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10 Best Movies Like The Fisherman

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

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#1
Good Bye, Lenin!

Good Bye, Lenin!

2003ā€¢ā˜… 7.5

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

Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avo...

#2
Cartel Land

Cartel Land

2015ā€¢ā˜… 7.2

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

In the Mexican state of MichoacƔn, Dr. Jose Mireles, a small-town physician known as "El Doctor," shepherds a citizen uprising against the Knights Templar, the violent drug cartel ...

#3
7:35 in the Morning

7:35 in the Morning

2003ā€¢ā˜… 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fisherman for fans of Music. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

A woman enters a restaurant one morning – only to be met with silence instead of people talking....

#4
Joker

Joker

2019ā€¢ā˜… 8.1

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

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#5
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023ā€¢ā˜… 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#6
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994ā€¢ā˜… 8.5

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

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in ...