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2021 · Series · TV-MA · your starting pointIf Hacks is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Shows like Hacks, ranked
1. Final Draft (2003)
The sharp-edged mentorship between a cynical veteran and earnest newcomer navigating creative ambition mirrors Hacks' exploration of how clashing philosophies about art, success, and compromise forge unexpected bonds.
2. Last Vegas (2013)
The sharp examination of aging, ambition, and reinvention plays out through Vegas settings and mentor-like dynamics where characters confront who they've become versus who they wanted to be.
3. Hustlers (2019)
Both explore how women weaponize their performance skills and intimate knowledge of their audience to survive systems stacked against them, with sharp dialogue that mines humor from moral compromise and the blurred line between con and commerce.
4. The Main Event (1979)
The Main Event pairs a jaded mentor figure with a reluctant protégé in a high-stakes comeback story where their clashing wills over reinvention and relevance drive both comedy and genuine character transformation.
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