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10 Best Movies Like Grand Canyon

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

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#1
L.A. Story

L.A. Story

1991★ 6.5

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

With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a "wacky weatherman" tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of ...

#2
The Salton Sea

The Salton Sea

2002★ 6.6

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

After the murder of his beloved wife, a man in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey, he befriends slacker Jimmy "The Finn", be...

#3
American Dreamz

American Dreamz

2006★ 5.0

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

The new season of "American Dreamz," the wildly popular television singing contest, has captured the country's attention, as the competition looks to be between a young Midwestern ...

#4
The River

The River

1984★ 6.4

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

Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer a...

#5
The Music Man

The Music Man

1962★ 7.1

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

Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' bandleader to raise money before he can skip town....

#6
Gotcha!

Gotcha!

1985★ 5.9

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

A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy....