Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Abe

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

🏆

Expert Review & Ratings

See our full critical analysis and audience score for Abe.

View Review →
Advertisement
#1
It Runs in the Family

It Runs in the Family

2003★ 6.0

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

This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile...

#2
Next Stop, Greenwich Village

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

1976★ 6.4

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

An aspiring Jewish actor moves out of his parents' Brooklyn apartment to seek his fortune in the bohemian life of Greenwich Village in 1953....

#3
Adventures in Public School

Adventures in Public School

2018★ 6.3

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

A socially-awkward, home-schooled kid forces his way into public school against his suffocating, but loving, mother's wishes....

#4
Pieces of April

Pieces of April

2003★ 6.5

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

Quirky and rebellious April Burns lives with her boyfriend in a low-rent New York City apartment miles away from her emotionally distant family. But when she discovers that her mot...

#5
Uptown Girls

Uptown Girls

2003★ 6.9

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

Molly Gunn, the freewheeling daughter of a deceased rock legend, is forced to get a job when her manager steals her money. As nanny to Ray - the precocious, oft-ignored daughter of...

#6
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

2023★ 7.1

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

When her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence....

Advertisement