# Movies like Real Genius

> Films most similar to Real Genius (1985) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/real-genius-1985/>

## 11 films in this list

- **[Valley Girl](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/valley-girl-1983/)** (1983) — ★ 6.0 · 266 votes · bittersweet, cozy, playful
- **[Electric Dreams](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/electric-dreams-1984/)** (1984) — ★ 6.3 · 195 votes · bittersweet, outsider, playful
- **[The Prince & Me](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-prince-me-2004/)** (2004) — ★ 6.2 · 1,039 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/bill-ted-s-excellent-adventure-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 6.9 · 2,085 votes · comfort-cult, playful, uplifting
- **[Short Circuit](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/short-circuit-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 6.6 · 1,608 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Cocoon: The Return](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/cocoon-the-return-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 6.5 · 1,019 votes · bittersweet, cozy, tender
- **[The Cabbage Soup](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-cabbage-soup-1981/)** (1981) — ★ 6.4 · 941 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Short Circuit 2](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/short-circuit-2-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 6.2 · 650 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Project X](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/project-x-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 6.3 · 277 votes · cozy
- **[The Man with Two Brains](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-man-with-two-brains-1983/)** (1983) — ★ 6.2 · 481 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Something Wild](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/something-wild-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 6.6 · 392 votes · bittersweet, tender, unhinged

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