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10 Best Movies Like Forrest Gump

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

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#1
American Pastoral

American Pastoral

2016★ 6.2

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

Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family....

#2
The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946★ 7.8

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

It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream...

#3
House

House

1985★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Forrest Gump for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Roger Cobb, a divorced horror novelist coming to terms with the disappearance of his young son, inherits an old mansion home to malevolent supernatural residents....

#4
As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets

1997★ 7.4

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

A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery....

#5
Cherry

Cherry

2021★ 7.3

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

Cherry drifts from college dropout to army medic in Iraq—anchored only by his one true love, Emily. But after returning from the war with PTSD, his life spirals into drugs and crim...

#6
Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale

1995★ 6.2

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

Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar lovers. Friends and confidants ...

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