Movies Like Where the Heart Is

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Leo the Last

1970·1h 44m·★ 5.8·John Boorman

2 shared crewDir. John BoormanDP: Peter Suschitzky

Deconstructing Harry

1997·1h 36m·★ 7.3·Woody Allen

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Chopsticks

2019·1h 40m·★ 6.5·Sachin Yardi

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Fatherhood

2021·1h 49m·★ 6.6·Paul Weitz

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy

Yesterday

2004·1h 36m·★ 7.5·Darrell James Roodt

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The Hours

2002·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Stephen Daldry

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Pierrot le Fou

1965·1h 50m·★ 7.4·Jean-Luc Godard

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Top Hat

1935·1h 39m·★ 7.7·Mark Sandrich

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Fat Kid Rules The World

2012·1h 39m·★ 6.4·Matthew Lillard

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy

The Lovers

1958·1h 31m·★ 7.1·Louis Malle

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In the Soup

1992·1h 36m·★ 7.1·Alexandre Rockwell

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Paranoid Park

2007·1h 24m·★ 6.6·Gus Van Sant

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A Futile and Stupid Gesture

2018·1h 41m·★ 6.7·David Wain

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Mandao Returns

2020·1h 11m·★ 5.7·Scott Dunn

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Is This Thing On?

2025·2h 1m·★ 6.7·Bradley Cooper

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Don't Think Twice

2016·1h 32m·★ 6.7·Mike Birbiglia

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The Beanie Bubble

2023·1h 50m·★ 6.3·Kristin Gore

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2 Days in Paris

2007·1h 36m·★ 6.7·Julie Delpy

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Local Color

2008·1h 47m·★ 6.8·George Gallo

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SubUrbia

1997·2h 1m·★ 6.7·Richard Linklater

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How Good Is Where the Heart Is?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.