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10 Best Movies Like I Thank a Fool

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

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#1
The Roots of Heaven

The Roots of Heaven

1958★ 6.2

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

In French Equatorial Africa, an idealist campaigns to save the African elephant, gaining support from a nightclub hostess and an ex-soldier. His cause attracts a mix of characters,...

#2
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

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

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#3
Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Thank a Fool for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat....

#4
Barbie in the Pink Shoes

Barbie in the Pink Shoes

2013★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Thank a Fool for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

About a young girl who finds a pair of pink ballet shoes and is taken to a magical ballet land.There she learns how to help her friends and follow her instincts....

#5
Barbie: Fairytopia

Barbie: Fairytopia

2005★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Thank a Fool for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Elina is a flower fairy who discovers that her home of Magic Meadow has been overcome by a horrible malady that is killing the flowers and making the fairies unable to fly. With th...

#6
Barbie and the Three Musketeers

Barbie and the Three Musketeers

2009★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Thank a Fool for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Corinne is a young country girl who heads to Paris to pursue her big dream – to become a female musketeer! Never could she imagine she would meet three other girls who secretly sha...