20 movies like Hobson's Choice, ordered by similarity : Till Death Us Do Part(1968), My Father, the Hero(1994), Sylvia Scarlett(1935), Husband Material(2018), Father of the Bride(1991), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation(1989), Belle Epoque(1992), She's Out of Control(1989), Kings and Queen(2004), The Miracle of Morgan's Creek(1944), I Love You, Daddy(2017), Little Giants(1994) ...
Comedy
UK
1954
107 Minutes
Charles Laughton John Mills Brenda De Banzie Daphne Anderson Prunella Scales Richard Wattis
daughter shoemaker widower cheeky hysterical quirky england pub shop family marriage competition father/daughter relationship rivalry escape love victorian era
Henry Hobson (Charles Laughton) is a successful bootmaker, a widower and a tyrannical father of three daughters. The girls each want to leave their father by getting married, but Henry refuses because marriage traditions require him to pay out settlements.
Comedy
UK
1968
100 Minutes
conservative dockworker wife son-in-law daughter father amusing unrestrained hilarious london essex, england family home soccer game prejudice father/daughter relationship culture clash marriage blitz of london family love
The film version of '""Till Death Do Us Part" (1965)'. tells the story of Alf Garnett and his family living through the London Blitz.
Comedy
France|USA
1994
90 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Katherine Heigl Dalton James Lauren Hutton Faith Prince Stephen Tobolowsky Ann Hearn Robyn Peterson Frank Renzulli
father daughter love interest boyfriend lover ex-wife amusing hilarious cheeky cheery emotional heartwarming united states new york city paris bahamas vacation relationships coming-of-age father/daughter relationship
A teenage girl on vacation in the Bahamas with her divorced father tries to impress a potential boyfriend by saying that her father is actually her lover.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
94 Minutes
Katharine Hepburn Cary Grant Brian Aherne Edmund Gwenn Natalie Paley Dennie Moore Lennox Pawle Daisy Belmore
love interest father con artist artist daughter cheeky unrestrained hilarious emotional france england train countryside swindling impersonation father/daughter relationship romance smuggling suicide quest
When her father decides to flee to England, young Sylvia Scarlett must become Sylvester Scarlett and protect her father every step of the way, with the questionable help of plenty others.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
India
2018
150 Minutes
Tapsee Pannu Abhishek Bachchan Vicky Kaushal Jasmin Bajwa Ashnoor Kaur Abdul Quadir Amin Saurabh Sachdeva
young woman dj bank employee father mother emotional intense melodramatic inspiring heartwarming charming india disco love triangle loveless marriage wedding true love unconditional love forbidden love love
A love triangle between a spirited young woman, her outgoing boyfriend and a fiance who's husband material.
Comedy
USA
1991
105 Minutes
Steve Martin Diane Keaton Kimberly Williams-Paisley Kieran Culkin George Newbern Martin Short BD Wong Peter Michael Goetz Kate McGregor Stewart
executive father wife daughter son-in-law wedding planner lighthearted hilarious endearing california family home father/daughter relationship love wedding family growing up love 1990s
With his oldest daughter's wedding approaching, a father finds himself reluctant to let go.
Comedy, Other
USA
1989
97 Minutes
Chevy Chase Beverly D'Angelo Randy Quaid Diane Ladd John Randolph E.G. Marshall Doris Roberts Julia Louis-Dreyfus Mae Questel William Hickey Brian Doyle Murray
father wife son daughter cousin neighbor hysterical madcap cheeky illinois family home shopping mall forest office holidays family traditions father/child relationship career vs. family suburban life houseguest
The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
Romance, Comedy
1992
108 Minutes
Fernando Fernán Gómez Jorge Sanz Penélope Cruz Miriam Díaz-Aroca Gabino Diego Ariadna Gil Maribel Verdú Chus Lampreave
deserter wealthy man daughter widow lesbian social climber amusing charming tender passionate spain countryside household romantic dilemma sister relationship family love triangle sexual awakening spanish civil war love
An artist's (Fernando Fernán Gómez) four daughters seduce a willing army deserter (Jorge Sanz) in 1930s Spain.
Comedy
1989
97 Minutes
Tony Danza Catherine Hicks Ami Dolenz Wallace Shawn Dick O'Neill Laura Mooney Derek McGrath Dana Ashbrook Matthew Perry
father daughter sister love interest teen girl teenager amusing charming cheeky cheery heartwarming hilarious united states house school coming-of-age teen romance father/daughter relationship growing up first crush
A Los Angeles radio-station manager's (Tony Danza) girlfriend (Catherine Hicks) shows his teenage daughter (Ami Dolenz) how to be sexy.
Comedy, Drama
France
2004
150 Minutes
Emmanuelle Devos Mathieu Amalric Catherine Deneuve Maurice Garrel Nathalie Boutefeu Jean-Paul Roussillon Magalie Woch Hippolyte Girardot Noémie Lvovsky Elsa Wolliaston Geoffrey Carey
father daughter grandchild ex-lover fiancé emotional grenoble, france mental institution family home paris family terminal illness love marriage mental illness transformation quest 2000s
Parallel storylines tell the current state of affairs for two ex-lovers: Nora's a single mother who comes to care for her terminally ill father; holed in up in mental ward, Ismael, a brilliant musician, plots his escape.
Comedy
USA
1944
99 Minutes
Eddie Bracken Betty Hutton William Demarest Diana Lynn Brian Donlevy Akim Tamiroff Porter Hall Almira Sessions Jimmy Conlin
pregnant woman daughter father soldier suitor amusing madcap hilarious america small town household pregnancy marriage romance love father/daughter relationship world war ii pursuit love adventure
After an all-night send-off party for the troops, a small-town girl wakes up to find herself married and pregnant, but with no memory of her husband's identity.
Comedy
USA
2017
123 Minutes
Louis C.K. Chloë Grace Moretz John Malkovich Rose Byrne Helen Hunt Edie Falco Pamela Adlon Charlie Day
producer father daughter filmmaker old man cheeky amusing emotional creative witty offbeat hollywood, calif. parent/child relationship father/daughter relationship love family filmmaking love growing up discovery
When a successful television writer's daughter becomes the interest of an aging filmmaker with an appalling past, he becomes worried about how to handle the situation.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1994
105 Minutes
Rick Moranis Ed O'Neill Shawna Waldron Mary Ellen Trainor Matthew McCurley Susanna Thompson Brian Haley Sam Horrigan Todd Bosley Eddie Derham Danny Pritchett
coach brother tomboy quarterback father daughter unrestrained lighthearted amusing ohio small town football field football family father/daughter relationship first love competition the big game underdog rivalry
Misfits form their own opposing team to an elite peewee football team, coached by the elite team coach's brother.
Other, Comedy, Fantasy
USA
2015
82 Minutes
Lacey Chabert Tyron Leitso Milli Wilkinson Audrey Smallman Brittney Wilson Keith MacKechnie Jill Morrison Matthew Kevin Anderson James Kirk Sean Tyson Michael St. John Smith
woman college sweetheart santa claus mother husband loved one love interest daughter amusing heartwarming lighthearted suburb home canada christmas love romance family family life motherhood
A band goes into the woods looking for inspiration and get picked off one by one.
Comedy
USA
1961
115 Minutes
Fred Astaire Debbie Reynolds Lilli Palmer Tab Hunter Gary Merrill Charles Ruggles Harold Fong Elvia Allman Edith Head
daughter father bride rancher emotional heartwarming california family dysfunction marriage father/daughter relationship absence wedding love 1960s
San Francisco debutante, Jessica Poole, is marrying Napa Valley cattle rancher, Roger Henderson, and hopes her peripatetic father, "Pogo" Poole, whom she hasn't seen for years, comes to the... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1950
92 Minutes
Jane Powell Ricardo Montalban Louis Calhern Ann Harding Phyllis Kirk Carleton Carpenter Debbie Reynolds
daughter father mother teen boy cuban best friend playful charming uplifting resort beach restaurant canoe dance floor adolescence romance family friendship father/daughter relationship singing
The Robinson family are spending two weeks of summer vacation at a resort in the Catskills. Older daughter Patti vies with her friend, Valeria, for the affections of Demi Armendez but Patti... See full summary »
Comedy
France
1980
120 Minutes
Louis De Funès Franck Cabot Claire Dupray Herve Bellon Michel Galabru Claude Gensac
man father wealthy man single woman amusing hilarious engaging witty charming cheeky family home marriage of convenience family family feud relationships wealth love pursuit rivalry 1980s
An incredible miser fights against the whole world to multiply his wealth.
Comedy, Drama
2003
101 Minutes
Miranda Richardson Callum Keith Rennie Katharine Isabelle Kristin Adams Monté Gagné Kett Turton Mark McKinney Ingrid Nilson Carman Fielding Courtney Goodison Melissa Brown
teen girl daughter father mother married man sister offbeat dark quirky emotional saskatchewan, canada family home bomb shelter family dysfunction sisterhood coming of age secrets relationships mental illness growing up
In 1969 three disgruntled sisters deal with their domineering father (Callum Keith Rennie) and catatonic mother (Miranda Richardson).
Comedy, Other
USA
1995
103 Minutes
Holly Hunter Robert Downey Jr. Anne Bancroft Charles Durning Dylan McDermott Geraldine Chaplin Cynthia Stevenson Steve Guttenberg Claire Danes Austin Pendleton David Strathairn
single mother daughter parent sister brother love interest amusing frenetic emotional family home dinner party airplane mother/daughter relationship thanksgiving family dysfunction class conflict holidays single mothers rivalry growing up
After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her family.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1961
153 Minutes
Rosalind Russell Alec Guinness Ray Danton Madlyn Rhue Mae Questel
mother daughter son-in-law widower neighbor emotional melodramatic ship family home japan friendship marriage family mother/child relationship grief racism love transformation 1960s
A gentle love story about a Japanese businessman and widower, and a Brooklyn widow. But before a happy ending can ensue, they must learn again the lessons of tolerance, kindness, and forgiveness.
Comedy
UK
1952
81 Minutes
husband wife performer widow daughter mother-in-law cheeky witty stage family home french riviera mansion domestic life marriage schemes show business marital problems love rivalry temptation
A television given as a retirement present is sold on to different households, causing misery each time.