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10 Best Movies Like The Lunch Table

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

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#1
Recess: School's Out

Recess: School's Out

2001★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Lunch Table for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The school year is finally ending, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to summer. But boredom quickly sets in when his friends leave for camp — until T.J. uncovers an evil plot t...

#2
Grown Ups

Grown Ups

2010★ 6.4

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

After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend....

#3
10 Years

10 Years

2012★ 5.8

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

A group of friends reunite ten years after their high-school graduation....

#4
The Last Summer

The Last Summer

2019★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Lunch Table for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Standing on the precipice of adulthood, a group of friends navigate new relationships, while reexamining others, during their final summer before college....

#5
Scarecrow

Scarecrow

1973★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Lunch Table for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two drifters bum around, visit earthy women and discuss opening a car wash in Pittsburgh....

#6
Napoleon Dynamite

Napoleon Dynamite

2004★ 6.8

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

A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back h...

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