20 movies like Gidget Goes Hawaiian, ordered by similarity : All Roads Lead to Rome(2015), Being Frank(2018), She's Out of Control(1989), Hairspray(2007), Microbe and Gasoline(2015), Flirting(1990), Blockers(2018), Two Is a Family(2016), Husband Material(2018), The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants(2005), Dean(2016), Father's Little Dividend(1951) ...
Comedy
USA
1961
102 Minutes
James Darren Deborah Walley Michael Callan Carl Reiner Peggy Cass Eddie Foy Jr. Jeff Donnell Vicki Trickett Joby Baker Don Edmonds
teenager teen girl surfer father mother dancer amusing lighthearted spirited hawaii surfing romance vacation growing up love rivalry 1960s
Francine (Gidget) is desperate: her parents want to force her to come with them on vacation to Hawaii - just during the two weeks when her beloved "Moondoggie" is home from College. When he... See full summary »
Comedy, Romance
Italy|Spain|USA|UK|Sweden
2015
87 Minutes
Sarah Jessica Parker Raoul Bova Claudia Cardinale Rosie Day Paz Vega Chiara Bassermann Marco Bonini Barney Harris
single mother teacher woman mother daughter teen girl former lover romantic interest couple love interest man lighthearted positive emotional endearing airy amusing charming rome italy
Maggie is an uptight, single mother and college writing teacher from New York City. In an effort to reconnect with her troubled teen daughter Summer, she decides to embark on a journey to a... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
2018
109 Minutes
Jim Gaffigan Anna Gunn Samantha Mathis Alex Karpovsky Logan Miller Danielle Campbell Theresa Burkhart Daniel Rashid Hayes MacArthur Michelle Hurd
teenager teen boy father family love interest mother engaging hilarious amusing charming lighthearted heartwarming united states family father/son relationship secret secret life secret love comedy adventure
A normal father's family life is turned upside down when his son discovers his dad has another family.
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.
Musical, Comedy
USA|UK|Canada
2007
115 Minutes
John Travolta Nikki Blonsky Amanda Bynes Christopher Walken Zac Efron Elijah Kelley Queen Latifah Michelle Pfeiffer Brittany Snow James Marsden Allison Janney
teenager dancer mother father best friend rival campy heartwarming inspiring baltimore household television studio high school dance racism television love competition underdog rivalry
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
Comedy, Adventure
France
2015
104 Minutes
Ange Dargent Théophile Baquet Diane Besnier Audrey Tautou Vincent Lamoureux Agathe Peigney Douglas Brosset Charles Raymond Ferdinand Roux-Balme Marc Delarue
teen boy teenager artist mother love interest friend amusing playful charming cheeky lighthearted emotional france lake vacation home coming-of-age relationships first love mother/son relationship escape
Two young friends embark on a road trip across France in a vehicle they built themselves.
Comedy, Drama
1990
100 Minutes
Noah Taylor Thandie Newton Nicole Kidman Bartholomew Rose Kiri Paramore Kym Wilson Jeff Truman Marshall Napier Josh Picker
teen boy teen girl student teacher father mother winsome tender endearing amusing australia boarding school lake dorm all-boys school interracial romance young love prejudice teen angst coming of age
A white preppie (Noah Taylor) loves a Ugandan girl (Thandie Newton) in 1965 Australia in this sequel to "The Year My Voice Broke."
Comedy
USA
2018
102 Minutes
Leslie Mann Ike Barinholtz John Cena Kathryn Newton Geraldine Viswanathan Gideon Adlon Graham Phillips Miles Robbins Jimmy Bellinger Ramona Young Jake Picking
parent daughter teenager friend teen boy teen girl cool confident amusing hilarious lighthearted playful prom house school limousine party parent/child relationship parenthood teen romance
Three parents try to stop their daughters from losing their virginity on prom night.
Comedy, Drama
2016
118 Minutes
Omar Sy Clémence Poésy Gloria Colston Antoine Bertrand Ashley Walters Clémentine Célarié Anna Cottis Raphael Von Blumenthal
man love child love interest mother single father daughter emotional engaging endearing witty moving amusing paris france london england beach flat abandoned baby abandonment
A man's life is turned upside down when an old flame leaves a child on his doorstep, claiming it is his. He moves to London and raises the child by himself.
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, Drama
USA
2005
120 Minutes
Amber Tamblyn Alexis Bledel America Ferrera Blake Lively Jenna Boyd Bradley Whitford Nancy Travis Rachel Ticotin Mike Vogel Michael Rady Leonardo Nam
teen girl friend love interest father grandfather grandmother amusing emotional maryland south carolina mexico greece friendship family romance traveling coming of age teen angst transformation discovery
Four best girlfriends hatch a plan to stay connected with one another as their lives start off in different directions: they pass around a pair of secondhand jeans that fits each of their bodies perfectly.
Comedy, Drama
2016
94 Minutes
Demetri Martin Kevin Kline Gillian Jacobs Rory Scovel Christine Woods Ginger Gonzaga Briga Heelan Reid Scott Mary Steenburgen Asif Ali Kate Berlant
illustrator new yorker mother son father lover young man young woman moving emotional amusing charming los angeles family home new york city brooklyn love grief new experiences family
An illustrator falls in love with a woman while trying to keep his father from burning down the family home after his wife dies.
Comedy
USA
1951
82 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Joan Bennett Elizabeth Taylor Don Taylor Billie Burke Moroni Olsen Richard Rober Marietta Canty Russ Tamblyn Tom Irish Hayden Rorke
father mother daughter son-in-law mother-in-law father-in-law amusing endearing touching united states household parenthood love family old age love growing up 1950s
The father of a young woman deals with the emotional pain of her getting married, along with the financial and organizational trouble of arranging the wedding.
Comedy
USA
1988
90 Minutes
Ricki Lake Divine Jerry Stiller Sonny Bono Colleen Fitzpatrick Ruth Brown Michael St. Gerard Deborah Harry Leslie Ann Powers Clayton Prince Mink Stole
teen girl rival boyfriend mother father campy spirited uplifting baltimore school stage family home television aspirations race relations integration dance underdog discovery rivalry
A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
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.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
94 Minutes
Bruce Willis Edward Norton Bill Murray Frances McDormand Tilda Swinton Jared Gilman Kara Hayward Lucas Hedges Charlie Kilgore Andreas Sheikh Chandler Frantz
boy girl mother father police captain scout dreamy quirky witty island wilderness new penzance new england on the run running away young love search family dysfunction misunderstanding storm
A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out to find them.
Musical, Comedy
Australia|UK
1992
92 Minutes
Paul Mercurio Tara Morice Bill Hunter Barry Otto Pat Thompson Gia Carides Peter Whitford John Hannan Sonia Kruger-Taylor Pip Mushin
dancer dance instructor chairman mother father fan cheeky amusing offbeat tender melbourne, australia dance hall romance underdog passion outsider family history dancing competition forbidden love growing up
A maverick dancer risks his career by performing an unusual routine and sets out to succeed with a new partner.
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
USA
1963
101 Minutes
Bob Cummings Dorothy Malone Frankie Avalon Annette Funicello Harvey Lembeck Jody McCrea John Ashley Morey Amsterdam Eva Six Dick Dale David Lanfield
surfer professor anthropologist teenager campy amusing california beach teenage rebellion romance surfing rivalry temptation growing up 1960s
The first of the five official American-International "Beach Party" movies. Anthropology Professor Robert Orwell Sutwell and his secretary Marianne are studying the sex habits of teenagers.... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
95 Minutes
Lou Taylor Pucci Seth Green Cary Elwes Kristin Bauer Kenneth Welsh Tyler Stentiford Mackenzie Munro Al Sapienza Lisa Ryder Dewshane Williams Jayne Eastwood
grandfather grandmother grandson autism man young man charming emotional endearing engaging lighthearted quirky united states town autism love true love quest grandparent/child relationship job
Sheltered by his grandparents, Luke, a young man with autism, is thrust into a world that doesn't expect anything from him. But Luke is on a quest for a job and true love. And he isn't taking no for an answer.
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.