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10 Best Movies Like The Fab Five

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

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#1
I Hate Christian Laettner

I Hate Christian Laettner

2015★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fab Five for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

He made perhaps the most dramatic shot in the history of the NCAA basketball tournament. He's the only player to start in four consecutive Final Fours, and was instrumental in Duke...

#2
Bad Boys

Bad Boys

2014★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fab Five for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The Detroit Pistons of the late 1980s and early '90s seemed willing to do anything to win. That characteristic made them loved — and hated. It earned them the title: Bad Boys....

#3
The Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution

2017★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fab Five for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Starting in 1881 this film shows the personal battle between Lenin's Ulyanov family and the royal Romanovs that eventually led to the Russian revolution....

#4
The Day The Series Stopped

The Day The Series Stopped

2014★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fab Five for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

On Oct. 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m. PT, soon after Al Michaels and Tim McCarver started the ABC telecast for Game 3 of the World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland ...

#5
YES DAY

YES DAY

2021★ 6.7

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

A mom and dad who usually say no decide to say yes to their kids' wildest requests — with a few ground rules — on a whirlwind day of fun and adventure....

#6
Persepolis

Persepolis

2007★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fab Five for fans of Animation. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Rev...