If you loved Next Goal Wins, try Bookworm

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Bookworm has roughly 6.8× fewer votes than Next Goal Wins — 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

Theyboth carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Next Goal Wins, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Bookworm is

The film tries to do that thing where a dysfunctional family goes on a wacky adventure. Mildred is forced into the care of her estranged magician father, who drags her into the New Zealand bush to hunt a cryptid cat. It's a film.

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