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Movies like The Groom Has Arrived (2005)

The best movies like The Groom Has Arrived (2005) are Splash (1984), Table 19 (2017) and Great Expectations (2012). If The Groom Has Arrived hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Splash (1984)

    A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Table 19 (2017)

    Eloise, having been relieved of maid of honor duties after being unceremoniously dumped by the best man via text, decides to attend the wedding anyway – only to find herself seated with five fellow-unwanted guests at the dreaded Table 19.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  3. Great Expectations (2012)

    Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Lady Macbeth (2016)

    Rural England, 1865. Katherine, suffocated by her loveless marriage to a bitter man and restrained by his father's tyranny, unleashes an irresistible force within her, so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. The Giver (2014)

    In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)

    In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a hardworking young sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Hands of Stone (2016)

    The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Runaway Bride (1999)

    Having already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie Carpenter is branded "the runaway bride" by jaded New York journalist Ike Graham. But, after his facts are called into question, Ike races to Maggie's hometown to save his reputation and report on her upcoming fourth trip down the aisle – during which he's convinced she'll run again. Though he's there on a muckraking mission, Ike can't help but fall for this breathtaking heartbreaker.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. 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

  10. Caught (1949)

    Wide-eyed and poor young Leonora weds an obsessive millionaire named Ohlrig, but the marriage is loveless. Even worse, Ohlrig seems to have manic, violent tendencies. Eventually, young Leonora escapes her unhappy life and begins working with New York City doctor Larry Quinada, who she soon falls for. Unfortunately, Ohlrig refuses to grant his wife a divorce, and things get even darker for Leonora when she realizes she's pregnant with his child.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Bachelor Party (1984)

    On the eve of his wedding to his longtime girlfriend, unassuming nice guy Rick is dragged out for a night of debauchery by his friends.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. End of the Spear (2005)

    "End of the Spear" is the story of Mincayani, a Waodani tribesman from the jungles of Ecuador. When five young missionaries, among them Jim Elliot and Nate Saint, are speared to death by the Waodani in 1956, a series of events unfold to change the lives of not only the slain missionaries' families, but also Mincayani and his people.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. The Last Picture Show (1971)

    High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures, Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. The 5th Wave (2016)

    16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  15. The Namesake (2007)

    The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Kings of the Sun (1963)

    In order to flee from powerful enemies, young Mayan king Balam leads his people north across the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of what will become the United States. They build a home in the new land but come into conflict with a tribe of Native Americans led by their chief, Black Eagle, while both Balam and Black Eagle fall in love the beautiful Mayan princess Ixchel.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. The Kovak Box (2006)

    David Norton is used to being in control. As a best-selling author, he decides the fate of his characters, their lives and their deaths. But what happens when his fictional world becomes all too real?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  18. Phantasm II (1988)

    Mike, after his release from a psychiatric hospital, teams up with his old pal Reggie to hunt down the Tall Man, who is at it again. A mysterious, beautiful girl has also become part of Mike's dreams, and they must find her before the Tall Man does.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. The Age of Innocence (1993)

    In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride (2006)

    A young bride in the midst of her wedding finds herself mysteriously transported to the TARDIS. The Doctor must discover what her connection is with the Empress of the Racnoss's plan to destroy the world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Groom Has Arrived?

The closest matches to The Groom Has Arrived are Splash (1984), Table 19 (2017) and Great Expectations (2012). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Groom Has Arrived?

Start with Splash (1984), the closest match to The Groom Has Arrived.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Groom Has Arrived?

Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride (2006), rated 7.8/10 by 255 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Groom Has Arrived?

Table 19 (2017) is the most recent release on this list.

How are movies similar to The Groom Has Arrived chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Groom Has Arrived, 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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