20 movies like My 20th Century, ordered by similarity : Finding Your Feet(2017), Life of the Party(2017), Life During Wartime(2009), Conversations With My Gardener(2007), Dean(2016), Five Days Without Nora(2008), Dean Spanley(2008), The Skeleton Twins(2014), Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself(2002), The Fisher King(1991), Boundaries(2018), Minnie and Moskowitz(1971) ...
Comedy, Drama
1989
102 Minutes
Dorotha Segda Oleg Yankovsky Péter Andorai Paulus Manker Gábor Máté Andrej Schwartz Gyula Kéry Sándor Téri
mistress passenger anarchist sister lover thomas edison offbeat striking amusing budapest, hungary train twins wealth estrangement unusual romance chance meeting technology discovery transformation quest
Born in 1880 Budapest, separated identical twins (Dorotha Segda) finally meet as playgirl and anarchist on the Orient Express.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
UK
2017
111 Minutes
Joanna Lumley Celia Imrie Timothy Spall Imelda Staunton David Hayman John Sessions Josie Lawrence Indra Ové Victoria Wicks Marianne Oldham Sian Thomas
jilted lover husband best friend sister man amusing charming emotional touching mansion apartment dance hall park rome divorce starting over romance dancing family dysfunction family relationships
On the eve of retirement a middle class, judgmental snob discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and is forced into exile with her bohemian sister who lives on an impoverished inner-city council estate.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
2017
84 Minutes
Georgia Chara Christopher Kirby Holly Brisley Talin Argon Michela Carattini Hayley Hughes Michael Budd Johnny Lahoud
man partygoer friend gangster drug dealer amusing tense brooding hilarious unrestrained house party cemetery bar office relationships self-destruction self-discovery party lifestyle changes
A touching comedy drama about 3 friends edging towards their mid thirties who, in an attempt to hang on to their carefree youth,embark on an attempt to write themselves into the history books by trying to host the world's longest house party.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
98 Minutes
Shirley Henderson Ciarán Hinds Allison Janney Michael Lerner Chris Marquette Rich Pecci Charlotte Rampling Paul Reubens Ally Sheedy Dylan Riley Snyder Renee Taylor
sister mother boyfriend husband waitress son dark melodramatic amusing house prison bedroom suburbia family dysfunction failed romance pedophilia haunting unhappy marriage sisterhood discovery
Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos.
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
Comedy, Drama
2016
94 Minutes
Demetri Martin Kevin Kline Gillian Jacobs Rory Scovel Christine Woods Ginger Gonzaga Briga Heelan Reid Scott Mary Steenburgen Asif Ali Kate Berlant
illustrator new yorker mother son father lover young man young woman moving emotional amusing charming los angeles family home new york city brooklyn love grief new experiences family
An illustrator falls in love with a woman while trying to keep his father from burning down the family home after his wife dies.
Comedy, Drama
2008
92 Minutes
Fernando Ciangherotti Silvia Mariscal Enrique Arreola Ari Brickman Juan Carlos Colombo Marina de Tavira Juan Pablo Medina Max Kerlow Verónica Langer Angelina Peláez Martin LaSalle
widower ex-wife rabbi old man doctor son dark amusing offbeat mexico city family home apartment kitchen suicide funeral judaism will and testament family love fall
A woman's suicide just before Passover creates many complications for her ex-husband (Fernando Luján) and their family.
Comedy, Drama
New Zealand|UK
2008
100 Minutes
Jeremy Northam Sam Neill Bryan Brown Peter O'Toole Judy Parfitt Art Malik
father son dean guru cleric lawyer charming moving witty offbeat england university rural community father/son relationship death spirit world memory reincarnation dog transformation
Set in Edwardian England where upper lips are always stiff and men from the Colonies are not entirely to be trusted, Fisk Senior has little time or affection for his son, but when the pair visit an eccentric Indian, they start a strange journey that eventually allows the old man to find his heart.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
91 Minutes
Bill Hader Kristen Wiig Luke Wilson Ty Burrell Boyd Holbrook Joanna Gleason Kathleen Rose Perkins Paul Castro Jr.
twin brother sister husband mother lover charming heartwarming inspiring melodramatic touching city house doctor's office bar gym office family dysfunction estrangement homosexuality
Having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, estranged twins reunite with the possibility of mending their relationship.
Comedy, Drama
Denmark|UK|Sweden|France
2002
106 Minutes
Jamie Sives Adrian Rawlins Shirley Henderson Lisa McKinlay Mads Mikkelsen Julia Davis Susan Vidler Robert McIntosh Lorraine McIntosh Gordon Broem
shop owner brother cleaning lady daughter doctor older brother dark offbeat touching amusing bookstore hospital glasgow, scotland suicide romance family depression death relationships discovery
The chronically suicidal Wilbur and his good-hearted big brother Harbour are in their thirties, when their father dies, leaving them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in Glasgow.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1991
132 Minutes
Robin Williams Jeff Bridges Amanda Plummer Mercedes Ruehl Michael Jeter Adam Bryant Paul Lombardi David Hyde Pierce
dj homeless person cabaret performer woman girlfriend dark emotional offbeat heartwarming new york city radio station hospital train station holy grail meaning of life redemption values suicide attempt homelessness quest
A former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he made, finds redemption in helping a deranged homeless man who was an unwitting victim of that mistake.
Comedy, Drama
Canada|USA
2018
104 Minutes
Vera Farmiga Christopher Plummer Lewis MacDougall Bobby Cannavale Kristen Schaal Peter Fonda Christopher Lloyd Dolly Wells Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Ryan Robbins BJ Harrison
single mother estranged father son drug dealer ex-husband grandson amusing emotional tense touching car texas california hotel mother/son relationship father/daughter relationship estrangement road trip ex-husbands drugs
Laura and her son Henry are forced to drive her estranged, pot-dealing, carefree father Jack cross country after being kicked out of a nursing home.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1971
114 Minutes
Gena Rowlands Seymour Cassel Val Avery Timothy Agoglia Carey Katherine Cassavetes Elizabeth Deering Elsie Ames Lady Rowlands Holly Near Judith Roberts Jack Danskin
parking lot attendant museum curator hippie mistress charming engaging offbeat witty los angeles unlikely romance unrequited love self-discovery heartbreak disillusionment love discovery transformation 1970s
A museum curator falls in love with a crazy parking attendant.
Comedy, Drama
Italy|France
1964
102 Minutes
Sophia Loren Marcello Mastroianni Aldo Puglisi Tecla Scarano Marilù Tolo Pia Lindström Gianni Ridolfi Vito Moricone Generoso Cortini Raffaello Rossi Bussola Enzo Aita
mistress businessman cashier son amusing sultry charming naples, italy household restaurant romance marriage deception social standing love rivalry discovery 1960s
The rich man Domenico and Filumena, a penniless prostitute, share great part of their lives in the immediate post WWII Italy.
Comedy, Drama
UK|France|Germany|Mexico|USA
2016
97 Minutes
Tom Hanks Omar Elba Sarita Choudhury Sidse Babett Knudsen Tracey Fairaway Jane Perry Tom Skerritt Ben Whishaw David Menkin Jon Donahue
salesman king romantic interest daughter father doctor amusing intricate gripping tender saudi arabia hotel technology business depression divorce cultural differences romance transformation quest
A failed American sales rep looks to recoup his losses by traveling to Saudi Arabia and selling his company's product to a wealthy monarch.
Comedy, Drama
France|UK
1954
85 Minutes
Gérard Philipe Natasha Parry Valerie Hobson Joan Greenwood Margaret Johnson Germaine Montero Julie Anslow Mae Bacon
husband wife boss best friend young woman wealthy woman witty amusing emotional london apartment household bus office england infidelity marriage romance deception sexual conquests
A philanderer fakes suicide with unexpected consequences.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1974
105 Minutes
Jack Lemmon Walter Matthau Carol Burnett Susan Sarandon Vincent Gardenia David Wayne Allen Goorwitz Austin Pendleton Charles Durning Harold Gould Herbert Edelman
editor journalist fugitive girlfriend prostitute bumbler amusing cheeky madcap offbeat witty intense chicago newsroom prison train station newspapers journalism deception set-up
A ruthless editor tries to get his top reporter to cover one more crime story before retirement.
Drama, Comedy
1954
95 Minutes
Eva Dahlbeck Gunnar Björnstrand Harriet Andersson Yvonne Lombard Åke Grönberg Olof Winnerstrand Birgitte Reimer John Elfström Renée Björling Dagmar Ebbesen Sigge Fürst
husband wife lover doctor patient charming emotional sweden household train love marriage adultery aging love discovery 1950s
When a doctor has a summer affair with a young woman, his wife decides to return to her former lover.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
1931
87 Minutes
Charles Chaplin Virginia Cherrill Harry Myers Hank Mann Al Ernest Garcia Florence Lee Henry Bergman Albert Austin John Rand James Donnelly Robert Parrish
tramp blind person millionaire grandmother amusing heartwarming charming city street boxing ring bridge love mistaken identity wealth virtue love sacrifice transformation 1920s
With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.
Comedy, Drama
Israel|USA|France
2007
86 Minutes
Sasson Gabay Ronit Elkabetz Saleh Bakri Khalifa Natour Rubi Moskovitz Uri Gavriel Imad Jabarin Hilla Sarjon
band member restaurant owner israeli amusing tender offbeat solemn israel desert town restaurant skating rink hospitality ethnic tension loneliness isolation separation transformation quest discovery
A band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1937
86 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Nigel Bruce Ralph Richardson Luli Deste Constance Collier Annie Esmond Arthur Wontner Elizabeth Inglis Cyril Raymond Nancy Burne Elliott Nugent
salesman lady duke duchess singer love interest witty amusing engaging lighthearted passionate spirited england mistaken identity wealth aristocracy romance marketing salesman adventure
A visiting American engages in a bold business promotion, the likes of which the British have not seen.