20 movies like Charlie Bubbles, ordered by similarity : The Anniversary(1968), Stuck in Love(2012), Happiness and Tears(2001), American Splendor(2003), Another Year(2010), Man About Town(2006), Return of the Secaucus 7(1980), Joshua Then and Now(1985), Full of Life(1956), Bronson(2008), The Weather Man(2005), Irreconcilable Differences(1984) ...
Comedy, Drama
UK
1968
91 Minutes
Albert Finney Liza Minnelli Colin Blakely Billie Whitelaw Timothy Garland Richard Pearson John Ronane Nicholas Phipps Peter Sallis Charles Lamb Marjorie Mason
writer wife mistress son agent profound uneasy manchester, england household writers family infidelity class distinctions depression wretched excess 1960s
A married writer has an affair with his secretary.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1968
95 Minutes
Bette Davis Jimmy Sangster Sheila Hancock Jack Hedley James Cossins Elaine Taylor Christian Roberts Timothy Bateson Arnold Diamond
widow son fiancée pregnant woman transvestite wife dark amusing emotional campy house bedroom england living room family dysfunction family secrets blackmail transsexuality emasculation emigration
Three sons who work in the family construction business help their overbearing mother celebrate her anniversary to her late husband.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
97 Minutes
Greg Kinnear Jennifer Connelly Lily Collins Logan Lerman Nat Wolff Patrick Schwarzenegger Liana Liberato Kristen Bell Michael Goodwin
author child parent father daughter son neighbor love interest romantic interest ex-wife engaging lighthearted inspiring playful mushy positive united states house beach bar
An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.
Comedy, Drama
2001
209 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Jaya Bhaduri Kajol Hrithik Roshan Kareena Kapoor Rani Mukherji Simone Singh Himani Shivpuri Shah Rukh Khan
adopted son patriarch mother son wife sister-in-law melodramatic emotional fiery spectacular bombay, india london mansion village parental pressure family honor father/son relationship class distinctions arranged marriage indian life
Comedy, Biography, Drama
USA
2003
100 Minutes
Paul Giamatti Robert Pulcini Earl Billings James Urbaniak Judah Friedlander Robert Pulcini Toby Radloff Hope Davis Joyce Brabner Donal Logue Molly Shannon
writer wife friend engaging playful quirky cleveland ohio household writers romance blue collar comic books underdog love 2000s
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
Drama, Comedy
UK|USA
2010
129 Minutes
Jim Broadbent Ruth Sheen Lesley Manville Oliver Maltman Peter Wight David Bradley Martin Savage Karina Fernandez Michele Austin Philip Davis Imelda Staunton
husband friend wife psychiatrist son lawyer amusing moving charming england house family marriage relationships heartbreak matchmaking husband/wife relationship quest love forbidden love
A look at four seasons in the lives of a happily married couple and their relationships with their family and friends.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2006
97 Minutes
Ben Affleck Rebecca Romijn John Cleese Sam Ball Mike Binder Gina Gershon Adam Goldberg Howard Hesseman Bai Ling Jerry O'Connell Kal Penn
agent wife client freelance writer actor teacher hilarious frenetic profound hollywood, calif. movie studio movie set family home classroom film industry marriage work vs. family infidelity self-discovery scandal
A top Hollywood talent agent finds his cushy existence threatened when he discovers that his wife is cheating on him and that his journal has been swiped by a reporter out to bring him down.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1980
106 Minutes
Mark Arnott Gordon Clapp Maggie Cousineau Brian Johnson Adam LeFevre Bruce MacDonald Jean Passanante Maggie Renzi John Sayles David Strathairn Karen Trott
schoolteacher actress songwriter counselor medical student speechwriter intricate uneasy emotional new hampshire house theater river basketball court reunion friendship nostalgia politics class distinctions male bonding
Seven former college friends, along with a few new friends, gather for a weekend reunion at a summer house in New Hampshire to reminisce about the good old days, when they got arrested on the way to a protest in Washington, DC.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
1985
119 Minutes
James Woods Alan Arkin Gabrielle Lazure Michael Sarrazin Linda Sorenson Alan Scarfe Alexander Knox Robert Joy
jew writer father mother stripper wife madcap witty engaging emotional montreal ghetto canada england london city social climbing marriage jewish identity scandal
The story of a Jewish writer, from his life as a young boy in Montreal to his more complicated grown-up life.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1956
91 Minutes
Judy Holliday Richard Conte Salvatore Baccaloni Esther Minciotti Joe De Santis Silvio Minciotti Penny Santon Arthur Lovejoy Eleanor Audley Trudy Marshall Walter Conrad
writer wife father immigrant mother construction worker uplifting engaging charming witty family home los angeles sacramento, calif. church father/son relationship faith pregnancy family feud grudge reconciliation
Writer Nick and his wife Emily are expecting their first child. When a necessary home repair proves too costly to afford, Nick must swallow his pride and visit his father, a proud immigrant... See full summary »
Biography, Drama
UK|Cayman Islands|Denmark|USA
2008
92 Minutes
Tom Hardy Kelly Adams Luing Andrews Katy Barker Amanda Burton Mark Devenport Paul Donnelly Andrew Forbes Jon House Matt King James Lance
prisoner fighter prison guard promoter wife teacher brutal unrestrained gritty england prison cell solitary confinement prison life michael peterson solitary confinement crime criminal justice system alter ego underdog
A young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending three decades in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter-ego, Charles Bronson.
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1984
114 Minutes
Drew Barrymore Ryan O'Neal Shelley Long Sam Wanamaker Allen Goorwitz Sharon Stone David Paymer David Graf
father mother daughter director writer filmmaker melodramatic emotional hollywood, calif. household divorce family dysfunction childhood work vs. family infidelity parenthood love discovery 1980s
Alternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1971
96 Minutes
Lee Remick Richard Attenborough Ian Holm Claire Bloom Clive Revill Jennie Linden Ann Firbank Rosamund Greenwood Constance Lorne
professor psychiatrist womanizer sister wife mistress intricate passionate winsome england household abandonment adultery existential crisis secret morality wretched excess forbidden love revenge 1960s
The wine taster and merchant Martin Lynch-Gibbon is married to the shallow and spoiled Antonia Lynch-Gibbon, and loves his mistress Georgie Hands. Antonia is under therapy with Martin's ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
France|Germany|USA
2016
118 Minutes
Adam Driver Golshifteh Farahani Barry Shabaka Henley Cliff "Method Man" Smith Chasten Harmon William Jackson Harper Masatoshi Nagase Sterling Jerins Rizwan Manji
bus driver passenger dog bartender wife writer calm emotional heartwarming inspiring profound new jersey bus bar house small-town life writing working class work-life balance discovery
A quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.
Drama
USA|United Arab Emirates
2011
91 Minutes
Mel Gibson Jodie Foster Anton Yelchin Jennifer Lawrence Riley Thomas Stewart Cherry Jones Kelly Coffield Michael Rivera
executive husband wife son puppet depressed person uplifting offbeat sad new york city house street office family home toy factory puppetry depression communication reconciliation husband/wife relationship
A troubled husband and executive adopts a beaver hand-puppet as his sole means of communication.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Drama, Comedy
2014
95 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Domhnall Gleeson Maggie Gyllenhaal Scoot McNairy Carla Azar François Civil
songwriter suicidal person musician mentally ill person dark amusing small town concert stage england ireland texas musicians band rise to fame suicide mask rise fall 21st century
An aspiring musician (Domhnall Gleeson) finds himself way out of his element after he joins a pop group led by an enigmatic figure (Michael Fassbender) who wears a giant fake head.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
114 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Meryl Streep Chris Cooper Tilda Swinton Cara Seymour Brian Cox Judy Greer Maggie Gyllenhaal Ron Livingston Jay Tavare Stephen Tobolowsky
screenwriter writer twin thief waitress quirky frenetic household jungle movie set restaurant new york city swamp evolution movie making robbery romance writer's block obsession pursuit
A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
107 Minutes
Zach Braff Kate Hudson Mandy Patinkin Josh Gad Joey King Pierce Gagnon Donald Faison Ashley Greene Jim Parsons Michael Weston Alexander Chaplin
actor father son daughter wife brother uplifting tender confident los angeles house hospital synagogue desert beach family dysfunction family history family relationships faith growth
A struggling actor, father and husband finds himself at a major crossroads, which forces him to examine his life, his family and his career.
Comedy, Drama
Israel
2011
106 Minutes
Shlomo Bar-Aba Lior Ashkenazi Aliza Rosen Alma Zack Daniel Markovich Micah Lewesohn Yuval Scharf Nevo Kimchi
professor son wife scholar amusing profound passionate jerusalem hebrew university family home father/son relationship academia judaism misunderstanding ambition rivalry transformation 2010s
Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are father and son as well as rival professors in Talmudic Studies. When both men learn that Eliezer will be lauded for his work, their complicated relationship reaches a new peak.