Movies like Insurance (1998)
The best movies like Insurance (1998) are Nurse Betty (2000), Cocktail (1988) and Scram! (1932). If Insurance hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedDays of Wine and Roses (1963)7.5/10 from 219 votes
- NewestThe Singers (2026)Released 2026
Nurse Betty (2000)
What happens when a person decides that life is merely a state of mind? If you're Betty, a small-town waitress and soap opera fan from Fair Oaks, Kansas, you refuse to believe that you can't be with the love of your life just because he doesn't really exist. After all, life is no excuse for not living. Traumatized by a savage event, Betty enters into a fugue state that allows -- even encourages -- her to keep functioning... in a kind of alternate reality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCocktail (1988)
After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisScram! (1932)
Ordered out of town by angry Judge Beaumont, vagrants Stanley and Oliver meet a congenial drunk who invites them to stay at his luxurious mansion. The drunk can't find his key, but the boys find a way in, sending the surprised woman inside into a faint.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGuys and Dolls (1955)
In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a Salvation Army missionary to Havana, and unexpectedly they fall for each other. And the bet has a hidden motive ... classic song and dance ensues!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Big Kahuna (1999)
Three salesmen working for a firm that makes industrial lubricants are waiting in the company's "hospitality suite" at a manufacturers' convention for a "big kahuna" named Dick Fuller to show up, in hopes they can persuade him to place an order that could salvage the company's flagging sales.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAdventures in Babysitting (1987)
When plans with her boyfriend fall through, high school senior Chris Parker ends up babysitting the Anderson kids, Brad and Sara. What should be a quiet night in, however, turns into a series of ridiculous exploits, starting when they leave the house to pick up Chris' friend Brenda. Soon, Brad's buddy Daryl is involved, and the group must contend with car thieves, blues musicians and much more.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBunraku (2010)
In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of thugs, headed by nine diverse and deadly assassins.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisIntimacy (2001)
Failed musician Jay abandoned his family and now earns a living as head bartender in a trendy London pub. Every Wednesday afternoon, a woman comes to his house for graphic, almost wordless, sex. One day, Jay follows her and learns about her. This eventually disrupts their relationship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDays of Wine and Roses (1963)
An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisArthur (1981)
Arthur is a 30-year-old child who will inherit $750 million if he complies with his family's demands and marries the woman of their choosing.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhite Palace (1990)
Max Baron is a Jewish advertising executive in his 20s who's still getting over the death of his wife. Nora Baker is a 40-something diner waitress who enjoys the wilder side of life. Mismatched or not, their attraction is instant and smoldering. With time, however, their class and age differences become an obstacle in their relationship, especially since Max can't keep Nora a secret from his Jewish friends and upper-crust associates forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Singers (2026)
An impromptu singing contest at a dive bar turns a lonely night into a soul-baring moment of shared harmony.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSupport the Girls (2018)
Lisa Conroy is general manager at a highway-side 'sports bar with curves', Double Whammies. She nurtures and protects her employees fiercely - but over the course of one trying day, her optimism is battered from every direction. Double Whammies sells a big, weird American fantasy, but what happens when reality pokes a bunch of holes in it?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWise Blood (1979)
A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMerrily We Live (1938)
Society matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find is a handsome tramp who shows up at her doorstep and ends up in a chauffeur's uniform. He also catches the eye of Geraldine.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisElmer Gantry (1960)
A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of the same name.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTopper (1937)
Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend and bank president, Cosmo Topper. When Topper starts to live it up, it strains relations with his stuffy wife.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBabes (2024)
After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men meet up with a new girl in town, as well as a friendly lunatic who can’t help but paint things white.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Answer Man (2009)
Twenty years ago, Arlen Faber wrote a book about spirituality that became wildly popular. These days, he's a curmudgeonly recluse who only enjoys the company of his chiropractor, Elizabeth. As Elizabeth's warmth starts to melt Arlen's cold heart, he comes to realize what love really means.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Insurance?
The closest matches to Insurance are Nurse Betty (2000), Cocktail (1988) and Scram! (1932). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Insurance?
Start with Nurse Betty (2000), the closest match to Insurance.
What is the highest-rated movie like Insurance?
Days of Wine and Roses (1963), rated 7.5/10 by 219 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Insurance?
The Singers (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Insurance chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Insurance, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.