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10 Best Movies Like Sometimes a Great Notion

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

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#1
Piranha

Piranha

1978★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sometimes a Great Notion for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal....

#2
A Single Man

A Single Man

2009★ 7.3

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

Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, is the story of a British college professor who dwells on the past and cannot see his future. We follow him t...

#3
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

1976★ 7.0

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

13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Fran...

#4
The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer

1958★ 7.0

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

Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners....

#5
The Wise Guys

The Wise Guys

1965★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sometimes a Great Notion for fans of Adventure & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Hector Valentin returns to France from Canada when he inherits a small sawmill. He has difficulties restarting the run-down operation which has inefficient workers and is hampered ...

#6
On Golden Pond

On Golden Pond

1981★ 7.3

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

For Norman and Ethel Thayer, this summer on golden pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love...