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10 Best Movies Like Beautiful Joe

If you loved Beautiful Joe, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

2022★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beautiful Joe for fans of Drama & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A father comes to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family....

#2
The Lords of Flatbush

The Lords of Flatbush

1974★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beautiful Joe for fans of Drama & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Set in 1958, the coming of age story follows four lower middle-class Brooklyn teenagers known as The Lords of Flatbush. The Lords chase girls, steal cars, shoot pool, get into stre...

#3
What's Love Got to Do with It?

What's Love Got to Do with It?

2023★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beautiful Joe for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged ...

#4
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

2010★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beautiful Joe for fans of Drama & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue what he thinks is happiness with ...

#5
The Other Sister

The Other Sister

1999★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beautiful Joe for fans of Drama & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A mentally challenged girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when she moves into an apartment and begins going to college....

#6
F.I.S.T.

F.I.S.T.

1978★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beautiful Joe for fans of Drama & Action & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthle...

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