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10 Best Movies Like Gone Fishin'

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

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#1
Grumpier Old Men

Grumpier Old Men

1995★ 6.5

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

A family wedding reignites the ancient feud between next-door neighbors and fishing buddies John and Max. Meanwhile, a sultry Italian divorcée opens a restaurant at the local bait ...

#2
The Pallbearer

The Pallbearer

1996★ 4.9

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

Aspiring architect Tom Thompson is told by mysterious Ruth Abernathy that his best friend, "Bill," has taken his own life. Except that Tom has never met Bill and neither have his i...

#3
Swedes at Sea

Swedes at Sea

1988★ 5.7

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

The landlubber Stig-Helmer and his Norwegian friend Ole get on a barge by mistake. They arrive at an archipelago and have to spend Midsummer among the fancy rich boat people, their...

#4
Buddy

Buddy

1997★ 4.9

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

An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son....

#5
The Man Who Invented Christmas

The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017★ 6.9

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

In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts his career at a crossroads, until the moment when, struggling with inspiration an...

#6
Leave No Trace

Leave No Trace

2018★ 6.8

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

A father and daughter live a perfect but mysterious existence in Forest Park, a beautiful nature reserve near Portland, Oregon, rarely making contact with the world. But when a sma...