20 movies like How to Get Ahead in Advertising, ordered by similarity : My Art(2016), The Triplets of Belleville(2003), Asterix and the Vikings(2006), Be Kind Rewind(2008), Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam(2010), Pup Star: Better 2Gether(2017), Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel(2009), Patrick(2018), Paddington 2(2017), Can You Ever Forgive Me?(2018), One Hundred and One Dalmatians(1961), Traffic(1971) ...
Comedy
UK
1989
95 Minutes
Richard E. Grant Rachel Ward Richard Wilson Jacqueline Tong John Shrapnel Susan Wooldridge Mick Ford Jacqueline Pearce Roddy Maude-Roxby
expert alter ego genius amusing creative london job advertising campaign stress underdog
A cynical advertising exec has a block at work leading to a meltdown. He's hilariously out of control. Getting a big, talking boil on his shoulder doesn't help.
Comedy, Drama
2016
86 Minutes
Parker Posey Lena Dunham John Rothman Joshua Safdie Robert Clohessy Barbara Sukowa Al Thompson Grace Dunham Laurie Simmons Benjamin Eakeley Garland Hunter
artist friend dog man amusing charming emotional endearing cheeky creative new york city gallery office garden restaurant artistic struggle creative process creative block friendship small town
Frustrated by her lack of recognition, a middle-aged artist leaves the city for upstate New York to regain her creative spark.
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.
Animation, Comedy, Adventure
France|Denmark
2006
79 Minutes
Stefan Fjeldmark
dog viking magician airy amusing hilarious heartwarming creative charming gaul comic books magic fighting kidnapping adventure discovery underdog transformation rescue quest
The vikings come to Gaul and kidnap the chief's nephew. The chief sends Asterix and Obelix up north to get him back but the nephew has fallen in love with the viking chief's daughter v.v. What to do?
Comedy
UK|France|USA
2008
101 Minutes
Jack Black Yasiin Bey Danny Glover Mia Farrow Melonie Diaz Chandler Parker Irv Gooch Arjay Smith Marcus Carl Franklin Blake Hightower Amir Ali Said
clerk schemer customer police officer city official amusing spirited creative uplifting store neighborhood small business friendship loyalty human connection odd jobs community underdog transformation 2000s
Two bumbling store clerks inadvertently erase the footage from all of the tapes in their video rental store. In order to keep the business running, they re-shoot every film in the store with their own camera, with a budget of zero dollars.
Musical, Comedy, Kids & Family
2010
90 Minutes
Demi Lovato Kevin Jonas Joe Jonas Nick Jonas Matthew "Mdot" Finley Chloe Bridges Maria Canals-Barrera Daniel Kash
camper band member camp counselor teenager rival friend amusing charming creative heartwarming inspiring lighthearted camp lake summer camp stage camp rock music rivalry friendship
Musicians challenge rivals (Demi Lovato, Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas) to the ultimate battle of the bands.
Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy
Canada
2017
92 Minutes
dog talking dog aspiring singer singer celebrity star charming heartwarming playful creative amusing hilarious music competition celebrities animals singing career career aspirations competition adventure
The action-packed new season of the franchise continues with the story of Tiny, an adorable Yorkie pup who, after winning the 'Pup Star' TV singing competition, is suddenly launched into an adventure when she's replaced by a street Yorkie, Scrappy, and the two swap lives in a dog-filled, fish-out-of-water tale that ultimately demonstrates life truly is 'better together.'
Sci-Fi, Comedy
UK
2009
83 Minutes
Anna Faris Dean Lennox Kelly Marc Wootton Dario Attanasio Chris O'Dowd Meredith MacNeill Ray Gardner Nick Ewans
young man best friend beautiful woman nerd geek frenetic creative amusing england pub garden time travel accident altering history alter ego dystopia underdog adventure escape future
While drinking at their local pub, three social outcasts attempt to navigate a time-travel conundrum.
Comedy
2018
94 Minutes
Beattie Edmondson Jennifer Saunders Ed Skrein Tom Bennett Emily Atack Adrian Scarborough Gemma Jones Cherie Lunghi Milanka Brooks Roy Hudd Scott Chambers
dog pet pet owner veterinarian teacher headmaster love interest amusing playful lighthearted heartwarming london united kingdom school park city home pet care pets dog
A teacher's life gets turned upside down when she inherits her grandmother's cute but mischievous pug.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|France|USA|China|Canada
2017
103 Minutes
Hugh Grant Sally Hawkins Hugh Bonneville Brendan Gleeson Julie Walters Jim Broadbent Samuel Joslin Madeleine Harris Peter Capaldi Tom Conti Joanna Lumley
teddy bear family aunt amusing charming confident creative inspiring lighthearted playful positive united kingdom london theft family life investigation mystery adventure quest
Paddington (Ben Whishaw), now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's (Imelda Staunton's) 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Biography, Drama
USA
2018
106 Minutes
Melissa McCarthy Richard E. Grant Dolly Wells Ben Falcone Gregory Korostishevsky Jane Curtin Stephen Spinella Christian Navarro Pun Bandhu Marc Evan Jackson Erik LaRay Harvey
celebrity biographer friend writer storyteller amusing creative emotional new york city office park bookstore street writing creative process unemployment forgery celebrities pop culture transformation
When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1961
79 Minutes
dog husband wife cruella de vil henchman police officer amusing endearing lighthearted family home london castle park animal cruelty family kidnapping dogs rescue pursuit 1960s
When a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella de Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Comedy
1971
89 Minutes
Jacques Tati Maria Kimberly Marcel Fraval Honoré Bostel Tony Kneppers François Maisongrosse
auto builder manager publicist truck driver monsieur hulot airy amusing creative paris auto factory garage highway modernity cars trade show travel adventure underdog 1970s
Heavy traffic and oddball encounters plague Mr. Hulot's (Jacques Tati) journey from Paris to Amsterdam in a recreational vehicle.
Horror, Romance, Comedy
UK
2015
98 Minutes
Fiona O'Shaughnessy Chris Blaine Abigail Hardingham Cian Barry David Troughton Elizabeth Elvin Sean Verey Javan Hirst Katharine Bennett-Fox
girlfriend young man love interest dead person amusing thrilling witty outlandish offbeat creative london england relationships death of spouse suicide attempt new life love interest haunting love 21st century
Suicidal Rob starts dating a colleague at the supermarket. But whenever they have sex, his dead girlfriend, Nina, pops up.
Comedy
France|Italy
1958
118 Minutes
Jacques Tati Jean-Pierre Zola Alain Becourt Lucien Fregis Dominique Marie Adrienne Servantie
monsieur hulot nephew executive housewife neighbor dog amusing creative offbeat hilarious paris apartment suburbia household consumerism modernization family opposing ideals disconnection changing times
Monsieur Hulot visits the technology-driven world of his sister, brother-in-law, and nephew, but he can't quite fit into the surroundings.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1991
88 Minutes
writer amusing brooding creative witty london stage writer's block performance alienation suicide writing pursuit escape discovery 1980s
This is the story of Spalding Gray and his attempt to write a novel. It is a first person account about writing and living, and dealing with success while trying to be successful.
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.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
90 Minutes
Frank Langella Susan Sarandon Liv Tyler James Marsden Jeremy Strong Jeremy Sisto Rachael Ma Bonnie Bentley Ana Gasteyer Katherine Waterston Dario Barosso
old man son robot companion woman amusing fascinating charming creative united states pension robots robbery odd couple jewelry theft adventure discovery underdog pursuit 2010s
In the near future, an ex-jewel thief receives a gift from his son: a robot butler programmed to look after him. But soon the two companions try their luck as a heist team.
Comedy, Drama
UK|France
2009
102 Minutes
Riz Ahmed Arsher Ali Nigel Lindsay Kayvan Novak Adeel Akhtar Benedict Cumberbatch Julia Davis Alex MacQueen Craig Parkinson Preeya Kalidas
terrorist friend muslim suicide bomber outlandish engaging amusing sheffield, england pakistan london terrorism youth friendship accidental death disguise ineptitude escape transformation underdog sacrifice
Four incompetent British terrorists set out to train for and commit an act of terror.
Comedy
USA
1979
96 Minutes
George Burns Art Carney Lee Strasberg Charles Hallahan Pamela Payton-Wright Siobhan Keegan
senior citizen nephew friend bank robber amusing touching new york city bank las vegas prison heist old age one last job retirement friendship underdog transformation 1970s
Three friends living on the dole decide to rob a bank.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1996
109 Minutes
Pete Postlethwaite Tara Fitzgerald Ewan McGregor Jim Carter Philip Jackson Peter Martin Stephen Tompkinson Sue Johnston Mary Healey Lill Roughley Melanie Hill
miner musician conductor government official amusing emotional raw tender grimley, england coal mine village london music business competition love investigation quest underdog love
The coal mine in a northern English village may be closing, which would also mean the end of the miners' brass band.