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10 Best Movies Like The Fisher King

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

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#1
Time Bandits

Time Bandits

1981★ 6.6

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

Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of th...

#2
The Cuckoo

The Cuckoo

2002★ 7.0

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

September of 1944, a few days before Finland went out of the Second World War. A chained to a rock Finnish sniper-kamikadze Veikko managed to set himself free. Ivan, a captain of t...

#3
Pavarotti

Pavarotti

2019★ 7.3

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

Featuring never-before-seen footage, concert performances and intimate interviews, filmmaker Ron Howard examines the life and career of famed opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti....

#4
Modern Problems

Modern Problems

1981★ 5.4

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

Jealous, harried air traffic controller Max Fielder, recently dumped by his girlfriend, comes into contact with nuclear waste and is granted the power of telekinesis, which he uses...

#5
Ed Gein

Ed Gein

2000★ 5.3

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

The true story of Edward Gein, the farmer whose horrific crimes inspired Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs. This is the first film to Gein's tormente...

#6
My Favorite Year

My Favorite Year

1982★ 6.6

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

Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But ...