Movies Like The Optimists

Loved The Optimists? These 24 movies and shows share its DNA — surfaced by our semantic engine from theme, mood, cast and genre, then ranked by how closely they match. Every pick includes cast, ratings, trailers and streaming options.

The Wire 2002 ★ 8.6
Modern Times 1936 ★ 8.3
Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989 ★ 7.4
2 Hearts 2020 ★ 7.2
The Seventh Continent 1989 ★ 7.5
Utopia 2013 ★ 7.9
The Imperfects 2022 ★ 6.9
The Leftovers 2014 ★ 7.7
The Mechanism 2018 ★ 7.0
The Hours 2002 ★ 7.3
Equals 2015 ★ 6.1
The Caine Mutiny 1954 ★ 7.2
The Ides of March 2011 ★ 6.7
You, Me and the Apocalypse 2015 ★ 6.8
Don't Look Up 2021 ★ 7.1
The Front 1976 ★ 7.0
You're the Worst 2014 ★ 7.4
The Arrangement 1969 ★ 6.5
Primer 2004 ★ 6.7
The Stand 1994 ★ 6.8
At Work 2026 ★ 6.6
Separate Lies 2005 ★ 5.8
Materialists 2025 ★ 6.3
Antichrist 2009 ★ 6.6