Movies Like Adult World (2014)

Adult World is a 2014 comedy film from Scott Coffey with a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Get a Job and Hail the Conquering Hero.

Comedy

Get a Job

2016

Life after college graduation is not exactly going as planned for Will and Jillian who find themselves lost in a sea of increasingly strange jobs. But with help from their family, friends and coworkers they soon discover that the most important (and hilarious) adventures are the ones that we don't see coming.

5.3

MagicScore

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944

Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure. While in a moment of melancholy, he meets up with a group of Marines who befriend him and encourage him to return home to his mother by fabricating a story that he was wounded in battle with honorable discharge.

7.0

MagicScore

Friendship

2025

Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor Austin, and his attempts to make an adult male friend threatens to ruin both of their lives.

6.5

MagicScore

Red Dwarf: The Promised Land

2020

The posse meet three cat clerics who worship Lister as their God. Lister vows to help them as they're being hunted by Rodon, the ruthless feral cat leader who has vowed to wipe out all cats who worship anyone but him.

6.4

MagicScore

Cha Cha Real Smooth

2022

Fresh out of college and stuck at his New Jersey home without a clear path forward, 22-year-old Andrew begins working as a party starter for bar/bat mitzvahs—where he strikes up a unique friendship with a young mom and her teenage daughter.

7.1

MagicScore

I Graduated, But...

1929

Tetsuo Nomoto, a young college graduate tries to find a decent job by himself. Later on, he will marry his girlfriend, Machiko, whom he hides the fact that he has no job. Hardships come quickly, which forces Machiko to find a job in a bar.

5.6

MagicScore

Hud

1963

Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict between the callous Hud and his stern and highly principled father, Homer. Hud's nephew Lon admires Hud's cheating ways, though he soon becomes too aware of Hud's reckless amorality to bear him anymore. In the world of the takers and the taken, Hud is a winner. He's a cheat, but, he explains, "I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner."

7.3

MagicScore

Post Grad

2009

Ryden Malby has a master plan. Graduate college, get a great job, hang out with her best friend and find the perfect guy. But her plan spins hilariously out of control when she’s forced to move back home with her eccentric family.

5.0

MagicScore

Johnny Eager

1941

A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.

6.1

MagicScore

#10

Cougar Club

2007

When Spence and Hogan graduate from college, life is bleak. They have to work for heinous divorce lawyers that torture them. Spence has a girlfriend from hell and Hogan just wants to start his life already. As luck would have it, our two young men are presented with an opportunity, they develop a club of young men devoted to the older woman, the "Cougar" if you will.

3.7

MagicScore

#11

Amélie

2001

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?

7.9

MagicScore

#12

Locked Out

2006

Once upon a time, somewhere... a homeless guy finds a policeman's uniform...

6.2

MagicScore

#13

Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies

2015

A beautiful workaholic is fired from her job as a marketing executive for a children's toy company. With her life spinning out of control she teams up with her neighbour, who owns a sex shop, to design and promote better sex toys.

5.8

MagicScore

#14

Six Swedish Girls in a Boarding School

1979

Miss Klein runs a boarding-school. The girls that go there are really "free spirited." They chloroform a peeping Tom, lock two plumbers in the dormitories, strip for a gamekeeper and tease their gym teacher. In class, their biology teacher gets carried away while giving a demonstration of sex positions with the gym teacher. In the meantime, one of the girls makes some exciting alterations to their bicycles to make their rides more enjoyable.

5.4

MagicScore

#15

Seven Years of Marriage

2003

After seven years of marriage, a couple of professional workers (he, a doctor and she, a banker) try to refresh their sex life.

5.2

MagicScore

#16

Il Posto

1961

With his family mired in financial troubles, Domenico moves to Milan, Italy, from his small town to get a job in lieu of furthering his education. A lack of options forces him to take a position as a messenger at a big company, where he hopes to receive a promotion soon. There, Domenico meets Antonietta, a young woman in a similar situation as himself. The two form a tentative relationship, but the soulless nature of their jobs threatens to keep them apart.

7.6

MagicScore

#17

A Four Letter Word

2007

Six people in New York are adrift. Zeke and Luke work in a sex shop: Zeke takes gay liberation seriously, Luke likes to sparkle and takes nothing seriously. He's offended when Stephen calls him a gay cliché, then, surprisingly, they find each other attractive and interesting. Stephen, it turns out, has a great apartment, trust fund, and artwork he's painted on his walls. Meanwhile, Peter, a neat-freak, and Derek, nice to everyone, move in together. Peter's compulsiveness threatens the relationship. Last, newly-engaged Marilyn, a recovering alcoholic stuck at step 2, can't stop obsessing about wedding details. Can these folks sort out civilization and its discontents?

4.3

MagicScore

#18

Blue Beetle

2023

Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.

6.7

MagicScore

#19

Getting Go: The Go Doc Project

2013

Too shy to make a proper introduction, a recent college grad devises to shoot a documentary about the NYC nightlife scene in order to meet the go-go guy he’s cyber-obsessed with.

6.2

MagicScore

#20

Burning

2018

Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat while she's away on a trip to Africa. On her return, she introduces to Jong-su an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. One day Ben tells Jong-su about his most unusual hobby.

7.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Adult World?

The top films similar to Adult World by MovieMagicScore are Get a Job (5.3), Hail the Conquering Hero (7.0), Friendship (6.5). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Adult World worth watching?

Adult World holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10 from 381 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Adult World?

Adult World (2014) is a comedy film directed by Scott Coffey, starring Emma Roberts, Evan Peters, John Cusack.

Where can I find more recommendations like Adult World?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Adult World

This ranked list pairs Adult World (2014), a comedy film from Scott Coffey, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Emma Roberts take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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