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10 Best Movies Like Larry Crowne

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

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#1
The Bachelors

The Bachelors

2017★ 7.0

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

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 uniq...

#2
Kicking and Screaming

Kicking and Screaming

1995★ 6.2

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

After college graduation, Grover's girlfriend Jane tells him she's moving to Prague to study writing. Grover declines to accompany her, deciding instead to move in with several fri...

#3
The Rewrite

The Rewrite

2014★ 6.0

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

An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there....

#4
Stanley & Iris

Stanley & Iris

1990★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Larry Crowne for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they get to know one another, she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired, ...

#5
Son in Law

Son in Law

1993★ 6.1

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

Country girl Rebecca has spent most of her life on a farm in South Dakota, and, when she goes away to college in Los Angeles, Rebecca immediately feels out of place in the daunting...

#6
Catch and Release

Catch and Release

2006★ 5.9

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

For a grieving fiancée, learning to love again requires the help of her late love's three best friends....

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