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10 Best Movies Like The Golden Fern

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

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#1
The Departure

The Departure

1967★ 6.6

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

A young Belgian car nut and hairdresser's apprentice attempts to get a Porsche by all means for his nearing debut race and meets a girl in the same time....

#2
Buffalo '66

Buffalo '66

1998★ 7.1

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

Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will s...

#3
Late Spring

Late Spring

1949★ 8.0

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

Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off ...

#4
Juliet of the Spirits

Juliet of the Spirits

1965★ 7.2

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

Middle-aged Giulietta grows suspicious of her husband, Giorgio, when his behavior grows increasingly questionable. One night when Giorgio initiates a seance amongst his friends, Gi...

#5
The Match Factory Girl

The Match Factory Girl

1990★ 7.4

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

Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall. Finding herself pregnant after a one-night stand ...

#6
Re-Animator Resurrectus

Re-Animator Resurrectus

2007★ 7.3

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

Features interviews with the cast and crew of Re-Animator (1985), except for the late David Gale....