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10 Best Movies Like Big Fan

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

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#1
Louis C.K.: Chewed Up

Louis C.K.: Chewed Up

2008★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big Fan for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Profane, vulgar and obscenely funny, Louis C.K. insists on telling the truth, whether you like it or not! Join the Emmy Award-winning stand-up comic and TV star (Lucky Louie) as he...

#2
Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

1995★ 6.2

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

After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending th...

#3
A Heavy Heart

A Heavy Heart

2016★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big Fan for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A former East German boxing champion reduced to working as a bouncer and debt collector is forced to reflect on his life when he is diagnosed with a fatal disease....

#4
World's Greatest Dad

World's Greatest Dad

2009★ 6.6

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

In the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and the greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of fame, fortune and popularity...

#5
Big Fat Liar

Big Fat Liar

2002★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big Fan for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After one of his class papers is stolen and turned into a movie, a young student and his best friend exact a hilarious, slapstick revenge on the Hollywood hot shot who has taken cr...

#6
Species

Species

1995★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big Fan for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA....