20 movies like Pocketful of Miracles, ordered by similarity : Lady for a Day(1933), Saving Face(2004), Ladies of Leisure(1930), A Day in the Death of Joe Egg(1972), Times Square Lady(1935), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014), The Meddler(2015), Lady Bird(2017), Look at Me(2004), I Ought to Be in Pictures(1982), Solitary Man(2009), Terms of Endearment(1983) ...
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1961
136 Minutes
Glenn Ford Bette Davis Hope Lange Thomas Mitchell Peter Falk Edward Everett Horton Ann-Margret Mickey Shaughnessy David Brian Sheldon Leonard Barton MacLane
beggar mobster daughter aristocrat girlfriend madcap tender new york city street ballroom apartment nightclub class conflict family mother/daughter relationship crime identity deception transformation underdog
A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.
7.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
95 Minutes
Warren William May Robson Guy Kibbee Glenda Farrell Ned Sparks Walter Connolly Jean Parker Nat Pendleton Barry Norton Halliwell Hobbes Hobart Bosworth
fruit seller mother daughter fiancé gangster father amusing intricate new york city mother/daughter relationship deception class distinctions social standing family gangsters underdog transformation 1930s
A gangster tries to make Apple Annie, the Times Square apple seller, a lady for a day.
7.4/10
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2004
96 Minutes
Michelle Krusiec Joan Chen Lynn Chen Jessica Hecht Ato Essandoh Nathanel Geng Jin Wang Guang Lan Koh David Shih Brian Yang Brittany Perrineau
mother daughter grandfather lesbian love interest emotional endearing inspiring new york city apartment mother/daughter relationship father/daughter relationship lesbianism secret pregnancy tradition love transformation 2000s
A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
6.7/10
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.
6.7/10
Comedy, Drama
UK
1972
107 Minutes
Alan Bates Janet Suzman Peter Bowles Sheila Gish Joan Hickson Elizabeth Robillard Murray Melvin Fanny Carby
mother father daughter friend bleak offbeat shocking family home england parenthood mother/daughter relationship cerebral palsy family transformation quest 1970s
A couple uses extremely black comedy to survive taking care of a daughter who is nearly completely brain dead. They take turns doing the daughter's voice and stare into the eyes of death ... See full summary »
6.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
69 Minutes
Robert Taylor Virginia Bruce Helen Twelvetrees Isabel Jewell Nat Pendleton Pinky Tomlin Henry Kolker Raymond Hatton Jack LaRue Robert Elliott Fred Kohler
daughter attorney love interest gangster host nightclub employee emotional suspenseful intricate new york city hockey rink dog track nightclub street inheritance con game deception greed organized crime corruption
Toni Bradley comes to New York City, from a small town in Iowa, to take over her late father's estate and sporting business, which is primarily gambling on sports events, with a lot of the ... See full summary »
7.7/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
119 Minutes
Michael Keaton Zach Galifianakis Edward Norton Andrea Riseborough Amy Ryan Emma Stone Naomi Watts Lindsay Duncan Merritt Wever Jeremy Shamos Bill Camp
action hero actor broadway director girlfriend daughter ex-wife creative charming emotional amusing dark apartment new york city broadway theater backstage street restaurant acting father/daughter relationship challenge
A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.
6.3/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
100 Minutes
Susan Sarandon Rose Byrne J.K. Simmons Jerrod Carmichael Cecily Strong Lucy Punch Casey Wilson Jason Ritter Sarah Baker Michael McKean Laura San Giacomo
dead person mother daughter widow friend screenwriter positive somber touching heartwarming charming new jersey los angeles office motorcycle beach street death of father new life grief
An aging widow from New York City follows her daughter to Los Angeles in hopes of starting a new life after her husband passes away.
7.4/10
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
2004
111 Minutes
Marilou Berry Agnès Jaoui Jean-Pierre Bacri Laurent Grévill Virginie Desarnauts Keine Bouhiza Grégoire Oestermann Serge Riaboukine Michela Moretti Jean-Pierre Lazzerini Jacques Boko
singer daughter author father teacher stepmother amusing emotional sad inspiring paris classroom salon street family home music self-esteem growing up loneliness dysfunctional family
A gifted singer (Marilou Berry) seeks approval from her egotistical father (Jean-Pierre Bacri), who is a famous writer and publisher.
6.2/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1982
107 Minutes
Walter Matthau Ann-Margret Dinah Manoff Lance Guest Lewis Smith Martin Ferrero Eugene Butler Samantha Harper Santos Morales David Faustino Shelby Balik
actress screenwriter hairdresser father daughter girlfriend witty fiery touching brooklyn, n.y. hollywood, calif. family home movie studio father/daughter relationship family dysfunction estrangement show business ambition new town transformation
Grandmother has nothing to say when Libby tells her that she is off to LA to look up Dad, a Hollywood screenwriter. Grandmother has been in a New York cemetery for six years and Dad has ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
89 Minutes
Michael Douglas Brian Koppelman Mary-Louise Parker Jenna Fischer Jesse Eisenberg Imogen Poots Ben Shenkman David Costabile Susan Sarandon Danny DeVito Olivia Thirlby
business owner car dealer middle-aged man girlfriend ex-wife daughter amusing endearing dark new york city apartment college restaurant park boston divorce bad behavior midlife crisis adultery family
A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and romantic indiscretions.
7.4/10
Drama, Comedy
USA
1983
132 Minutes
Shirley MacLaine Debra Winger Jack Nicholson Jeff Daniels Danny DeVito John Lithgow Betty King Lisa Hart Carroll Huckleberry Fox Troy Bishop
mother daughter professor astronaut touching emotional sad small town midwest family home family romance cancer mother/daughter relationship love growing up 1980s
Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love, and her daughter's family problems.
6.9/10
Comedy, Drama
Canada
1984
72 Minutes
Patrick Tierney Berge Fazlian Sirvart Fazlian
young man father mother daughter impostor stranger creative profound disturbing amusing psychiatrist's office family home canada family dysfunction new identity parenthood adoption therapy video tape transformation
Unhappy living with his loveless parents, a young man convinces a family of Armenian immigrants that he's their long-lost son and moves in with them, improving all of their lives in the process.
6.7/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1921
100 Minutes
Mary Pickford Jack Pickford Claude Gillingwater Colin Kenny Joseph J. Dowling James Marcus Kate Price Fred Malatesta Rose Dione Frances Marion Arthur Thalasso
earl lord widow grandfather young boy mother uplifting charming endearing heartwarming new york city england family home inheritance family bloodline friendship fortune hunters royalty new life adventure
An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.
6.5/10
Comedy, Drama
Spain
2002
91 Minutes
Julián Villagrán Victoria Mora Juanma Lara Silvia Rey Manolo Solo Praxedes Nieto Fanny de Castro Agustin Maraver Aisha Villagran Mariano Peña
son mother girlfriend cousin aunt young man quirky hilarious tender malaga, spain beach apartment crime unemployment family responsibility struggle work growing up underdog
7.2/10
Drama
Bosnia and Herzegovina|Croatia|Austria|Germany
2006
107 Minutes
Mirjana Karanovic Luna Zimic Mijovic Leon Lucev Kenan Catic Jasna Beri Dejan Acimovic Bogdan Diklic Emir Hadzihafizbegovic Ermin Bravo Semka Sokolovic
mother daughter widow love interest bouncer teen boy emotional intense sarajevo, bosnia-herzegovina family home school nightclub street mother/daughter relationship war poverty first love teen angst growing up transformation
A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Bosnian War.
6.9/10
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.
6.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany
2005
102 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Michael Caine Hope Davis Michael Rispoli Gil Bellows Gemmenne de la Peña Nicholas Hoult Judith McConnell David Darlow Mike Bacarella Robyn Moler
weather forecaster father author wife daughter boyfriend amusing heartwarming quirky emotional suspenseful chicago newsroom household family home city apartment redemption family dysfunction career vs. family midlife crisis
A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.
7.0/10
Comedy, Drama
Australia
1987
104 Minutes
Judy Davis Jan Adele Claudia Karvan Colin Friels John Clayton Frankie J. Holden Monica Trapaga Mark Hembrow
mother daughter grandmother teen girl singer drifter touching emotional dark new south wales, australia town seaside trailer park beach alcoholism mother/daughter relationship estrangement abandoned child reunion secret past
Story about a backup singer for an Elvis impersonator who re-enters her past when she leaves a tour in a small town and finds her daughter in a mobile home park.
7.6/10
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.
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