20 movies like A Private Function, ordered by similarity : Please Give(2010), Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas(2013), The Unsinkable Molly Brown(1964), Joshua Then and Now(1985), Another Year(2010), I Love You to Death(1990), One Hour With You(1932), Educating Rita(1983), Wifemistress(1977), Carnage(2011), Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair(1952), The Jackpot(1950) ...
Comedy
UK
1984
93 Minutes
Michael Palin Maggie Smith Denholm Elliott Liz Smith Richard Griffiths John Normington Bill Paterson Tony Haygarth Alison Steadman Pete Postlethwaite Jim Carter
husband wife mother solicitor doctor inspector witty madcap england small town movie theater farm country road food theft class distinctions mother/daughter relationship black market husband/wife relationship rise
In post-World War II Britain, food rationing continues, leading a married couple to become involved in the flourishing bacon black market.
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.
Other, Comedy
2013
100 Minutes
Tyler Perry Kathy Najimy Chad Michael Murray Anna Maria Horsford Tika Sumpter Eric Lively JR Lemon Alicia Witt Lisa Whelchel Larry the Cable Guy Noah Urrea
mother niece wife grandmother husband college sweetheart hysterical cheeky spirited rural community farm small town marriage interracial romance secret love lie racism mother/daughter relationship forbidden love 2010s
Madea (Tyler Perry) accompanies her niece to the country for a surprise holiday visit with the niece's daughter, but what they find when they arrive prompts Madea to dish out her own brand of Christmas spirit.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1964
128 Minutes
Debbie Reynolds Harve Presnell Ed Begley Jack Kruschen Hermione Baddeley Vassili Lambrinos Fred Essler Harvey Lembeck Lauren Gilbert Kathryn Card Hayden Rorke
orphan prince wife miner husband brash touching amusing witty quirky lighthearted colorado denver hms titanic marrying for money shipwreck rags to riches gold high society husband/wife relationship
A poor, uneducated mountain girl leaves her cabin in search of respect, a wealthy husband, and a better life in this fictionalized biopic of Margaret "Molly" Brown, who survived the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic.
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.
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
1990
96 Minutes
Kevin Kline Tracey Ullman Joan Plowright River Phoenix William Hurt Keanu Reeves James Gammon Victoria Jackson Miriam Margolyes Jack Kehler Phoebe Cates
husband wife teen boy restaurant employee mother thug hilarious dark madcap cheeky pizzeria apartment house pool hall library adultery roman catholicism mother/daughter relationship hired killers murder plot
Joey Boca (Kevin Kline) owns a pizza parlor, and is married to Rosalie (Tracey Ullman). He's also a serial womanizer. Rosalie goes to extremes when she finds he has been cheating.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
80 Minutes
Ernst Lubitsch Maurice Chevalier Jeanette MacDonald Genevieve Tobin Charles Ruggles Roland Young George Barbier Josephine Dunn Richard Carle Charles Judels Barbara Leonard
cheater husband wife mistress doctor intricate hedonistic disheartening profound paris house dinner party infidelity husband/wife relationship friendship secret seduction forbidden love wretched excess discovery
An unhappily married couple try to come between a happy one.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1983
110 Minutes
Michael Caine Julie Walters Michael Williams Maureen Lipman Jeananne Crowley Malcolm Douglas Pat Daly Godfrey Quigley Dearbhla Molloy Kim Fortune Philip Hurd-Wood
hairdresser wife husband professor blue-collar worker alcoholic witty endearing touching amusing charming england the open university office great britain hair salon college campus student-teacher relationship self-esteem adult education
An alcoholic professor has been hired by a working-class girl for higher education.
Comedy, Drama
Italy
1977
110 Minutes
Laura Antonelli Marcello Mastroianni Leonard Mann William Berger Gastone Moschin Olga Karlatos Stefano Patrizi Luigi Diberti Enzo Robutti
unfaithful husband wife mistress hedonistic lighthearted madcap italy countryside attic brothel inn sexual repression feminism false accusations adultery husband/wife relationship transformation rise underdog 1900s
Since her husband pronounced her frigid on her wedding night, Antonia DeAngelis has been an invalid. When he disappears, she believes him dead: she leaves her bed and takes over his ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
France|Germany|Poland|Spain|USA
2011
79 Minutes
Jodie Foster Kate Winslet Christoph Waltz John C. Reilly Elvis Polanski Eliot Berger
broker lawyer writer salesman husband wife dark witty brooklyn, n.y. apartment argument responsibility lawsuit human rights husband/wife relationship drinking wretched excess transformation 2010s
Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.
Comedy
USA
1952
78 Minutes
Marjorie Main Percy Kilbride James Best Lori Nelson Esther Dale
country girl family patriarch mother nemesis daughter hilarious cheery lighthearted fair farm church small town washington state contest horse racing cooking young love education husband/wife relationship adventure
Ma and Pa are trying to raise enough money at the county fair to send their daughter Rosie to college. Ma competes in baking and Pa enters a trotter in a horse race, while Rosie takes up with handsome young Marvin Johnson.
Comedy
USA
1950
85 Minutes
James Stewart Barbara Hale James Gleason Fred Clark Alan Mowbray Patricia Medina Natalie Wood Tommy Rettig Robert Gist Lyle Talbot
vice president wife boss interior decorator painter irs officer heartwarming hilarious quirky small town indiana house luck contest taxes family radio husband/wife relationship discovery underdog
Bill Lawrence wins a slew of prizes on a radio quiz program. His happiness is short-lived when he discovers he'll have to sell the prizes in order to pay the taxes on them.
Comedy
USA
1933
69 Minutes
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Charley Chase Mae Busch Dorothy Christy Lucien Littlefield John Elliott Charley Young John Merton William Gillespie Charles McAvoy
husband wife friend veterinarian ruler best friend cheery hilarious madcap lighthearted amusing intense chicago hawaii family home ballroom redemption ship friendship male bonding
When Stan and Ollie trick their wives into thinking that they are taking a medicinal cruise while they're actually going to a convention, the wives find out the truth the hard way.
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.
Comedy
USA
1939
85 Minutes
Constance Bennett Roland Young Billie Burke Alan Mowbray Verree Teasdale Franklin Pangborn
ghost husband wife baron dog banker quirky amusing lighthearted french riviera hotel new york city supernatural ghosts divorce reconciliation journey husband/wife relationship quest love
To gain entry to Heaven, a ghost attempts to reunite a divorcing couple as a good deed.
Comedy
USA
1940
83 Minutes
Adolphe Menjou Carole Landis John Hubbard William Gargan Verree Teasdale Mary Astor Georges Renavent
wife husband client co-worker genie advertising executive hilarious crafty quirky house advertising office doctor's office role reversal body swap husband/wife relationship pregnancy magic spell argument transformation discovery
Bickering husband and wife Tim and Sally Willows mutter a few angry words to a statue of Buddha and wind up living each other's life.
Comedy
Belgium|France
2004
94 Minutes
Benoît Poelvoorde Jean-Paul Rouve Julie Depardieu Marie Guillard Anne Marivin Odile Vuillemin Nadège Beausson-Diagne Nicolas Jouxtel Olivier Mag Evelyne Thomas Dominique Besnehard
singer impersonator husband banker wife friend amusing campy spirited lighthearted household bank paris stage husband/wife relationship celebrities fame second chance television show impersonation
Bernand Fréderic is a mediocre bank executive, married, with a son. He used to have another profession: look-a-like of French star Claude François. Now, with the Imitators Gala Night coming... See full summary »
Comedy
India
2015
128 Minutes
Kangana Ranaut Madhavan Eijaz Khan Jimmy Sheirgill Deepak Dobriyal
young man young woman husband wife look-alike hilarious lighthearted engaging gripping emotional moving india city town house husband/wife relationship failing marriage midlife crisis trust loyalty
Tanu and Manu's marriage collapses. What happens when Manu meets Tanu's lookalike Kusum - and when Tanu returns?
Comedy
USA
1937
92 Minutes
Irene Dunne Cary Grant Ralph Bellamy Alex D'Arcy Cecil Cunningham Molly Lamont Esther Dale Joyce Compton Robert Allen Robert Warwick Mary Forbes
husband wife neighbor heiress music teacher mother amusing charming hilarious madcap new york city apartment marriage reconciliation divorce new love love transformation 1930s
A married couple file an amicable divorce, but find it harder to let go of each other than they initially thought.
Comedy
USA
1948
99 Minutes
Greer Garson Walter Pidgeon Elizabeth Taylor Peter Lawford Cesar Romero Lucile Watson Nigel Bruce Mary Boland Reginald Owen Ian Wolfe Phyllis Morris
performer daughter husband painter mother-in-law acrobat amusing endearing london france ship cabin mother/daughter relationship wedding family class conflict deception love quest forbidden love
A London chorus girl tries to rekindle her relationships with her daughter, who she gave up as an infant, and her estranged husband, when the former becomes engaged.