# Movies like The Fabelmans

> Films most similar to The Fabelmans (2022) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-fabelmans-2022/>

## 10 films in this list

- **[War Horse](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/war-horse-2011/)** (2011) — ★ 7.3 · 3,664 votes · bittersweet, epic, gut-punch
- **[Catch Me If You Can](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/catch-me-if-you-can-2002/)** (2002) — ★ 8.0 · 17,019 votes · bittersweet, playful, tender
- **[Empire of the Sun](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/empire-of-the-sun-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 7.5 · 2,109 votes · bittersweet, tender, uplifting
- **[The Color Purple](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-color-purple-1985/)** (1985) — ★ 7.7 · 1,960 votes · bittersweet, gut-punch, tender
- **[Close Encounters of the Third Kind](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-1977/)** (1977) — ★ 7.3 · 4,616 votes · epic, neon-soaked, tender
- **[Better Man](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/better-man-2024/)** (2024) — ★ 7.6 · 831 votes · bittersweet, tender, uplifting
- **[Waves](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/waves-2019/)** (2019) — ★ 7.4 · 800 votes · bittersweet, gut-punch, mindfuck
- **[A.I. Artificial Intelligence](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/a-i-artificial-intelligence-2001/)** (2001) — ★ 7.1 · 6,635 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[The Terminal](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-terminal-2004/)** (2004) — ★ 7.4 · 8,657 votes · bittersweet, cozy, tender
- **[Munich](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/munich-2005/)** (2005) — ★ 7.1 · 2,982 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, paranoid

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