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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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As Good as It Gets (1997)
It has a 44% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and country of origin.
A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
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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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Waiting to Exhale (1995)
It has a 42% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and country of origin.
Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar lovers. Friends and confidants Vannah, Bernie, Glo and Robin talk it all out, determined to find a better way to breathe.
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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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200 Cigarettes (1999)
It has a 41% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and country of origin.
In 1981 New York City, a collection of twentysomethings try to cope with relationships, loneliness, desire and their individual neuroses on New Years Eve.
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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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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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My Best Friend's Girl (2008)
It has a 35% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, its story and themes and country of origin.
Lovestruck Dustin is dating Alexis, his ideal girlfriend, but when she dumps him for coming on too strong, Dustin takes drastic measures to win her back. He asks his best friend Tank to take her on the worst rebound date imaginable - his side job - so that she will come running back to him, and Tank reluctantly agrees. However, Alexis is more than a match for Tank's shock tactics and he begins to really fall for her, leaving him torn between loyalty to Dustin and his growing attraction toward Alexis.
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Cavegirl (1985)
It has a 32% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, its story and themes and country of origin.
On a class excursion to a cave with stone age paintings the clumsy Rex gets lost. A mysterious crystal opens a gateway in time and sets him back to the stone ages, where he meets a group of prehistoric fellows and the gorgeous Eba. While teaching her English and doing some pseudo-research on her fellows, his main goal is to get her sleeping with him. However the curiosity of the clan chief disturbs his attempts.
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The Doom Generation (1995)
It has a 32% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, its story and themes and country of origin.
Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embarks on a sex- and violence-filled journey through a United States of psychos and quickie marts.
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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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Kes (1970)
It has a 29% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, its story and themes and TMDB relationship signals.
Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence.
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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
It has a 28% affinity with Forrest Gump, driven mainly by shared genres, its story and themes and country of origin.
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
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