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10 Best Movies Like Fool’s Mate

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

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#1
Landline

Landline

2017★ 6.1

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

A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair....

#2
CQ

CQ

2001★ 5.9

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

A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a n...

#3
In the Soup

In the Soup

1992★ 6.6

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

An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film....

#4
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

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

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

#5
Cosi

Cosi

1996★ 6.1

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

Lewis, a young amateur theater director, is offered a job with a governmental program for the rehabilitation of mentally ill patients in a Sydney institution. His project is overru...

#6
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

2022★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fool’s Mate for fans of Comedy & Drama. 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....

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