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10 Best Movies Like Pete Can't Play Basketball

If you loved Pete Can't Play Basketball, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Mother's Field

Mother's Field

1968★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pete Can't Play Basketball for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a remote Kyrgyz village, a mother navigates daily life as her family is drawn into the upheaval of World War II. Left behind to tend the land and hold her household together, sh...

#2
3D Saamri

3D Saamri

1985★ 5.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pete Can't Play Basketball for fans of Music. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In a small town a wealthy aged male named Dharmesh Saxena, known for his worship of Devi Maa Kaali, and magic, is called "Saamri". Dharmesh knows that his end is near, he summons h...

#3
Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary

Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary

1966★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pete Can't Play Basketball for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Jerry keeps sleepwalking and doing things unknowingly to Tom. He becomes aware of this and tries to stay awake....

#4
The Decline

The Decline

1961★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pete Can't Play Basketball for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A weak before her lady-killer lover, a blond diva breaks up with the arrogant libertine to be with a kind friend. His ego demands appeasement, but the lethal revolver in her hand t...

#5
Mostefa Ben Boulaïd

Mostefa Ben Boulaïd

2008★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pete Can't Play Basketball for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The film revolves around the life of the martyr Mustapha Ben Bouleid (1917-1956), who was a member of the Algerian National Movement, who worked with his comrades to explain the id...

#6
Helloween: Hell on Wheels

Helloween: Hell on Wheels

1987★ 9.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pete Can't Play Basketball for fans of Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Helloween at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA on October 20, 1987 that was broadcast for MTV's Headbangers Ball....