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10 Best Movies Like Uncle

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

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#1
Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck

1989★ 6.8

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

Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephew and nieces after a family emergency. His freewheeling attitude soon causes ten...

#2
The Tender Bar

The Tender Bar

2021★ 6.6

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

JR is a fatherless boy growing up in the glow of a bar where the bartender, his Uncle Charlie, is the sharpest and most colorful of an assortment of quirky and demonstrative father...

#3
Lonesome Jim

Lonesome Jim

2005★ 6.0

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

After failing to find success as a writer in New York City, Jim slinks back to his family's home in the Midwest to lick his wounds. But his visit is quickly complicated when his an...

#4
Smoke Signals

Smoke Signals

1998★ 6.8

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

Young Native American man Thomas is a nerd in his reservation, wearing oversize glasses and telling everyone stories no-one wants to hear. His parents died in a fire in 1976, and T...

#5
Half Brothers

Half Brothers

2020★ 7.3

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

Mexican aviation exec Renato is shocked to learn that he has an American half-brother he never knew about: free-spirited Asher. They are forced on a road trip together, tracing the...

#6
My Own Private Idaho

My Own Private Idaho

1991★ 7.1

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

In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel fro...

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