a portrait, assuring him that it will take no longer than two or three hours, an afternoon at the most.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Chinese 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Civil War (2024)

    In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Two Lovers (2008)

    A depressed man moves back in with his parents following a recent heartbreak and finds himself with two women.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like American Dreams #4: Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect?

The closest matches to American Dreams #4: Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect are Dead Presidents (1995), The Cameraman (1928) and I Shot Andy Warhol (1996). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after American Dreams #4: Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect?

Start with Dead Presidents (1995), the closest match to American Dreams #4: Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect.

What is the highest-rated movie like American Dreams #4: Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect?

Everybody’s Everything (2019), rated 8.4/10 by 311 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like American Dreams #4: Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect?

Civil War (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like American Dreams #4: Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect?

Yes: Dead Presidents (1995), The Cameraman (1928) and I Shot Andy Warhol (1996).

How are movies similar to American Dreams #4: Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside American Dreams #4: Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect, 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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