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10 Best Movies Like April Fools' Day

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

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#1
The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

1964★ 6.7

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

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatib...

#2
Souvenir

Souvenir

2021★ 6.3

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

The enigmatic Isabel decides to rent her belly to give birth to the baby of Sara and Joaquin, a possessive couple obsessed with the idea of starting a family....

#3
Sundays

Sundays

2025★ 7.1

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

17-year-old Ainara is a student at a Catholic secondary school, and is about to take her final year exams and choose her future university course. To everyone’s surprise, this bril...

#4
Effie Gray

Effie Gray

2014★ 5.9

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

A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray....

#5
Canon (Fidelidad al límite)

Canon (Fidelidad al límite)

2014★ 7.2

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

Mariana and Julian are a couple that have been happily married for many years. They have two kids: Juan Maria and Bibiana. They are in love and are very successful in their profess...

#6
Light of My Life

Light of My Life

2019★ 6.5

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

Parent and child journey through the outskirts of society a decade after a pandemic has wiped out half the world's population. As a father struggles to protect his child, their bon...

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