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10 Best Movies Like Picnic

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

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#1
Only the Lonely

Only the Lonely

1991★ 6.1

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

Danny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and falls in love with Theresa Luna, whose father owns the local funeral parlour. Natural...

#2
The Party

The Party

1968★ 7.3

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

Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the ...

#3
Picnic

Picnic

1955★ 6.3

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

Labor Day in a small Kansas farm town. Hal, a burly and resolute drifter, jumps off a dusty freight train car with the purpose of visiting Alan, a former college classmate and son ...

#4
The Florida Project

The Florida Project

2017★ 7.4

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

The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults aro...

#5
Shag

Shag

1989★ 6.1

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

Summer of 1963. Carson is getting married to her boyfriend so her friends Melaina, Pudge and Luanne take her to Myrtle Beach for one last irresponsible weekend....

#6
The Air Up There

The Air Up There

1994★ 6.2

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

Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketb...

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