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10 Best Movies Like Carl

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

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#1
Summer of Sam

Summer of Sam

1999★ 6.5

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

Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in f...

#2
Unconditional

Unconditional

2012★ 6.6

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

Samantha Crawford is living a storybook life: she’s happily married, she lives on a ranch where she keeps her beloved horse, and the stories she’s told and illustrated since childh...

#3
The Wrong Guy

The Wrong Guy

1997★ 6.8

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

Nelson Hibbert expects to become the new president of Nagel Industries, but Mr. Nagel gives the promotion to another employee. When Nelson barges into Nagel's office to confront hi...

#4
Dear Zoe

Dear Zoe

2022★ 6.5

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

Tess enlists her biological father – a lovable slacker from the wrong side of the tracks – and the charming juvenile delinquent next door to help her come to grips with the death o...

#5
Death at a Funeral

Death at a Funeral

2010★ 5.9

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

Aaron's father's funeral is today at the family home, and everything goes wrong: the funeral home delivers the wrong body, his cousin accidentally drugs her fiancé, and Aaron's suc...

#6
A Dry White Season

A Dry White Season

1989★ 6.6

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

During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody....

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