Movies Like American Splendor

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Nanny Diaries

2007·1h 45m·★ 6.2·Shari Springer Berman

2 shared crewDir. Shari Springer BermanDP: Terry Stacey

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

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1994·1h 47m·★ 7.2·Nicholas Hytner

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Zero Motivation

2014·1h 37m·★ 7.2·Talya Lavie

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Look at Me

2004·1h 50m·★ 6.8·Agnès Jaoui

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Ghost World

2001·1h 51m·★ 7.3·Terry Zwigoff

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1993·1h 38m·★ 7.1·Jeremiah S. Chechik

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2024·1h 40m·★ 7.0·Thea Sharrock

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Chasing Amy

1997·1h 54m·★ 7.2·Kevin Smith

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Public Enemies

2009·2h 20m·★ 6.9·Michael Mann

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2012·1h 39m·★ 6.4·Matthew Lillard

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Wilde

1997·1h 58m·★ 6.9·Brian Gilbert

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2010·1h 36m·★ 6.7·James Gunn

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Dedication

2007·1h 35m·★ 6.6·Justin Theroux

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1954·1h 31m·★ 6.7·Frank Launder

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The Middle Man

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How Good Is American Splendor?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.