# Movies like Paterno

> Films most similar to Paterno (2018) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/paterno-2018/>

## 11 films in this list

- **[The Wizard of Lies](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-wizard-of-lies-2017/)** (2017) — ★ 6.6 · 647 votes · bittersweet, raw
- **[You Don't Know Jack](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/you-don-t-know-jack-2010/)** (2010) — ★ 7.0 · 434 votes · bittersweet, cerebral
- **[Sphere](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/sphere-1998/)** (1998) — ★ 6.1 · 1,800 votes · paranoid, slow-burn
- **[Disclosure](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/disclosure-1994/)** (1994) — ★ 6.2 · 1,267 votes · paranoid, raw, sexy
- **[Bandits](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/bandits-2001/)** (2001) — ★ 6.3 · 1,101 votes · bittersweet, cozy, playful
- **[The Bay](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-bay-2012/)** (2012) — ★ 5.8 · 861 votes · 3am-cult, dread, raw
- **[The Alto Knights](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-alto-knights-2025/)** (2025) — ★ 6.2 · 420 votes · outsider, raw
- **[Bugsy](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/bugsy-1991/)** (1991) — ★ 6.3 · 436 votes · bittersweet, outsider
- **[Man of the Year](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/man-of-the-year-2006/)** (2006) — ★ 5.9 · 496 votes · pitch-black, playful
- **[Blue Lagoon: The Awakening](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/blue-lagoon-the-awakening-2012/)** (2012) — ★ 6.5 · 1,498 votes · bittersweet, cozy
- **[Geek Charming](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/geek-charming-2011/)** (2011) — ★ 6.7 · 788 votes · bittersweet, cozy, tender

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