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10 Best Movies Like The Arrival

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

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#1
Munchausen

Munchausen

2013★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Arrival for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A mother, unable to confront the heartbreak of her son leaving for college, delays his departure by making him sick. Unfortunately, she goes too far....

#2
I Love My Dad

I Love My Dad

2022★ 5.9

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

A hopelessly estranged father catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect....

#3
Only the Lonely

Only the Lonely

1991★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Arrival 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...

#4
Adventures in Public School

Adventures in Public School

2018★ 6.3

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

A socially-awkward, home-schooled kid forces his way into public school against his suffocating, but loving, mother's wishes....

#5
The Perfect Man

The Perfect Man

2005★ 6.1

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

Holly is tired of moving every time her mom Jean breaks up with yet another second-rate guy. To distract her mother from her latest bad choice, Holly conceives the perfect plan for...

#6
Mr. Bones

Mr. Bones

2001★ 6.0

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

A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament....

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