15 Movies Like The American Beauty
Loved The American Beauty? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
#1
The Novices
Sister Agnès runs away from her convent in Brittany and seeks refuge in Paris with prostitute Mona Lisa. With absolutely no qualifications, the young novice has a hard job finding work, so Mona Lisa tries to teach her the ropes of the oldest profession of them all!
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The American Beauty.
#2
The Intouchables
A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The American Beauty.
#3
Exploits of a Young Don Juan
In 1914, sixteen year old Roger returned home from boarding school during vacation to find his puberty hit hard in a house filled with beautiful women. These women have previous engagements with other men who are away, and during this time, Roger impregnates them all, including his aunt and sister, then devises plans to cuckold the men.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The American Beauty.
#4
Amélie
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The American Beauty.
#5
Dear Inspector
When Lise's car bumps Antoine's bike, they recognize each other from a brief fling 20 years before while at the Sorbonne. He's now a professor of Greek; she's loathe to tell him she's a police inspector. A call interrupts their first dinner date: a Deputy of the National Assembly has been murdered. She has a suspect, another Deputy, and must track him while deflecting Antoine's eye from her vocation. All roads in the inquiry lead to Christine Vallier, the dead Deputy's mistress, a beguiling 22-year-old whose mother ran the Assembly's snack bar. When more deputies die and Antoine learns Lise's identity, she must act quickly solve the crime and save her future.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The American Beauty.
#6
Hot Shots!
The gang that created Airplane! and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this spoof. Topper Harley is a talented but unstable fighter pilot with an axe to grind: clearing the family name. His mission is to avenge his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers. He also gets involved in a relationship with Ramada Thompson, a woman with an unusually talented stomach. Hot Shots! makes fun of a variety of other films, from Dances with Wolves to The Fabulous Baker Boys.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The American Beauty.
#7
Mauvaise Pioche
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The American Beauty.
#8
Taxi
In Marseilles a skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, on the track of German bank robbers, so he doesn't lose his license and his dream job.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The American Beauty.
#9
National Lampoon's Vacation
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The American Beauty.
#10
The Chorus
In 1940s France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The American Beauty.
#11
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
History's favorite Gauls assist Queen Cleopatra when she wagers that the Egyptian people can build a palace for Julius Caesar in just three months.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The American Beauty.
#12
The Phoenician Scheme
Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and determined assassins.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The American Beauty.
#13
Sexual Chronicles of a French Family
Three generations of a French family open up about their sexual experiences and desires after young Romain is caught masturbating in his biology class.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The American Beauty.
