20 movies like Scarecrow, ordered by similarity : The Color of Friendship(2000), Under the Sun(1998), This Must Be the Place(2011), Crossing the Bridge(1992), Then Came You(2018), Finding Graceland(1998), Conversations With My Gardener(2007), Fat City(1972), The Deer Hunter(1978), My Feral Heart(2016), California Split(1974), Hope Springs Eternal(2018) ...
Drama
USA
1973
115 Minutes
Gene Hackman Al Pacino Dorothy Tristan Ann Wedgeworth Richard Lynch Eileen Brennan Penelope Allen Richard Hackman Al Cingolani
drifter sailor charming united states friendship road trip transformation 1970s
Max, an ex-con drifter with a penchant for brawling is amused by Lion, a homeless ex-sailor, and they partner up as they head east together.
Drama
2000
83 Minutes
Carl Lumbly Penny Johnson Shadia Simmons Lindsey Haun Anthony Burnett Travis Davis Erik Todd Dellums Ahmad Stoner Melanie Nichols King Susan Danford Michael Kanev
congressman father friend foreign exchange student daughter charming endearing touching washington, d.c. south africa farm race relations culture clash friendship family apartheid violence growing up transformation discovery
A black family (Carl Lumbly, Penny Johnson, Shadia Simmons) receives a white South African exchange student, raised in apartheid, into its home in 1977.
Drama
Sweden
1998
130 Minutes
Rolf Lassgård Helena Bergström Johan Widerberg Gunilla Röör Jonas Falk Linda Ulvaeus Bergljót Arnadóttir Per Sandberg
farmer sailor beautiful woman dog housekeeper friend moving charming sweden farm jealousy loneliness illiteracy friendship deception farming love transformation 1950s
Olof lives alone on a farm after the death of his mother. Unable to read and write, he is dependent on his younger friend, Erik. Olof advertises for a housekeeper, and Ellen arrives. During summer Olof's heart and Erik's desires develops.
Drama
Italy|France|Ireland
2011
118 Minutes
Sean Penn Frances McDormand Judd Hirsch Eve Hewson Kerry Condon Harry Dean Stanton Joyce Van Patten Olwen Fouere Shea Whigham Liron Levo Simon Delaney
rock star wife cousin war criminal nazi hunter friend quirky touching witty dublin household new york city united states road music industry death of father nazi hunting road trip discovery pursuit
Cheyenne, a retired rock star living off his royalties in Dublin, returns to New York City to find the man responsible for a humiliation suffered by his recently deceased father during W.W.II.
Drama
USA
1992
103 Minutes
Josh Charles Jason Gedrick Stephen Baldwin Cheryl Pollak Rita Taggart Hy Anzell Richard Edson Ken Jenkins
aspiring writer friend jock mother uncle drug trafficker emotional charming amusing detroit dinner party canada bridge car coming of age friendship aimless youth drug smuggling heart attack deception
The adventures of three teenage friends in 1970s Detroit.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
99 Minutes
Asa Butterfield Maisie Williams Nina Dobrev Tyler Hoechlin Peyton List Ken Jeong David Koechner Tituss Burgess Sonya Walger Ann Osmond Colin Moss
hypochondriac terminally ill person friend family amusing charming cheeky creative emotional fiery hilarious inspiring playful quirky sad spirited wild united states terminal illness hypochondria
A hypochondriac working as an airport baggage handler is forced to confront his fears when a British teenager with a terminal illness enlists him to help her carry out her eccentric bucket list.
Drama
USA
1998
105 Minutes
Harvey Keitel Johnathon Schaech Bridget Fonda Gretchen Mol David Stewart Susan Traylor Tammy Isbell Peggy Gormley Trae Thomas
widower elvis impersonator wife hitchhiker mechanic melodramatic charming uplifting tennessee diner motel road casino graceland american culture celebrity grief road trip unlikely friendship delusions
An eccentric drifter claiming to be Elvis Presley hitches a ride with a young man and they find themselves on an adventurous road trip to Memphis.
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
Drama
USA
1972
96 Minutes
Stacy Keach Jeff Bridges Susan Tyrrell Candy Clark Nicholas Colasanto Art Aragon Curtis Cokes Sixto Rodriguez Billy Walker Wayne Mahan Ruben Navarro
boxer trainer friend girlfriend gritty dark bleak california gym bar comeback boxing redemption alcoholism friendship aging pursuit rivalry underdog fall
Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take opposite momentum.
War, Drama
USA
1978
183 Minutes
Robert De Niro Christopher Walken John Savage John Cazale Meryl Streep George Dzundza Chuck Aspegren Shirley Stoler
soldier friend girlfriend wife enemy blue-collar worker bleak disturbing powerful intense emotional brutal clairton, pa. battlefield vietnam pow camp wedding town horrors of war vietnam war
An in-depth examination of the ways in which the U.S. Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of people in a small industrial town in Pennsylvania.
Drama
UK
2016
83 Minutes
Suzanna Hamilton Darren Kent Pixie Le Knot Will Rastall Eileen Pollock Jason Wright Steven Brandon Shana Swash Edward Wilkinson Rachael Cox
down syndrome sufferer friend young girl outsider young boy mother charming emotional engaging heartwarming inspiring moving english countryside nursing home home town field barn loss love
Luke, an independent young man with Down's syndrome stumbles upon a wild and life changing friendship.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1974
108 Minutes
George Segal Elliott Gould Ann Prentiss Gwen Welles Edward Walsh Joseph Walsh Bert Remsen Barbara London Barbara Ruick
gambler friend prostitute roommate charming cheeky spirited reno, nev. casino bar los angeles gambling addiction hedonism desperation friendship wretched excess quest 1970s
When a casual gambler befriends a professional one, he begins to mirror his life, sending both deeper into the sleazy gambling world where the stakes keep getting bigger.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
78 Minutes
Mia Rose Frampton Stony Blyden Beau Brooks Lauren Giraldo Pej Vahdat Beth Lacke Juliette Angelo Kate Rachesky
cancer patient survivor boyfriend friend family member amusing endearing moving touching charming high school cafeteria hospital doctor's office gym classroom survival new life second chance friendship
When 18 year old Hope Gracin suddenly finds herself in remission from end-stage cancer, she must learn to live without an expiration date.
Drama
UK|USA
1987
97 Minutes
Anne Bancroft Anthony Hopkins Judi Dench Jean De Baer Maurice Denham Eleanor David Mercedes Ruehl Daniel Gerroll
author bookseller wife friend employee heartwarming tender new york city london apartment bookstore friendship writing book transformation 1970s
True story of a transatlantic business correspondence about used books that developed into a close friendship.
Comedy, Drama
Norway
2001
84 Minutes
Per Christian Ellefsen Sven Nordin Per Christensen Jørgen Langhelle Marit Pia Jacobsen Hilde Olausson Ola Otnes
son mentally challenged person friend roommate amusing touching charming offbeat apartment mental institution restaurant oslo, norway friendship mental illness phobias poetry roommates adventure discovery transformation
When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, Elling, a sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2006
76 Minutes
Will Oldham Daniel London Tanya Smith Robin Rosenberg Keri Moran
father friend hippie emotional intricate endearing wilderness oregon mountain parenthood friendship road trip memory camping drugs discovery transformation 2000s
Two old pals reunite for a camping trip in Oregon's Cascade Mountains.
Drama
USA
1992
96 Minutes
John Doe Adam Horovitz David Carradine Timothy Leary Arlo Guthrie Barton Heyman Jennifer Balgobin John Cusack Bill Cobbs Lin Shaye
biker store clerk farmer eccentric factory worker stranger charming offbeat spirited amusing desert the open road nevada los angeles road trip friendship dying wish mission self-discovery obsession
Two strangers meet on the road and travel through Nevada on motorcycle to find an elusive spot where they can dump another man's ashes.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2019
102 Minutes
Emma Thompson Mindy Kaling John Lithgow Hugh Dancy Reid Scott Denis O'Hare Max Casella Paul Walter Hauser John Early Luke Slattery Ike Barinholtz
talk show host writer co-worker friend amusing hilarious cheeky inspiring uplifting new york city television studio office stage women comedy unlikely allies unlikely friendship friendship working woman transformation
A late night talk show host suspects that she may soon lose her long-running show.
Drama
Australia
2017
115 Minutes
Simon Baker-Denny Samson Coulter Ben Spence Elizabeth Debicki Richard Roxburgh Rachael Blake Miranda Frangou Jacek Koman Megan Smart Brock Fitzgerald
young boy surfer friend family member powerful inspiring emotional passionate australia ocean house truck coming of age growing up surfing friendship relationships discovery growing up love
After developing an interest in surfing, a teenage boy and his friend forge an unlikely friendship with an older surfer.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
94 Minutes
Danny Pudi Rizwan Manji Jon Heder Karen David Kevin Pollak Sam Page Iqbal Theba Michael McMillian Anand Desai-Barochia Parvesh Cheena Karthik Srinivasan
indian childhood sweetheart father boss friend co-worker confident cheeky cool india united states office apartment car house legacy indian life crush self-determination friendship
A young Indian man relocates to 1970s Chicago to become an engineer, but when his job falls through, resorts to an elaborate charade with misfit friends in order to woo his childhood sweetheart.
Drama, War
Italy|Yugoslavia
1970
101 Minutes
Mark Frechette Alain Cuny Gian Maria Volonte Giampiero Albertini Pier Paolo Capponi Franco Graziosi Mario Feliciani Brunetto Del Vita Alberto Mastino
soldier friend enemy general rival gripping patriotic touching gritty austria road italy battlefield honor friendship rebellion mutiny motivation defiance 1970s
On the Italian/Austrian front during World War I, a disastrous Italian attack upon the Austrian positions leads to a mutiny among the Italian troops.