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Movies similar to Forrest Gump
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
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Jersey Girl (2004)
It has a 44% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
Ollie Trinke is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a baby on the way. But life deals him a bum hand when he's suddenly faced with single fatherhood, a defunct career and having to move in with his father. To bounce back, it takes a new love and the courage instilled in him by his daughter.
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Great Expectations (1998)
It has a 43% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and country of origin.
Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, "Great Expectations" takes a unique and contemporary look at life's great coincidences.
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The Holdovers (2023)
It has a 42% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.
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The Way We Were (1973)
It has a 40% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and country of origin.
Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky, a politically active Jew, meets Hubbell Gardiner, a feckless WASP. Years later, in the wake of World War II, they meet once again and, despite their obvious differences, attempt to make their love for each other work.
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The Bachelors (2017)
It has a 40% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
After the early death of his wife, a mourning father moves with his teenage son across the country for a private school teaching job. Their lives begin to transform due to two unique women, who help them embrace life and love again
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The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
It has a 40% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and country of origin.
Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen. As they delve into Austen's literature, the club members find themselves dealing with life experiences that parallel the themes of the books they are reading.
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Turtles All the Way Down (2024)
It has a 39% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and country of origin.
Aza confronts her potential for love, happiness, friendship, and hope while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts.
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About a Boy (2002)
It has a 38% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a hilarious lesson about life from a bright, but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you're never too old to grow up.
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Garden State (2004)
It has a 37% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, its story and themes and country of origin.
Andrew returns to his hometown for his mother’s funeral, a journey that reconnects him with old friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam—a girl also struggling with various maladies—opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional connections, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.
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Secret Beyond the Door (1947)
It has a 36% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, shared genres and its story and themes.
After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly a second thought. She finds his New York home full of his strange relations, and macabre rooms that are replicas of famous murder sites. One locked room contains the secret to her husband's obsession, and the truth about what happened to his first wife.
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Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
It has a 35% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, country of origin and TMDB relationship signals.
The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters, in a time when those types of relationships were shunned.
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
It has a 31% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, its story and themes and country of origin.
Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned, a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane, a journalist pregnant by a married man. They travel the sea, all too often running into pirates and, perhaps more traumatically, various figures from Zissou's past, including his estranged wife, Eleanor.
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The Straight Story (1999)
It has a 31% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, its story and themes and country of origin.
Retired farmer and widower Alvin Straight learns one day that his estranged brother Lyle has suffered a severe stroke. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. He then has the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
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The History of Love (2016)
It has a 31% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, shared genres and its story and themes.
The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness.
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Summer in Berlin (2005)
It has a 30% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, its story and themes and TMDB relationship signals.
An intimate study of two women friends who come to each other because of troubles with everyday life and with men and thus try to enjoy a life based on their ideas.
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