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Movies like Gander Man

The best movies like Gander Man are Flying Home (2014), Penguin Bloom (2021) and Home Run (2013). If Gander Man hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Flying Home (2014)

    Colin, an ambitious young American businessman, has a deal with a potential client, a rich Arab sheikh who is a passionate pigeon fancier. The sheikh has tried several times to buy a champion pigeon, but the owner continues to stubbornly refuse his offer. In an attempt to gain the trust of the Sheikh, Colin offers him a deal: if he manages to convince the owner to sell the champion pigeon, the sheikh will agree to do business with Colin's company. But when Colin meets Jos, the grumpy owner of the pigeon, and Isabella, his granddaughter, he realizes that this mission will not be as easy as he had hoped.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  2. Penguin Bloom (2021)

    When an unlikely ally enters the Bloom family's world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin, the bird’s arrival makes a profound difference in the struggling family’s life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Home Run (2013)

    A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties for a misfit Little League team

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. They Won't Believe Me (1947)

    On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. The Young One (1960)

    A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Hardball (2001)

    An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Safe Haven (2013)

    A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Meet the Browns (2008)

    A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her three kids off the street. When she's laid off with no warning, she starts losing hope for the first time - until a letter arrives announcing the death of a father she's never met. Desperate for any kind of help, Brenda takes her family to Georgia for the funeral, but nothing could have prepared her for the Browns, her father's fun-loving, crass Southern clan. In a small-town world full of long afternoons and country fairs, Brenda struggles to get to know the family she never knew existed... and finds a brand new romance that just might change her life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022)

    Craig, a young boy living in a small town befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. 23 Blast (2014)

    When a high school football star is suddenly stricken with irreversible total blindness, he must decide whether to live a safe handicapped life or bravely return to the life he once knew and the sport he still loves.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. The Mudge Boy (2003)

    Chronicling the troubled existence of Duncan Mudge, a 14-year-old misfit who—while vying for the attention of his vacant father—struggles to fill the void brought on by his mother's sudden death.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Moonlight Mile (2002)

    As he copes with the death of his fiancee along with her parents, a young man must figure out what he wants out of life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. The Longest Ride (2015)

    The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man as he reflects back on a lost love while he's trapped in an automobile crash.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. True to the Game (2017)

    Based on the Terri Woods best selling novel, True to the Game is the love story of Quadir Richards, a charismatic drug lord, and Gena Rollins, a young girl from the projects of Philly. Quadir was able to gain the trust and love of Gena and was on his way out of the game to start a new life with his future bride when tragedy strikes.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  15. Naked as We Came (2013)

    After an unexpected phone call, Laura and her brother Elliot rush to their family’s country estate to find their mother, Lilly, gravely ill and living with a handsome young stranger named Ted. Estranged for some time, their mother’s condition sets Laura and Elliot on a path to realizing where their own lives have gone wrong.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  16. We Are Marshall (2006)

    When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. I Never Sang for My Father (1970)

    A man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. The Human Stain (2003)

    Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about the events with his friend and colleague Nathan Zuckerman, who in the process discovers a dark secret Silk has hidden his whole life. All the while, Silk engages in an affair with Faunia Farley, a younger woman whose tormented past threatens to unravel the layers of deception Silk has constructed.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)

    The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  20. Donald's Cousin Gus (1939)

    Donald Duck's gluttonous cousin, Gus Goose, comes for a visit and practically eats him out of house and home. When the direct approach to getting rid of his voracious houseguest fails, Donald resorts to desperate measures to dislodge him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Gander Man?

The closest matches to Gander Man are Flying Home (2014), Penguin Bloom (2021) and Home Run (2013). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Gander Man?

Start with Flying Home (2014), the closest match to Gander Man.

What is the highest-rated movie like Gander Man?

The Longest Ride (2015), rated 7.6/10 by 3,393 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Gander Man?

Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Gander Man?

Yes: Flying Home (2014), Penguin Bloom (2021) and Home Run (2013).

How are movies similar to Gander Man chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Gander Man, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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