20 movies like Tampopo, ordered by similarity : Transamerica(2005), Stolen Kisses(1968), In Fabric(2018), Beautiful Thing(1996), Favourites of the Moon(1984), Last of the Red Hot Lovers(1972), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot(2018), Hooking Up(2020), Flakes(2007), Love and Human Remains(1993), No Postage Necessary(2017), The Harvey Girls(1946) ...
Comedy
Japan
1985
114 Minutes
Tsutomu Yamazaki Nobuko Miyamoto Ken Watanabe Koji Yakusho Rikiya Yasuoka Kinzo Sakura Shuji Otaki
widower shopkeeper stranger inspiring uplifting quirky japan restaurant apartment cooking sex meaning of life discovery 1980s
A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
103 Minutes
Felicity Huffman Kevin Zegers Fionnula Flanagan Graham Greene Burt Young Elizabeth Peña Bianca Leigh Jon Budinoff Carrie Preston Maurice Orozco
transsexual son rancher mother therapist emotional uplifting positive los angeles new york city prison phoenix car road trip father/son relationship car theft sexual abuse sex change sexual identity transformation
A preoperative transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she fathered a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
Comedy, Drama
France
1968
90 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Delphine Seyrig Michael Lonsdale Claude Jade Daniel Ceccaldi Claire Duhamel Catherine Lutz André Falcon
anti-hero girlfriend boss sexy woman charming quirky tender paris shop apartment park affair rebellion romance love triangle discovery growing up love 1960s
After being discharged from the army, Antoine Doinel centers a screwball comedy where he applies for different jobs and tries to make sense of his relationships with women.
Horror, Comedy
UK
2018
118 Minutes
Marianne Jean-Baptiste Sidse Babett Knudsen Hayley Squires Leo Bill Julian Barratt Steve Oram Zsolt Páll Gwendoline Christie Barry Adamson Jaygann Ayeh Richard Bremmer
customer department manager store clerk stranger boss man brooding disturbing eerie gripping offbeat uneasy department store home city shop curse strangers consequences strange behavior
In Fabric is a haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store and follows the life of a cursed dress as it passes from person to person, with devastating consequences.
Comedy
UK
1996
89 Minutes
Linda Henry Glen Berry Scott Neal Ben Daniels Tameka Empson Anna Karen John Benfield Jeillo Edwards Daniel Bowers Garry Cooper Sophie Stanton
teen boy friend mother boyfriend neighbor father tender playful quirky witty london housing project bedroom apartment sexual awakening homosexuality young love abuse adolescence mother/son relationship
Jamie is a shy teenager, often bullied at school. His neighbour Ste has a rough time at home, being beaten by his father and brother. This issues bring them together and they find that what they feel for each other is more than friendship.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
France|Italy|Soviet Union
1984
101 Minutes
Katja Rupé Alix de Montaigu Francois Michel Jean-Pierre Beauviala Pascal Aubier Christiane Bailly Bernard Eisenschitz Hans Peter Cloos Maïté Nahyr Mathieu Amalric Laszlo Szabo
gunrunner burglar beautician detective terrorist teacher quirky amusing intricate paris apartment art gallery chance meeting infidelity love existential crisis absurdity life discovery transformation
Awarded the Special Jury Prize at the 41st Venice International Film Festival, this absurdist comedy, with its sprawling cast of crooks, thieves, anarchists, prostitutes, chief inspectors, ... See full summary »
Comedy
1972
100 Minutes
Alan Arkin Sally Kellerman Paula Prentiss Renee Taylor Bella Bruck Frank Loverde Burt Conroy Charles Woolf Ben Freedman John Batiste Sandy Balson
restaurant owner wife sexpot actress depressed person best friend amusing hedonistic apartment new york city restaurant bar park sexual advances infidelity midlife crisis restaurant business mother/son relationship marriage forbidden love
The balding, middle-aged owner of a seafood restaurant makes three awkward attempts at extramarital romance.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
France|USA
2018
113 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Jonah Hill Rooney Mara Jack Black Carrie Brownstein Beth Ditto Kim Gordon Udo Kier
handicapped person alcoholic artist friend girlfriend family member inspiring intense emotional powerful quirky witty portland, ore. house doctor's office ambulance street strip club artistic struggle therapy
On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2020
104 Minutes
Brittany Snow Sam Richardson Vivica A. Fox Anna Akana Jordana Brewster Amy Pietz Rob Moran David C Tam Richard Jackson Kenneisha Thompson Shaun J. Brown
man woman sex addict cancer patient survivor artist writer airy cheeky outlandish united states school public space road trip sexual awakening sexual conquests sexual advances sexual obsession discovery adventure
After he receives a new cancer diagnosis and she is fired from her job as a sex columnist, Bailey and Darla take a road trip that forces them to get intimate with their issues, as well as each other.
Comedy
USA
2007
84 Minutes
Aaron Stanford Zooey Deschanel Izabella Miko Christopher Lloyd Keir O'Donnell Ryan Donowho John McConnell Frank Wood Marco St. John Mark Krasnoff
slacker musician girlfriend restaurant owner restaurant manager quirky offbeat new orleans restaurant apartment romance cereal competition restaurant ambition musicians love growing up 2000s
A cereal bar manager with dreams of making it big as a rock star, is admired by the locals in town until a greedy capitalist steals his entrepreneurial business.
Comedy
UK|USA
1993
100 Minutes
waiter book critic dominatrix yuppie bartender busboy quirky cheeky thrilling emotional city canada apartment dating sex friendship homosexuality serial murders roommates love
A tough female district attorney is investigating a man who picks out women from public places by posing as a famous photographer, then takes pictures of them, then pushes on their ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
104 Minutes
George Blagden Charleene Closshey Robbie Kay Stelio Savante Michael Beach Raymond J. Barry Michelle Moreno Matt Cornwell
hacker love interest husband marine widow impostor amusing touching shocking quirky hilarious fast food restaurant ice cream parlor police station restaurant house hackers deception theft love
Straight out of jail, a hacker steals letters hoping to find cash. He reads one of the letters, falls in love with the writer and decides to change his ways to be worthy of her.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1946
101 Minutes
Judy Garland John Hodiak Ray Bolger Preston Foster Virginia O'Brien Angela Lansbury Marjorie Main Chill Wills Kenny Baker Selena Royle Cyd Charisse
waitress restaurant manager saloon girl saloon owner cowboy uplifting charming playful new mexico saloon restaurant wild west love letters deception romance restaurant business train travel rivalry love 1880s
On a train trip West to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley (Judy Garland) meets a cheery crew of young women travelling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2017
90 Minutes
Emily Beecham Tom Vaughan-Lawlor Geraldine James Nathaniel Martello-White Osy Ikhile Sinead Matthews Ryan McParland Ritu Arya Karina Fernandez Timothy Innes Rania Kurdi
victim psychiatrist shopkeeper confident moving charming emotional shop restaurant psychiatrist's office street house happiness violence personal versus private psychiatry discovery mystery metamorphosis 2010s
'Daphne' is the vibrant character portrait of a young woman on the threshold of a much-needed change.
Comedy
USA
1981
95 Minutes
Tim Matheson Kate Capshaw Edward Herrmann Wendie Malick John Glover Joan Copeland Susanna Dalton Wallace Shawn
womanizer girlfriend brother psychologist musician sex addict witty cheeky wild new york city apartment central park department store restaurant sex commitment marriage brother relationship infidelity love triangle
The story of one man's hilarious - and doomed - attempts to wield life's ultimate double-edged sword: infidelity.
Comedy
USA
2006
88 Minutes
Mena Suvari Marsha Thomason Katherine Heigl Breckin Meyer Mike Vogel Callum Blue Mark Pellegrino Sonya Walger Roz Witt Andrew Lee Potts
restaurant manager cook waiter customer mother boyfriend amusing emotional hedonistic quirky london café kitchen england apartment street restaurant business dating infidelity sex
During one lunchtime at an offbeat coffee house, the relationships of the quirky staff and several couples are turned upside down by the sudden revelations of supremely embarrassing secrets about to their sexual behavior - and misbehavior.
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Switzerland|France
2016
66 Minutes
orphan police officer amusing charming cheeky confident creative endearing heartwarming inspiring playful positive foster home switzerland france meaning of life trust true love growing up orphans
After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to a foster home with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.
Comedy, Drama
2017
97 Minutes
Laetitia Dosch Souleymane Seye Ndiaye Grégoire Monsaingeon Jean-Christophe Folly Nathalie Richard Marie Rémond
young woman frenchwoman city girl friend love interest colleague uplifting playful quirky paris france apartment swimming pool mall city life breakup fresh start friendship discovery growing up
Left by Joachim, an artist with whom she shared her life for 10 years, Paula finds herself wandering the streets of Paris, lonely and fixated.
Comedy, Drama
USA|West Germany
1984
90 Minutes
John Lurie Eszter Balint Richard Edson Cecillia Stark Danny Rosen Rammellzee Tom DiCillo Richard Boes Rockets Redglare Harvey Perr Brian J. Burchill
slacker best friend cousin gambler aunt drug dealer offbeat calm witty quirky new york city cleveland florida movie theater car hotel boredom luck road trip culture clash
A New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.
Romance, Comedy, Drama, Music
Ireland|UK
2016
106 Minutes
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo Lucy Boynton Jack Reynor Aidan Gillen Maria Doyle Kennedy Mark McKenna Kelly Thornton Ian Kenny Ben Carolan Percy Chamburuka Karl Rice
teen boy teen girl friend band member parent older brother amusing charming cheeky confident engaging inspiring uplifting dublin harbor street city home high school band
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
102 Minutes
Jim Carrey Laura Linney Noah Emmerich Natascha McElhone Holland Taylor Ed Harris Brian Delate Una Damon Paul Giamatti Philip Baker Hall Peter Krause
good guy producer actress ex-girlfriend uplifting endearing quirky alternate reality florida small town television studio manipulation media deception television discovery transformation underdog 1980s
An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.