20 movies like Folks!, ordered by similarity : Sitcom(1998), Wish I Was Here(2014), Back to Burgundy(2017), You Can't Take It With You(1938), 101 Reykjavik(2000), Sandwich(2006), Daddy's Home 2(2017), A Merry Friggin' Christmas(2014), 3 Idiots(2009), Something to Talk About(1995), Life During Wartime(2009), My Man Godfrey(1936) ...
Comedy
USA
1992
106 Minutes
Tom Selleck Don Ameche Anne Jackson Christine Ebersole Wendy Crewson Robert Pastorelli Michael Murphy Jackye Roberts
stockbroker mother father sister wife senior citizen winsome madcap hilarious chicago fort lauderdale, fla. household air field hospital unhappy marriage illness life lessons family relationships unemployment
A slightly self absorbed yuppie takes in his parents including his senile father, after their home burns down. But his personal and professional life fall apart soon after.
Comedy
France
1998
85 Minutes
Evelyne Dandry François Marthouret Marina de Van Adrien de Van Stéphane Rideau Lucia Sanchez Julien-Emmanuel Eyou Deido Jean Douchet
father mother child son daughter engaging charming playful hilarious quirky france house family home family dysfunctional family relationships happiness curiosity adventure discovery
The adventures of an upper-class suburban family abruptly confronted with the younger brother's discovery of his homosexuality, the elder sister's suicide attempt and sado-masochist ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
107 Minutes
Zach Braff Kate Hudson Mandy Patinkin Josh Gad Joey King Pierce Gagnon Donald Faison Ashley Greene Jim Parsons Michael Weston Alexander Chaplin
actor father son daughter wife brother uplifting tender confident los angeles house hospital synagogue desert beach family dysfunction family history family relationships faith growth
A struggling actor, father and husband finds himself at a major crossroads, which forces him to examine his life, his family and his career.
Comedy, Drama
France
2017
113 Minutes
Pio Marmaï Ana Girardot François Civil Jean-Marc Roulot María Valverde Yamée Couture Jean-Marie Winling Florence Pernel Éric Caravaca Tewfik Jallab Karidja Touré
father sick person child brother sister winemaker engaging charming playful hilarious witty emotional winery wine cellar family family relationships sibling rivalry relationships sibling relationship family business
After a 10 year absence, Jean returns to his hometown when his father falls ill. Reuniting with his sister Juliette and his brother Jérémie, they have to re-build their relationship and trust as a family again.
Comedy
USA
1938
127 Minutes
Jean Arthur Lionel Barrymore James Stewart Edward Arnold Mischa Auer Ann Miller Spring Byington Samuel S. Hinds Donald Meek H.B. Warner Halliwell Hobbes
ingénue boyfriend father mother sister grandfather amusing cheery madcap family home family love meaning of life marriage money love transformation 1930s
A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family.
Comedy
Iceland|Denmark|France|Norway|Germany
2000
89 Minutes
Victoria Abril Hilmir Snær Guðnason Hanna Maria Karlsdottir Baltasar Kormákur Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Thrudur Vilhjalmdottir
slacker girlfriend mother dance instructor lesbian son lighthearted amusing offbeat outlandish slum reykjavík, iceland house bar party mother/son relationship unplanned pregnancy unusual romance unemployment family secrets
Will the 30 y.o. Hlynur ever move out of his mother's apartment in Reykjavík? Social welfare keeps him passive but things change when his mother's Spanish friend, Lola, arrives and stays through Xmas and New Year's Eve.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
India
2006
180 Minutes
Govinda Raveena Tandon Mahima Chaudhry Mohnish Bahl Shammi Kapoor Mushtaq Khan Kiran Kumar Reema Lagoo Ananth Narayan Mahadevan Shweta Menon Satish Shah
screenwriter wealthy woman wife son father sister amusing cool hilarious lighthearted madcap outlandish house bungalow school coffee shop restaurant street love triangle arranged marriage
Sher Singh lives with his mother and handicapped sister in Punjab but moves to Mumbai, changes his name to Shekhar, meets Nisha and falls in love. When his mother asks him to return, he ... See full summary »
Comedy, Other
USA
2017
98 Minutes
Will Ferrell Mark Wahlberg Mel Gibson John Lithgow Linda Cardellini John Cena Scarlett Estevez Alessandra Ambrosio Owen Vaccaro Didi Costine Yamilah Saravong
father stepfather mother son grandfather daughter hilarious heartwarming tense cheeky offbeat witty airport forest park car house yard father/son relationship family gathering
Having finally gotten used to each other's existence, Brad and Dusty must now deal with their intrusive fathers during the holidays.
Other, Comedy
USA
2014
88 Minutes
Joel McHale Robin Williams Lauren Graham Clark Duke Oliver Platt Wendi McLendon-Covey Tim Heidecker Candice Bergen
robin williams father son santa claus family patriarch wife amusing charming lighthearted melodramatic emotional playful church family dinner family home christmas family family gathering family relationships fighting
Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.
Comedy
India
2009
160 Minutes
Aamir Khan Kareena Kapoor Madhavan Sharman Joshi Boman Irani Akhil Mishra Mona Singh Rajeev Ravindranathan Pitobash Tripathy Aakash Dabhade Rahul Kumar
young man classmate friend girlfriend mother father hilarious lighthearted hysterical emotional moving india college hospital house bungalow friendship brotherhood relationships education
Two friends are searching for their long lost companion. They revisit their college days and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the rest of the world called them "idiots".
Comedy, Drama
USA
1995
106 Minutes
Julia Roberts Dennis Quaid Robert Duvall Gena Rowlands Kyra Sedgwick Brett Cullen Haley Aull Muse Watson Anne Shropshire
wife husband sister mother father lover engaging touching quirky amusing charming small town ranch racetrack hometown infidelity relationships family horses rebellion
A woman's world is rocked when she discovers her husband is cheating on her.
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
USA
1936
95 Minutes
William Powell Carole Lombard Alice Brady Eugene Pallette Gail Patrick Alan Mowbray Jean Dixon Mischa Auer Robert Light Pat Flaherty Franklin Pangborn
socialite butler sister mother father protégé hysterical madcap confident new york city family home dump wealth employment family dysfunction unlikely romance class distinctions transformation love rise
A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.
Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
USA|India
2017
120 Minutes
Dennis Quaid Peggy Lipton Bryce Gheisar KJ Apa Juliet Rylance Luke Kirby Gabrielle Rose Michael Bofshever Britt Robertson Logan Miller Kirby Howell-Baptiste
dog husband wife son girlfriend police officer endearing heartwarming moving passionate amusing house park field carnival neighborhood family pets life lessons reincarnation
A dog looks to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes and owners.
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
2003
101 Minutes
Miranda Richardson Callum Keith Rennie Katharine Isabelle Kristin Adams Monté Gagné Kett Turton Mark McKinney Ingrid Nilson Carman Fielding Courtney Goodison Melissa Brown
teen girl daughter father mother married man sister offbeat dark quirky emotional saskatchewan, canada family home bomb shelter family dysfunction sisterhood coming of age secrets relationships mental illness growing up
In 1969 three disgruntled sisters deal with their domineering father (Callum Keith Rennie) and catatonic mother (Miranda Richardson).
Comedy
USA
1947
118 Minutes
William Powell Irene Dunne Elizabeth Taylor Edmund Gwenn ZaSu Pitts Jimmy Lydon Martin Milner
father mother son schoolgirl maid amusing endearing new york city household father/son relationship family marriage parenthood authority transformation love 1890s
A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.
Comedy
USA
1994
106 Minutes
Jeremy Davies Alberta Watson Benjamin Hendrickson Carla Gallo Matthew Puckett Judette Jones
medical student son mother father friend young girl shocking amusing offbeat emotional household neighborhood bathroom bedroom woods field incest mother/son relationship family dysfunction sexual taboo
A med student is forced by his traveling salesman dad to cancel a top summer internship and look after his hot mom, who's bedridden with a broken leg. Applying lotion to her legs arouses him.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2016
101 Minutes
Clive Owen Jaeden Martell Maria Bello Robert Forster Tim Blake Nelson Patton Oswalt Matthew Modine Stephen Tobolowsky
carpenter thief son father family mother charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted moving playful canada small town home father/son relationship fatherhood bonding life lessons growing up
A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1993
118 Minutes
Johnny Depp Juliette Lewis Mary Steenburgen Leonardo DiCaprio Darlene Cates Laura Harrington Mary Kate Schellhardt Kevin Tighe John C. Reilly Crispin Glover Penelope Branning
young man brother sister mother housewife love interest moving emotional iowa small town countryside household family dysfunction siblings affair rural life mental impairment new love discovery transformation
A young man in a small Midwestern town struggles to care for his mentally-disabled younger brother and morbidly obese mother while attempting to pursue his own happiness.
Comedy, Romance
India
2019
126 Minutes
Kartik Aaryan Kriti Sanon Aparshakti Khurana Pankaj Tripathi Vinay Pathak Alka Amin
young man young woman father mother best friend amusing hilarious hysterical madcap india town house city big family family relationships family traditions secret adventure discovery quest
Pretending to be married in order to cohabitate, a small-town couple lands in endless awkward situations to hide the truth from their orthodox families.