20 movies like Queen for a Day, ordered by similarity : Bellissima(1951), The Confirmation(2016), Roughly Speaking(1945), Ladies of Leisure(1930), Ferrari Ki Sawaari(2012), Hearts Beat Loud(2018), Volver(2006), Blinded by the Light(2019), 20th Century Women(2016), Tully(2018), Begin Again(2013), Mes Petites Amoureuses(1974) ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
1951
107 Minutes
Phyllis Avery Adam Williams Edith Meiser Helen Mowery Joan Winfield Tristram Coffin Tracey Roberts Ben Astar
child father mother nanny radio host teen boy melodramatic heartwarming studio california circus apartment chateau household illness imaginary friend college admission physical appearance class distinctions contest
A series of vignettes linked together with the popular radio show of the same name, where women publicly reveal why they deserve to be Queen for the Day.
Comedy, Drama
Italy
1951
112 Minutes
Anna Magnani Walter Chiari Tina Apicella
mother daughter father celebrity child actor talent scout emotional heartwarming amusing hilarious lighthearted melodramatic italy talent agency ambition hope dream vs. reality childhood relationships mother/daughter relationship
A woman from the lower class desperately tries to get her daughter into the movies.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2016
101 Minutes
Clive Owen Jaeden Martell Maria Bello Robert Forster Tim Blake Nelson Patton Oswalt Matthew Modine Stephen Tobolowsky
carpenter thief son father family mother charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted moving playful canada small town home father/son relationship fatherhood bonding life lessons growing up
A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1945
117 Minutes
Rosalind Russell Jack Carson Robert Hutton Ray Collins Kathleen Lockhart Cora Sue Collins Ann Todd Andy Clyde Arthur Shields Helene Thimig Greta Grandstedt
businesswoman banker son husband father mother melodramatic emotional family home college office new england marriage self-respect infidelity business mother/child relationship growing up love quest
In the early 1900's (not the 1920s)
Comedy, Drama
USA
1930
98 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Ralph Graves Marie Prevost Lowell Sherman Nance O'Neil George Fawcett
artist prostitute friend father mother roommate melodramatic cheeky mushy new york city apartment studio staircase ship class conflict romance family art attempted suicide wealth
An upper-crust artist hires a 'party girl' as a model; romance follows.
Comedy, Drama
India
2012
Minutes
Sharman Joshi Boman Irani Vidya Balan Satyadeep Misra Deepak Shirke Nilesh Diwekar
young man father son grandfather cricket player emotional gripping engaging heartwarming india house apartment cricket match family relationships family ties father/son relationship grandparent/child relationship chasing dreams adventure love
How the pursuit of an Indian cricket legend's Ferrari makes a young boy's dreams of playing cricket at Lords a reality.
Comedy, Drama, Music
USA
2018
97 Minutes
Nick Offerman Kiersey Clemons Ted Danson Sasha Lane Blythe Danner Toni Collette Quincy Dunn-Baker Alex Reznik
single father daughter musician store owner singer heartwarming emotional touching moving creative record store house coffee shop bedroom recording studio father/daughter relationship band growing up musicians singing
A father and daughter form an unlikely songwriting duo in the summer before she leaves for college.
Comedy, Drama
Spain
2006
111 Minutes
Penélope Cruz Carmen Maura Chus Lampreave Lola Dueñas Blanca Portillo Yohana Cobo Carmen Machi Pilar Castro Antonio de la Torre
ghost mother daughter grandchild father bad father amusing quirky melodramatic shocking outlandish beauty salon apartment restaurant madrid funeral la mancha, spain death deception sexual abuse
After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.
Drama, Music, Comedy
UK|USA|France
2019
114 Minutes
Viveik Kalra Hayley Atwell Rob Brydon Kulvinder Ghir Nell Williams Aaron Phagura Meera Ganatra Dean-Charles Chapman Sally Phillips
teenager father mother friend love interest teacher powerful uplifting inspiring hilarious cheeky england high school house bedroom new york city bruce springsteen music growing up culture
In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
118 Minutes
Annette Bening Elle Fanning Greta Gerwig Billy Crudup Lucas Jade Zumann Alison Elliott Thea Gill Vitaly A. Lebeau Olivia Hone Waleed Zuaiter Curran Walters
single mother adolescent young woman artist neighbor friend brooding emotional creative california house street car party skate park teenage rebellion single mothers helping others change growing up
The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada
2018
94 Minutes
Charlize Theron Mackenzie Davis Mark Duplass Ron Livingston Emily Haine Elaine Tan Asher Miles Fallica Lia Frankland Gameela Wright Colleen Wheeler Maddie Dixon-Poirier
mother wife husband brother child nanny amusing emotional tense raw touching house school parking lot barbecue concert stage motherhood marriage relationships childcare
A struggling mother of three forms an unexpected bond with the night nanny hired to help with her newborn baby.
Drama
USA
2013
68 Minutes
Joshua Samson Lisa Spurrier Bill Gillane Dusti Jones Savanna Kylie Lewis Matt Mascaro Trevor Hawkes Michael Solarez Sarah Kent
teenager teen girl abusive mother abusive father foster mother friend engaging heartwarming melodramatic emotional charming foster home coming of age foster care child abuse dramatization childhood trauma happiness adventure quest
12-yr-old Jessica Jones world is torn apart when she is taken out of her abusive home & placed in to Foster care. Jessica will grapple with her past, present, & future. She will meet numerous struggles along the way.
Comedy, Drama
France
1974
123 Minutes
Martin Loeb Ingrid Caven Jacqueline Dufranne Vincent Testanière Roger Rizzi Anne Stroka
boy mother mother's boyfriend grandmother friend girl endearing calm tender striking south of france paris apartment school bicycle shop coming of age adolescence desire loneliness family
A study of minor events in the adolescence of a boy growing up in small towns. Daniel lives with his grandmother and, after one year of high school, has to go to live with his mother in the... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2018
104 Minutes
Carey Mulligan Jake Gyllenhaal Ed Oxenbould Bill Camp Zoe Colletti Travis W. Bruyer Darryl Cox Mollie Milligan
teen boy golfer housewife firefighter mother friend bleak emotional tense intricate raw montana forest school house car small town mother/child relationship father/child relationship marriage
A teenage boy must deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job.
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Laurie Metcalf Timothée Chalamet Lucas Hedges Tracy Letts Odeya Rush Jake McDorman Beanie Feldstein Lois Smith Stephen McKinley Henderson Jordan Rodrigues
mother daughter teenager high-school student best friend teacher father moving uplifting playful california high school catholic school sacramento, calif. family home university united states prom mother/daughter relationship coming of age
In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
Comedy, Drama
Sweden
1984
120 Minutes
Martin Lindstrom Loa Falkman Gunnel Fred Katja Blomquist Ulla Sjöblom Suzanne Ernrup
boy doctor friend father mother patient endearing winsome creative tender sweden countryside household doctor's office father/son relationship guilt small-town life coming of age family imagination
In 1929, the film follows the six-year old son of a Swedish country doctor. Åke lives with his parents and his sister Aja in a small provincial town. His best friend is Kalle Nubb. Åke is ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1979
100 Minutes
Dennis Christopher Dennis Quaid Daniel Stern Jackie Earle Haley Barbara Barrie Paul Dooley Robyn Douglass Hart Bochner Amy Wright Peter Maloney John Ashton
biker friend frat boy father mother girlfriend uplifting endearing small town bloomington, ind. university bicycling class distinctions love triangle quest growing up 1970s
A small-town boy obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA
2005
107 Minutes
Bow Wow Chi McBride Mike Epps Wesley Jonathan Kellita Smith Meagan Good Khleo Thomas Nick Cannon Rick Gonzalez Marcus T. Paulk Brandon T. Jackson
father roller skater love interest rival friend teen boy engaging amusing touching chicago skating rink loss class distinctions father/son relationship inner-city life roller skating competition underdog growing up love
In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink.
Comedy, Drama
France
1996
97 Minutes
Victoire Thivisol Marie Trintignant Xavier Beauvois Claire Nebout Matiaz Bureau Caton Delphine Schiltz Aurélie Vérillon Léopoldine Serre Henri Berthon Carla Ibled Luckie Royer
child mother father friend aunt somber emotional powerful france small town school death afterlife accident childhood religion superstition discovery growing up transformation
A four-year-old girl tries to come to terms with the sudden death of her mother.
Comedy, Drama
Canada|France
1992
107 Minutes
Maxime Collin Ginette Reno Roland Blouin Julien Guiomar Pierre Bourgault Giuditta Del Vecchio Andree Lachapelle Denys Arcand Germain Houde Yves Montmarquette Lorne Brass
young man mother grandfather neighbor sexy woman quirky endearing montreal canada apartment building household childhood coming of age family dysfunction imagination growing up discovery 1990s
Young Leo Lauzon is torn between two worlds - the squalid Montreal tenement that he inhabits with his severely dysfunctional (and largely insane) family, and the imaginative world that he ... See full summary »