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10 Best Movies Like A Wish and a Half

If you loved A Wish and a Half, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea

1958★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Wish and a Half for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Santiago is an aging, down-on-his-luck, Cuban fisherman who, after catching nothing for nearly 3 months, hooks a huge Marlin and struggles to land it far out in the Gulf Stream....

#2
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

2012★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Wish and a Half for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and...

#3
Gone Fishing

Gone Fishing

2017★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Wish and a Half for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

On Motunui, Maui tries to catch a fish with his magical fishhook, only to be comically foiled by the ocean....

#4
Captain Phillips

Captain Phillips

2013★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Wish and a Half for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred...

#5
The Thirteenth Year

The Thirteenth Year

1999★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Wish and a Half for fans of TV Movie. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A teen learns that his birth mother is a mermaid after he begins to grow fins and slimy scales on his thirteenth birthday....

#6
Abe

Abe

2020★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Wish and a Half for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A 12-year-old boy from Brooklyn tries to unite his half-Israeli and half-Palestinian family through cooking....

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