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10 Best Movies Like Cry Uncle!

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

#1
The Upside of Anger

The Upside of Anger

2005★ 6.3

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

After her husband runs off with his secretary, Terry Wolfmeyer is left to fend for herself -- and her four daughters. As she hits rock bottom, Terry finds a friend and drinking bud...

#2
Bombay Velvet

Bombay Velvet

2015★ 5.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cry Uncle! for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An ordinary man, who goes against all odds to forge his own destiny and become a star in the glittering sky of 'Bombay,' thriving on jazz and violence....

#3
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cry Uncle! for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#4
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019★ 7.4

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

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie indust...

#5
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cry Uncle! for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...

#6
American Beauty

American Beauty

1999★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cry Uncle! for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend....