20 movies like Barfly, ordered by similarity : Alfie(2004), Paterson(2016), Last Call at Murray's(2016), Cloud 9(2008), I Got Life!(2017), (500) Days of Summer(2009), Factotum(2005), The Man of the Year(2003), No Shade(2018), Cocktail(1988), Stuck in Love(2012), Private Fears in Public Places(2006) ...
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
UK|USA
2004
106 Minutes
Jude Law Marisa Tomei Omar Epps Nia Long Jane Krakowski Sienna Miller Susan Sarandon Renee Taylor Dick Latessa Jefferson Mays Gedde Watanabe
playboy single mother sexy woman best friend older woman cheeky hedonistic amusing sultry emotional new york city apartment restaurant street limo bar one-night stand friendship casanova commitment
A cockney womanizer learns the hard way about the dangers of his actions.
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.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
105 Minutes
Michael Gross John Savage Paula Jai Parker Jerry Kernion Rachel Alig Eileen Grubba Rachel Gage Lars Slind Shanna Malcolm Andres Perez-Molina Eric Paul Erickson
bar owner man woman soldier cheeky hilarious hedonistic bar blizzard alcohol drinking karaoke storm discovery escape love pursuit rivalry temptation 2010s
Thirty years after they served together in Vietnam, a former Navy Corpsman Larry "Doc" Shepherd re-unites with his old buddies, former Marines Sal Nealon and Reverend Richard Mueller, to bury his son, a young Marine killed in the Iraq War.
Romance, Drama
Germany
2008
98 Minutes
Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal Steffi Kühnert
woman man couple lover cheeky confident emotional engaging heartwarming germany home apartment lake love love triangle loveless marriage lovers old age love forbidden love
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
Comedy, Drama
2017
89 Minutes
Agnès Jaoui Thibault de Montalembert Pascale Arbillot Sarah Suco Lou Roy-Lecollinet Nicolas Chupin Rachel Farmane Laurie Bordesoules Armand Paul Jean Samir Guesmi
woman ex-boyfriend husband daughter pregnant woman love interest friend best friend frenchwoman heartwarming amusing hilarious uplifting touching france restaurant bar street life menopause
A woman, separated from her husband, loses her job and discovers she's going to be a grandmother. Refusing to be pushed to the outskirts of society, she puts her foot down and decides to start over.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
2009
95 Minutes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Zooey Deschanel Geoffrey Arend Chloë Grace Moretz Matthew Gray Gubler Clark Gregg Rachel Boston Minka Kelly
writer love interest friend girlfriend boss architect playful quirky witty los angeles apartment office bar store park obsession new love jealousy depression deception
After his girlfriend (Zooey Deschanel) dumps him, a greeting-card writer (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went wrong.
Comedy, Drama
Norway|USA|Germany|France|Italy
2005
93 Minutes
Matt Dillon Lili Taylor Marisa Tomei Fisher Stevens Adrienne Shelly Karen Young Tom Lyons Didier Flamand
writer deadbeat stripper publisher gritty los angeles apartment bar alcoholism obsession writing odd jobs gambling quest wretched excess 1940s
This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.
Crime, Drama, Comedy
Brazil
2003
112 Minutes
Murilo Benício Cláudia Abreu Natália Lage Jorge Dória José Wilker Agildo Ribeiro Perfeito Fortuna André Gonçalves Amir Haddad Moska André Barros
vigilante hairdresser thug teen girl friend cop gritty gutsy amusing bleak slum brazil bar salon apartment unexpected success vigilantism love triangle marriage pregnancy
Maiquel has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This little event triggers a head-on collision with destiny in which Maiquel goes from nobody to hero to outlaw--all in 24 hours.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2018
104 Minutes
Zephryn Taitte Jade Asha Shone Romulus Adele Oni Lonyo Engele Veronica Jean Trickett Judith Jacob Clare Anyiam-Osigwe Kadeem Pearse Fred Lancaster Sharea Samuels
black woman white man photographer bar owner emotional melodramatic intense disheartening disturbing sad bar photography studio racism black culture cross-cultural romance trust best friends love forbidden love temptation
Jade, a successful freelance photographer is hopelessly in love with her best friend of 10 years, bar manager Danny. She discovers through several challenging encounters both personally and... See full summary »
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada
1988
104 Minutes
Tom Cruise Bryan Brown Elisabeth Shue Lisa Banes Laurence Luckinbill Kelly Lynch Gina Gershon Ron Dean
bartender mentor artist father older woman love interest emotional amusing hedonistic new york city jamaica bar world trade center nightclub money college father/daughter relationship business corruption romance
A talented New York City bartender takes a job at a bar in Jamaica and falls in love.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
97 Minutes
Greg Kinnear Jennifer Connelly Lily Collins Logan Lerman Nat Wolff Patrick Schwarzenegger Liana Liberato Kristen Bell Michael Goodwin
author child parent father daughter son neighbor love interest romantic interest ex-wife engaging lighthearted inspiring playful mushy positive united states house beach bar
An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.
Comedy, Drama
2006
123 Minutes
Sabine Azéma Pierre Arditi Laura Morante Lambert Wilson Isabelle Carré André Dussollier Françoise Gillard
real estate agent co-worker old man bartender soldier sister dark emotional fascinating paris apartment restaurant bar love deception romance loneliness death seduction love
Six Parisians, including a real estate agent (Isabelle Carré) and his religious co-worker (André Dussollier), face a sad search for real love.
Comedy, Drama
India
2017
128 Minutes
Rajkummar Rao Shruti Haasan Gautam Gulati Darshan Jariwala Ninad Kamat Ranjeet
young man young woman neighbor love interest friend indian amusing charming playful lighthearted engaging cheeky india neighborhood love interest young love first love expedition tradition family
Gattu (Rajkummar Rao) has a problem, he loves Binny (Shruti Haasan) who lives in their neighborhood. But everyone says that the girls of the neighborhood should be treated as own sister or ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
2015
85 Minutes
Maria Thayer Ray Wise Michael Cassidy Chris Marquette Syd Wilder Brian Sacca Julie Brister Almarie Guerra
zombie love interest woman man attacker friend amusing thrilling lighthearted witty cheeky hilarious united states apartment bar zombies lovers secrets comedy relationships
After a girls' night out, endearingly awkward Deb wakes up in the apartment of the most attractive guy in Portland, Maine. She's thrilled, but she can't remember much of what got her there.... See full summary »
Drama
France|Italy
1960
105 Minutes
Bernadette Lafont Lucile Saint-Simon Clotilde Joano Stéphane Audran Mario David Jean-Louis Maury Sacha Briquet Dinan
single woman woman saleswoman man love interest lover amusing cheeky engaging dreamy heartwarming lighthearted paris france relationships love work destiny saleswomen love interest
A feud between families in 1870's rural France.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
2016
97 Minutes
Virginie Efira Vincent Lacoste Melvil Poupaud Laurent Poitrenaux Laure Calamy Alice Daquet Julie Moulier Elsa Wolliaston Sophie Fillieres Liv Harari Jeane Arra-Bellanger
frenchwoman lawyer sex addict ex-husband friend daughter cheeky emotional fascinating paris courtroom wedding bedroom bar restaurant law parenthood sex addiction nervous breakdown recovery
Late 30-something Victoria, a beautiful Parisian criminal lawyer who also happens to be a self-involved workaholic sex-addict, feels completely torn apart by pressure from all sides until she rediscovers her own desires.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Spain|USA
2008
96 Minutes
Javier Bardem Patricia Clarkson Penélope Cruz Kevin Dunn Rebecca Hall Scarlett Johansson Chris Messina Carrie Preston Pablo Schreiber Zak Orth Abel Folk
ladies' man american painter tourist ex-wife amusing playful emotional barcelona, spain apartment love triangle party art forbidden love temptation 2000s
Two friends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
89 Minutes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Scarlett Johansson Julianne Moore Tony Danza Glenne Headly Brie Larson Rob Brown Jeremy Luke
sex addict bartender girlfriend emotional gutsy raw bar apartment new jersey pornography sex dating relationships addiction growing up sacrifice transformation 2010s
A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2019
98 Minutes
Ellar Coltrane Ian Nelson Analeigh Tipton Callan McAuliffe Ella Hunt Bill Milner Hayden Szeto Lana Condor Victoria Justice
best friend band member friend love interest girlfriend cheeky amusing emotional charming stage bar woods house apartment growing up friendship romance broken heart love triangle love
A coming-of-age story about the complexities of young romantic relationships.
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.