20 movies like Drowning by Numbers, ordered by similarity : The Draughtsman's Contract(1982), Julia Misbehaves(1948), Family for Christmas(2015), Terms of Endearment(1983), Killer Housewives(2001), Die Mommie Die!(2003), A Majority of One(1961), Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart(1985), Lovely & Amazing(2001), Saving Face(2004), Funny Story(2018), Addams Family Values(1993) ...
Comedy
UK|Netherlands
1988
119 Minutes
Bernard Hill Joan Plowright Juliet Stevenson Joely Richardson Jason Edwards Bryan Pringle
matriarch husband daughter sister granddaughter coroner suspenseful dark amusing dreamy family home bathroom swimming pool ocean murder family secrets murder investigation seduction friendship mother/daughter relationship
Three generations of women all share the same problem: marriage woes, and they want to put an end to it.
Comedy, Drama
1982
103 Minutes
Anthony Higgins Janet Suzman Anne Louise Lambert Dave Hill Hugh Fraser Neil Cunningham David Gant David Meyer
artist wealthy woman mother wealthy man father daughter crafty intricate suspenseful sultry england estate house moat art infidelity murder schemes investigation wealth
An artist (Anthony Higgins) trades 12 drawings for sex with the mistress (Janet Suzman) of a 17th-century English estate.
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.
Other, Comedy, Fantasy
USA
2015
82 Minutes
Lacey Chabert Tyron Leitso Milli Wilkinson Audrey Smallman Brittney Wilson Keith MacKechnie Jill Morrison Matthew Kevin Anderson James Kirk Sean Tyson Michael St. John Smith
woman college sweetheart santa claus mother husband loved one love interest daughter amusing heartwarming lighthearted suburb home canada christmas love romance family family life motherhood
A band goes into the woods looking for inspiration and get picked off one by one.
Drama, Comedy
USA
1983
132 Minutes
Shirley MacLaine Debra Winger Jack Nicholson Jeff Daniels Danny DeVito John Lithgow Betty King Lisa Hart Carroll Huckleberry Fox Troy Bishop
mother daughter professor astronaut touching emotional sad small town midwest family home family romance cancer mother/daughter relationship love growing up 1980s
Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love, and her daughter's family problems.
Comedy
Spain
2001
108 Minutes
Neus Asensi Antonio Resines Nathalie Seseña Karra Elejalde Pere Ponce Carlos Lozano
housewife abusive husband sister cousin messenger lover dark disturbing offbeat amusing madrid suburbia household shop abusive marriage murder plot friendship infidelity femme fatales family
Azucena is tired of her abusive husband Felipe and is desperately in love with Pablo. She sets up a plan to become a widow as soon as possible and it will involve her hypochondriac sister Isabel and her gay cousin Quique.
Comedy
2003
90 Minutes
Charles Busch Natasha Lyonne Jason Priestley Frances Conroy Philip Baker Hall Stark Sands Victor Raider-Wexler Nora Dunn
cabaret performer actor producer son daughter maid dark shocking madcap house tennis court mansion bar new york city murder sex love family homosexuality fall
Trapped in a loveless marriage, an aging celebrity (Charles Busch) has an affair and plots to kill her husband.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1961
153 Minutes
Rosalind Russell Alec Guinness Ray Danton Madlyn Rhue Mae Questel
mother daughter son-in-law widower neighbor emotional melodramatic ship family home japan friendship marriage family mother/child relationship grief racism love transformation 1960s
A gentle love story about a Japanese businessman and widower, and a Brooklyn widow. But before a happy ending can ensue, they must learn again the lessons of tolerance, kindness, and forgiveness.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1985
86 Minutes
Laureen Chew Kim Chew Victor Wong Ida Chung Cora Miao John Nishio Amy Hill Keith Choy Joan Chen George Wu
mother daughter boyfriend fortuneteller love interest tender amusing san francisco chinatown house mother/daughter relationship romance maturing immigration tradition love sacrifice growing up 1980s
In San Francisco, an immigrant widow welcomes the new year with some unhappiness: she's sixty-two now, she wants to make a trip to China to pay last respects to her ancestors, a fortune ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2001
89 Minutes
Catherine Keener Brenda Blethyn Emily Mortimer Raven Goodwin Aunjanue Ellis Clark Gregg Jake Gyllenhaal James LeGros Michael Nouri Dermot Mulroney
mother daughter adopted daughter husband actress actor amusing engaging touching household bedroom store party family female bonding failing career libel love underdog growing up
Self-esteem and insecurity are at the heart of this comedy about the relationship between a mother and her three confused daughters.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2004
96 Minutes
Michelle Krusiec Joan Chen Lynn Chen Jessica Hecht Ato Essandoh Nathanel Geng Jin Wang Guang Lan Koh David Shih Brian Yang Brittany Perrineau
mother daughter grandfather lesbian love interest emotional endearing inspiring new york city apartment mother/daughter relationship father/daughter relationship lesbianism secret pregnancy tradition love transformation 2000s
A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
Comedy, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2018
85 Minutes
Matthew Glave Emily Bett Rickards Jana Winternitz Nikki Limo Lily Holleman Jessica Diggins Aschleigh Jensen Pete Gardner Reginald VelJohnson Jacob Wysocki
older man daughter estranged father friend girlfriend tense amusing emotional shocking uneasy california wedding restaurant bar woods love triangle awkward situations love father/daughter relationship secret
A dramedy about a well-intentioned father who inadvertently wreaks havoc on the life of his estranged daughter when she invites him to her woodland wedding.
Comedy
USA
1993
93 Minutes
Anjelica Huston Raul Julia Christopher Lloyd Joan Cusack Christina Ricci Carol Kane Jimmy Workman Carel Struycken Dana Ivey Peter MacNicol Christine Baranski
husband wife daughter son baby uncle amusing quirky dark mansion united states summer camp deception family culture clash summer love supernatural serial murders pursuit growing up
The Addams Family try to rescue their beloved Uncle Fester from his gold-digging new love, a black widow named Debbie.
Horror, Comedy, Fantasy
USA
1982
117 Minutes
Hal Holbrook Adrienne Barbeau E.G. Marshall Fritz Weaver Leslie Nielsen Carrie Nye Viveca Lindfors Ed Harris Ted Danson Stephen King Warner Shook
monster alien husband murderer father daughter gory suspenseful campy frightening small town farm beach cemetery house supernatural revenge death alien invasion alcohol
An anthology which tells five terrifying tales inspired by the E.C. horror comic books of the 1950s.
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
1951
82 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Joan Bennett Elizabeth Taylor Don Taylor Billie Burke Moroni Olsen Richard Rober Marietta Canty Russ Tamblyn Tom Irish Hayden Rorke
father mother daughter son-in-law mother-in-law father-in-law amusing endearing touching united states household parenthood love family old age love growing up 1950s
The father of a young woman deals with the emotional pain of her getting married, along with the financial and organizational trouble of arranging the wedding.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Laurie Metcalf Timothée Chalamet Lucas Hedges Tracy Letts Odeya Rush Jake McDorman Beanie Feldstein Lois Smith Stephen McKinley Henderson Jordan Rodrigues
mother daughter teenager high-school student best friend teacher father moving uplifting playful california high school catholic school sacramento, calif. family home university united states prom mother/daughter relationship coming of age
In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
Comedy, Drama
Canada|UK
1996
105 Minutes
Julie Walters Rupert Graves Laura Sadler Mathew Walker Holly Aird Les Dennis Elizabeth McKechnie Amanda Holden Michael Bertenshaw Candace Hallinan
sailor brother mother daughter boarder husband disturbing amusing dark sultry quirky england small town family home bedroom coast infidelity affair mother/daughter relationship family dysfunction
Harold Guppy (Rupert Graves) moves into the Beasley household as a lodger. Before long Mrs. Marjorie Beasley (Dame Julie Walters) falls for him and eventually ends up in his bed. Her ... See full summary »
Comedy, Action, Adventure
India
1972
132 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Aruna Irani Mehmood Anwar Ali Shatrughan Sinha Lalita Pawar Keshto Mukherjee Mukri Agha Kishore Manorama
husband wife daughter young man director gripping intense suspenseful amusing hilarious hysterical india bus bus station bus stop murder chasing dreams forced marriage travel pursuit
College student Mala has dreams of becoming a Bollywood movie actress; her dreams began materializing into reality when she is approached by Mr. Sharma and his assistant Mr. Verma who ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
UK
1972
107 Minutes
Alan Bates Janet Suzman Peter Bowles Sheila Gish Joan Hickson Elizabeth Robillard Murray Melvin Fanny Carby
mother father daughter friend bleak offbeat shocking family home england parenthood mother/daughter relationship cerebral palsy family transformation quest 1970s
A couple uses extremely black comedy to survive taking care of a daughter who is nearly completely brain dead. They take turns doing the daughter's voice and stare into the eyes of death ... See full summary »
Romance, Comedy
1992
108 Minutes
Fernando Fernán Gómez Jorge Sanz Penélope Cruz Miriam Díaz-Aroca Gabino Diego Ariadna Gil Maribel Verdú Chus Lampreave
deserter wealthy man daughter widow lesbian social climber amusing charming tender passionate spain countryside household romantic dilemma sister relationship family love triangle sexual awakening spanish civil war love
An artist's (Fernando Fernán Gómez) four daughters seduce a willing army deserter (Jorge Sanz) in 1930s Spain.