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.

Uncle Buck
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...

The Tender Bar
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...

Lonesome Jim
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...

Smoke Signals
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...

Half Brothers
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...

My Own Private Idaho
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...