20 movies like D.C. Cab, ordered by similarity : Night Shift(1982), Cabaret Balkan(1998), Caddyshack(1980), Soul Kitchen(2009), Mattress Men(2016), Coffee Town(2013), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert(1994), Paterson(2016), The Cocoanuts(1929), The Triplets of Belleville(2003), Planes, Trains and Automobiles(1987), Melvin and Howard(1980) ...
Comedy
USA
1983
99 Minutes
Adam Baldwin Mr. T Gary Busey Max Gail Anne De Salvo Charlie Barnett Gloria Gifford Marsha Warfield Bill Maher De Wayne Jessie Paul Rodriguez
taxi driver business owner wife coworker brother offbeat madcap washington, d.c. diner club swimming pool airport cab reward racism sexual harassment kidnapping failing business rescue underdog
The misadventures of a group of unfortunate but street-wise cabbies working for a Washington, D.C. decrepit taxicab company.
Comedy
USA
1982
105 Minutes
Henry Winkler Michael Keaton Shelley Long Gina Hecht Pat Corley Bobby Di Ciccio Nita Talbot Basil Hoffman Tim Rossovich Clint Howard Joe Spinell
prostitute mortician businessman stockbroker coworker pimp offbeat wild amusing morgue new york city apartment prostitution business sex get rich quick crime death rise underdog
A morgue attendant is talked into running a brothel at his workplace after a deceased pimp is sent there. However, the pimp's killers don't look too kindly on this new 'business', nor does the morgue's owner.
Comedy, Drama
1998
102 Minutes
Miki Manojlovic Nebojsa Glogovac Ana Sofrenovic Dragan Nikolic Lazar Ristovski Velimir `Bata' Zivojinovic Nebojsa Milovanovic Mirjana Jokovic Sergej Trifunovic Milena Dravic Toni Mihajlovski
mother boyfriend taxi driver ex-convict drug dealer showman dark amusing suspenseful melodramatic garage belgrade, serbia bus taxi cabaret apartment poverty relationships love triangle city life
People, each representing an aspect of the Serbian character, spend a hectic and frightening night in a city.
Comedy
USA
1980
98 Minutes
Chevy Chase Rodney Dangerfield Bill Murray Ted Knight Michael O'Keefe Sarah Holcomb Scott Colomby Cindy Morgan Dan Resin Henry Wilcoxon Elaine Aiken
caddy club owner real estate developer wealthy man daughter gardener hilarious offbeat frenetic country club golf course swimming pool dinner party golf summer love tournament scholarship class distinctions growing up underdog
An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher.
Comedy, Drama
Germany|France|Italy
2009
99 Minutes
Adam Bousdoukos Moritz Bleibtreu Birol Ünel Lukas Gregorowicz Dorka Gryllus Wotan Wilke Möhring Demir Gokgol Monica Bleibtreu Marc Hosemann Cem Akin Anna Bederke
chef restaurant owner brother mobster customer amusing touching endearing restaurant hamburg, germany business friendship love struggle brotherhood fall underdog transformation quest 2000s
In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.
Comedy, Drama, Documentary
Ireland
2016
81 Minutes
Michael Flynn Paul Kelly
sales manager business owner father friend colleague eccentric amusing cheeky endearing heartwarming lighthearted offbeat house ireland shop club computer world desperation failing business debt
Trying to save his struggling mattress business, Michael Flynn reinvents himself as the eccentric online persona 'Mattress Mick', under the guidance of his friend Paul Kelly. As business begins to grow, their friendship starts to implode.
Comedy
USA
2013
88 Minutes
Glenn Howerton Steve Little Ben Schwartz Adrianne Palicki Josh Groban Josh Perry Jett Dunlap Matt Riedy
business owner friend business partner coffee shop owner love interest barista amusing hilarious cheeky coffee shop united states parking lot business coffee friendship rescue rescue adventure underdog 2010s
A website manager enlists the help of his two friends in order to convince the owners of his favorite coffee shop -- which doubles as his office -- not to turn their business into a bar.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
Australia
1994
102 Minutes
Terence Stamp Hugo Weaving Guy Pearce Bill Hunter Sarah Chadwick Mark Holmes Julia Cortez Ken Radley Alan Dargin June Marie Bennett Rebel Russell
drag queen transsexual mechanic wife performer campy offbeat bus desert australia outback homophobia road trip performance friendship show business quest transformation 1990s
Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
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.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1929
96 Minutes
Groucho Marx Joseph Santley Harpo Marx Chico Marx Zeppo Marx Kay Francis Oscar Shaw Mary Eaton Margaret Dumont Cyril Ring Basil Ruysdael
hotel owner wealthy woman daughter guest clerk brother hysterical madcap florida hotel hall auction house business land rush financial crisis theft auction brother relationship adventure quest
During the Florida land boom, The Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land, thwart a jewel robbery, and generally act like themselves.
Animation, Comedy
France|Belgium|Canada|UK|Latvia|USA
2003
82 Minutes
grandmother grandchild vaudevillian singer dog elderly woman amusing playful creative france belleville rescue organized crime kidnapping friendship bicycling devotion adventure rescue underdog
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters--an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire--to rescue him.
Comedy, Other
USA
1987
92 Minutes
Steve Martin John Candy Laila Robins Michael McKean Kevin Bacon Dylan Baker William Windom Edie McClurg
salesman husband wife thief police officer madcap endearing chicago wichita, kan. motel airport truck airplane travel thanksgiving friendship family luck weather transformation
A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving with a lovable oaf of a shower curtain ring salesman as his only companion.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1980
95 Minutes
Paul Le Mat Jason Robards Mary Steenburgen Jack Kehoe Pamela Reed Dabney Coleman Michael J. Pollard Gloria Grahame Elizabeth Cheshire Martine Beswick Charles Napier
gas station owner wife billionaire lawyer judge amusing offbeat sad las vegas desert gas station courtroom strip club utah howard hughes money american dream inheritance luck underdog
The story of hard-luck Melvin E. Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.
Comedy, Musical
USA
1986
93 Minutes
Rick Moranis Ellen Greene Steve Martin Vincent Gardenia Tichina Arnold Tisha Campbell-Martin Michelle Weeks James Belushi John Candy Christopher Guest Bill Murray
florist coworker dentist man-eating plant campy offbeat dark new york city flower shop dentist's office killer plant love alien rescue transformation rivalry love 1980s
A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.
Drama, Comedy
USA
2009
109 Minutes
George Clooney Vera Farmiga Anna Kendrick Jason Bateman Danny McBride Melanie Lynskey Amy Morton Sam Elliott J.K. Simmons Zach Galifianakis Chris Lowell
corporate downsizer co-worker love interest sister brother-in-law boss charming moving airplane airport office hotel apartment travel love loneliness business transformation quest love
Ryan Bingham enjoys living out of a suitcase for his job, travelling around the country firing people, but finds that lifestyle threatened by the presence of a potential love interest, and a new hire presenting a new business model.
Animation, Comedy, Adventure
Germany|Japan|USA|UK
2018
101 Minutes
dog boy stray animal friend politician police officer playful amusing endearing spirited hilarious offbeat japan island dump airplane gondola headquarters rule breaking isolation
Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.
Comedy
USA
1987
86 Minutes
Jim Parrott Richard Gilliland Kathi Diamant James Newell Herb Kronsberg Debi Fares Eddie Deezen Deborah Gates Arnie Miller Rich Little
chemist spy assistant child drunk executive hysterical madcap offbeat denver brewery factory golf course supermarket airport corporate espionage addiction secrets alcohol experiments
Small time crooksters Nick (Peter Falk) and Charlie (Charles Durning) have an elaborate plan to rob an exclusive jewelers store. Using a variety of disguises and posing as rich old men and ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1944
95 Minutes
Margaret Lockwood Vic Oliver Roland Culver Peter Graves Frank Cellier Eliot Makeham George Relph Max Bacon Alan Keith Jean Simmons Iris Lang
war hero hotel owner pilot outcast russian amusing offbeat playful madcap united kingdom hotel club london secret society work quest transformation underdog 20th century
In Britain after the end of WWII, it is a time of general euphoria at having won the war, with full employment and general happiness for all (or nearly all). Peter, the young wastrel son of... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
95 Minutes
Paul Dillon John Tintori Michael Ironside Laurie Metcalf John C. Reilly Gillian Anderson John Cusack Julianne Moore Moira Harris April Grace Harry Lennix
taxi driver pregnant woman lawyer advertising executive christian young girl dark brooding cab chicago automobile repair shop airport parking lot hotel drugs rape work alcohol racism salvation
There is more to this story than this review lets on. It reflects all different facets of society over one drivers shift. He starts out it seems as a cold, ignorant man. But his character ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
1993
89 Minutes
Zbigniew Zamachowski Julie Delpy Janusz Gajos Jerzy Stuhr Juliette Binoche Aleksander Bardini Grzegorz Warchol Cezary Harasimowicz
immigrant wife judge boss hairdresser brother dark amusing courtroom paris warsaw subway hair salon divorce sex impotence schemes real estate business fall
Divorced and ruined in Paris, a Polish hairdresser (Zbigniew Zamachowski) gets even with his French ex-wife (Julie Delpy).
Comedy, Drama
USA
2010
90 Minutes
Catherine Keener Amanda Peet Oliver Platt Rebecca Hall Ann Morgan Guilbert Sarah Steele Lois Smith Thomas Ian Nicholas
husband wife teen girl young woman sister grandmother quirky hysterical melodramatic new york city apartment antique shop conflict of interest infidelity teen angst business husband/wife relationship guilt transformation wretched excess
In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in the apartment the couple owns.