20 movies like Caddie, ordered by similarity : Someone Else's America(1995), Terribly Happy(2008), Tully(2018), Barfly(1987), Roughly Speaking(1945), Lovers, Happy Lovers!(1954), The 400 Blows(1959), One Potato, Two Potato(1964), 11:55(2016), The Tale(2018), Brooklyn(2015), The Second Mother(2015) ...
Drama
Australia
1976
107 Minutes
Helen Morse Takis Emmanuel Jack Thompson Jacki Weaver Melissa Jaffer
single mother abusive husband immigrant child bookie womanizer disheartening emotional sydney bar apartment great depression infidelity single parents poverty marital problems underdog quest 1930s
Sydney, Australia in the mid-1920's. Proud and classy Caddie Marsh is forced to get a job as a barmaid and raise two children on her own after her rich cad husband walks out on her. Despite... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|UK|France|Germany|Greece
1995
96 Minutes
Tom Conti Miki Manojlovic María Casares Zorka Manojlovic Sergej Trifunovic Chia-ching Niu Andjela Stojkovic Ananda Ellis John Norman Thomas Jonathon Peck Michael Willis
immigrant illegal immigrant mother bar owner friend emotional moving melodramatic brooklyn, n.y. bar montenegro mexico immigrants american life family illegal immigration working class hard times sacrifice underdog
This tale take place in a bar. The Spanish Alonso and his blind mother run this place. Bay, who is Alonso's friend live here too. This story tells something about Alonso and Bay and the "... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2008
100 Minutes
Jakob Cedergren Kim Bodnia Lene Maria Christensen Lars Brygmann Anders Hove Anh Lé Jens Jørn Spottag Henrik Lykkegaard Peter Hesse Overgaard Niels Skousen Lars Lunøe
police officer thug wife townsperson abusive husband seductress bleak suspenseful amusing emotional copenhagen, denmark small town bar apartment police work mental breakdown relocation infidelity corruption quest
Following a nervous breakdown, a police officer (Jakob Cedergren) from Copenhagen pulls duty in a small town, where his big-city attitude clashes with the residents' bizarre behavior.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada
2018
94 Minutes
Charlize Theron Mackenzie Davis Mark Duplass Ron Livingston Emily Haine Elaine Tan Asher Miles Fallica Lia Frankland Gameela Wright Colleen Wheeler Maddie Dixon-Poirier
mother wife husband brother child nanny amusing emotional tense raw touching house school parking lot barbecue concert stage motherhood marriage relationships childcare
A struggling mother of three forms an unexpected bond with the night nanny hired to help with her newborn baby.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1987
100 Minutes
Mickey Rourke Faye Dunaway Alice Krige Jack Nance J.C. Quinn Frank Stallone Sandy Martin Roberta Bassin
writer drunk bartender barfly woman publisher gritty hedonistic cheeky emotional los angeles bar street apartment parking lot alcoholism poetry misfits drinking fighting
Based on the life of successful poet Charles Bukowski and his exploits in Hollywood during the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1945
117 Minutes
Rosalind Russell Jack Carson Robert Hutton Ray Collins Kathleen Lockhart Cora Sue Collins Ann Todd Andy Clyde Arthur Shields Helene Thimig Greta Grandstedt
businesswoman banker son husband father mother melodramatic emotional family home college office new england marriage self-respect infidelity business mother/child relationship growing up love quest
In the early 1900's (not the 1920s)
Comedy, Drama
France|UK
1954
85 Minutes
Gérard Philipe Natasha Parry Valerie Hobson Joan Greenwood Margaret Johnson Germaine Montero Julie Anslow Mae Bacon
husband wife boss best friend young woman wealthy woman witty amusing emotional london apartment household bus office england infidelity marriage romance deception sexual conquests
A philanderer fakes suicide with unexpected consequences.
Crime, Drama
France
1959
93 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Claire Maurier Albert Remy Guy Decomble Patrick Auffray Georges Flamant Yvonne Claudie Robert Beauvais
son mother father friend teacher bleak disheartening france paris apartment school childhood child custody troubled youth rebellion growing up underdog 1950s
A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.
Drama
USA
1964
92 Minutes
Barbara Barrie Bernie Hamilton Richard Mulligan Harry Bellaver Marti Mericka Robert Earl Jones Vinnette Carroll Anthony Spinelli
mother man father judge ex-husband child disheartening touching powerful ohio court factory farm race relations family court battles love custody quest forbidden love
Study of interracial marriage in the 1960's. A white divorcée falls in love with and marries an African-American man. When her ex-husband sues for custody of her child, arguing that a mixed... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
2016
80 Minutes
Ben Snyder Victor Almanzar Shirley Rumierk Elizabeth Rodriguez Robin De Jesus Mike Carlsen Goya Robles Dominic Colon John Alberto Leguizamo Kareem Savinon Johnny Rivera
marine drug dealer brother thug mother love interest brooding emotional intense town apartment barbershop strip club bar street violence drugs poverty military service determination
Returning to his hometown, US Marine Nelson Sanchez finds himself trapped by the violent past he had tried to escape.
Drama
USA|Germany
2018
114 Minutes
Laura Dern Elizabeth Debicki Laura Allen Jason Ritter Ellen Burstyn Common Frances Conroy John Heard Tina Parker Isabella Amara Isabelle Nélisse
journalist professor mother coach boyfriend emotional disheartening moving profound uneasy intense house farm childhood home school child abuse molestation going home past crimes repression
A woman filming a documentary on childhood rape victims starts to question the nature of her childhood relationship with her riding instructor and running coach.
Romance, Drama, History
UK|Canada|Ireland
2015
112 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Domhnall Gleeson Emory Cohen Jim Broadbent Julie Walters Jessica Paré Eve Macklin Bríd Brennan Fiona Glascott Jane Brennan Nora-Jane Noone
irishwoman mother immigrant italian friend family member charming emotional engaging ireland brooklyn boat store boardinghouse apartment immigrants homesickness love family culture clash
An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
Drama
Brazil
2015
112 Minutes
Regina Casé Michel Joelsas Lourenço Mutarelli Karine Teles Camila Márdila Helena Albergaria Luis Miranda Theo Werneck Luci Pereira
housekeeper maid family member mother daughter son charming disheartening heartwarming emotional melodramatic intense brazil são paulo apartment relationships single mothers mother/daughter relationship abandonment love
When the estranged daughter of a hard-working live-in housekeeper suddenly appears, the unspoken class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
2017
94 Minutes
Denis Menochet Léa Drucker Thomas Gioria Mathilde Auneveux Mathieu Saïkaly Florence Janas Saadia Bentaïeb Sophie Pincemaille Émilie Incerti-Formentini Jérome Care-Aulanier Coralie Russier
divorce divorce lawyer son mother father family member emotional intense tense disheartening office party bus house car apartment custody battle divorce family feud growing up
A broken marriage leads to a bitter custody battle with an embattled son at the centre.
Drama
UK|France|Belgium
2016
100 Minutes
Dave Johns Hayley Squires Dylan McKiernan Briana Shann Kate Rutter Sharon Percy Kema Sikazwe Micky McGregor Julie Nicholson
widower carpenter doctor government official single mother child cool engaging emotional disheartening england office house neighborhood hospital work-life balance grief health care heart attack romance
After having suffered a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight the bureaucratic forces of the system in order to receive Employment and Support Allowance.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Canada|USA
2014
90 Minutes
Christina Cox Tina Ivlev Paula Trickey Rebekah Kennedy Blanca Blanco Matt Corboy Eric Scott Woods Joe Howard Mandy Levin
woman kidnapped child kidnapper mother cult leader intense disturbing brooding thrilling emotional suspenseful cult headquarters brainwashing cult mother/daughter relationship desperation emotional abuse love rescue underdog
A woman spends five years trying to get her brainwashed daughter back from a cult.
Drama
USA
1984
111 Minutes
Sally Field Lindsay Crouse John Malkovich Ed Harris Amy Madigan Danny Glover Terry O'Quinn Bert Remsen Ray Baker
widow hobo boarder sister brother-in-law child emotional engaging uplifting texas farm boardinghouse farming poverty family friendship infidelity sacrifice underdog rise
In central Texas in the 1930s, a widow, with two small children, tries to run her small 40-acre farm with the help of two disparate people.
Drama
UK|France|Belgium
2019
100 Minutes
Kris Hitchen Debbie Honeywood Rhys Stone Katie Proctor Mark Birch Alfie Dobson Charlie Richmond
entrepreneur employee father wife husband mother child boss bleak brooding dark disheartening emotional gritty melancholy moving profound raw sad solemn
Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up UK delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of this modern-day form of labour exploitation.
Drama
USA
2003
140 Minutes
Tobey Maguire Jeff Bridges Chris Cooper Elizabeth Banks Gary Stevens William H. Macy Kingston DuCoeur Eddie Jones Ed Lauter Michael O'Neill Michael Angarano
horse owner jockey horse horse trainer wife child uplifting engaging emotional inspiring california mexico racetrack great depression horse racing unlikely hero death of a child rise rivalry transformation
True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
124 Minutes
Meryl Streep Amy Adams Stanley Tucci Chris Messina Linda Emond Mary Lynn Rajskub Jane Lynch Frances Sternhagen Helen Carey Deborah Rush Joan Juliet Buck
cook writer husband julia child inspiring heartwarming amusing new york city apartment kitchen paris call center smithsonian institution cooking book publishing marriage writing quest underdog
Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.