If you loved Alex Strangelove, try Wilson

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Wilson has roughly 4.1× fewer votes than Alex Strangelove — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Craig Johnson, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Alex Strangelove, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Wilson is

A midlife crisis gets a nihilistic talking head in this oddball comedy. After a divorce leaves him adrift, Wilson buys a one-way ticket to social oblivion. The film crashes into sentimentality like Wilson into an escalator.

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