20 movies like Night on Earth, ordered by similarity : Beats(2019), Paterson(2016), Stranger Than Paradise(1984), As Good as It Gets(1997), Captain Fantastic(2016), Mid90s(2018), The Yellow Cab Man(1950), Taxi(1998), The Big Bus(1976), Casting(2017), Learning to Drive(2014), Lady for a Day(1933) ...
Comedy, Drama
France|UK|Germany|USA|Japan
1992
128 Minutes
Winona Ryder Gena Rowlands Giancarlo Esposito Armin Mueller-Stahl Rosie Perez Isaach De Bankolé Béatrice Dalle Roberto Benigni Paolo Bonacelli Matti Pellonpää
cab driver passenger agent priest diplomat quirky brooding amusing los angeles new york city rome helsinki paris taxicab business confession class distinctions culture clash underdog discovery 1990s
An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2019
101 Minutes
Martin Donaghy Brian Ferguson Ryan Fletcher Laura Fraser Rachel Jackson Neil Leiper Lorn Macdonald Kevin Mains
scottish person teenager best friend parent partygoer amusing emotional engaging frenetic gutsy unrestrained scotland home city party rave street friendship rave culture drugs
Two teenage boys in Scotland in 1994, best friends with no control over their lives, risk everything to attend an illegal rave, hoping for the best night of their boring lives.
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA|West Germany
1984
90 Minutes
John Lurie Eszter Balint Richard Edson Cecillia Stark Danny Rosen Rammellzee Tom DiCillo Richard Boes Rockets Redglare Harvey Perr Brian J. Burchill
slacker best friend cousin gambler aunt drug dealer offbeat calm witty quirky new york city cleveland florida movie theater car hotel boredom luck road trip culture clash
A New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
1997
138 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Helen Hunt Greg Kinnear Cuba Gooding Jr. Skeet Ulrich Shirley Knight Yeardley Smith Lupe Ontiveros
writer artist neighbor waitress psychiatrist dog quirky emotional new york city apartment diner romance friendship homosexuality confrontation obsessive-compulsive disorder redemption discovery love transformation
A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
119 Minutes
Viggo Mortensen Frank Langella George MacKay Samantha Isler Annalise Basso Nicholas Hamilton Shree Crooks Charlie Shotwell Ann Dowd Erin Moriarty Missi Pyle
widower son daughter father-in-law family member priest brooding cheeky emotional forest cabin bar bus washington state house loss culture clash reality travel self-determination
In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
84 Minutes
Sunny Suljic Lucas Hedges Na-kel Smith Gio Galicia Ryder McLaughlin Alexa Demie Katherine Waterston Olan Prenatt
teenager skater friend family brothel owner brooding cool engaging gripping quirky los angeles skateboarding friendship city life family brother relationship growing up adventure discovery 1990s
Follows Stevie, a thirteen-year-old in 1990s-era Los Angeles who spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop.
Comedy
USA
1950
83 Minutes
inventor cab driver girlfriend criminal amusing playful taxi city los angeles inventions crime taxicab business romance underdog discovery pursuit 1950s
A clumsy, accident-prone taxicab driver, who invented the elastic-glass, risks losing his valuable invention to a group of con-men led by a crooked lawyer but the pretty lady-owner of the Yellow Cab Co. comes to his aid.
Comedy, Action, Crime, Drama
France
1998
86 Minutes
Samy Naceri Frédéric Diefenthal Marion Cotillard Emma Sjöberg Manuela Gourary Bernard Farcy Georges Neri Guy Quang
taxi driver police captain frenchman airy amusing hilarious creative charming suspenseful marseilles, france street taxi taxicab business speed car racing adventure discovery rivalry rise 1990s
To work off his tarnished driving record, a hip taxi driver must chauffeur a loser police inspector on the trail of German bank robbers.
Comedy
USA
1976
88 Minutes
Joseph Bologna Stockard Channing John Beck Rene Auberjonois Ned Beatty Bob Dishy Jose Ferrer Ruth Gordon Harold Gould Larry Hagman Sally Kellerman
bus driver driver scientist nuclear physicist passenger saboteur engaging amusing hilarious witty quirky lighthearted bus new york denver new york city comedy bus trip nuclear threat sabotage
A nuclear powered bus driving cross-country, from New York City to Colorado, is destined for disaster due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the oil lobby.
Comedy, Drama
Germany
2017
90 Minutes
Toby Ashraf Milena Dreißig Judith Engel Stephan Grossmann Tim Kalkhof Corinna Kirchhoff Andrea Sawatzki Andreas Lust Markus von Lingen
actor director perfectionist casting director gripping quirky amusing film set city room relationships passion self-discovery film industry filmmaking learning experience discovery pursuit 2010s
For her first television film - a remake of Fassbinder's Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant - director Vera wants the perfect cast. But the first day of shooting is fast approaching and... See full summary »
Romance, Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2014
90 Minutes
Patricia Clarkson Ben Kingsley Grace Gummer Jake Weber Sarita Choudhury Samantha Bee John Hodgman Matt Salinger Daniela Lavender
book critic instructor driver new yorker daughter bride-to-be amusing witty inspiring touching moving engaging new york driving new york city arranged marriage failed marriage unlikely friendship mismatched duo discovery
As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. In each other's company they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength to take the wheel.
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, Romance, Drama
France|Belgium
2019
110 Minutes
Ana Girardot François Civil François Berléand Camille Cottin Simon Abkarian Marie Bunel Patrick D'Assumçao Zinedine Soualem
neighbor man woman amusing brooding cool melancholy sultry paris loneliness friendship depression dating love discovery rise 2010s
Rémy, a young Parisian with an unskilled job. Mélanie, a young she-Parisian who works in scientific research. Two depressive moods living in close proximity but strange to each other. Shall the two ever meet?
Comedy, Drama
2002
94 Minutes
Tatiana Saphir Carla Crespo Veronica Hassan Beatriz Thibaudin María Merlino Marcos Ferrante Ana María Martínez Susana Pampin Luis Herrera
lonely woman teen girl rebel lesbian kidnapper playful offbeat touching buenos aires, argentina shop cab beach road kidnapping road trip self-discovery female bonding boredom adventure discovery
Two lesbians (Carla Crespo, Veronica Hassan) force a lonely, overweight saleswoman (Tatiana Saphir) into a cab and take her on a road trip.
Comedy, Drama
USA|UK|Germany
2001
111 Minutes
Thora Birch Scarlett Johansson Steve Buscemi Brad Renfro Illeana Douglas Bob Balaban Stacey Travis Debra Azar Rini Bell Tom McGowan Ashley Peldon
friend teenager singer psychiatrist teacher father quirky brooding school household restaurant friendship culture clash jealousy graduation discovery temptation 2000s
With only the plan of moving in together after high school, two unusually devious friends seek direction in life. As a mere gag, they respond to a man's newspaper ad for a date, only to find it will greatly complicate their lives.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
96 Minutes
Lea Thompson Vincent Spano Danny Nucci Stephen Spinella Michael J. Pollard Lainie Kazan Scott Atkinson Mike Nordike
identical twin ex-wife lover friend gay man brother amusing quirky touching california coast road family home west hollywood, calif. bicycling charity journey self-discovery grief aids
A man's dying wish is for the people in his life to participate in a 450-mile charity bicycle ride through Northern California.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
95 Minutes
Paul Dillon John Tintori Michael Ironside Laurie Metcalf John C. Reilly Gillian Anderson John Cusack Julianne Moore Moira Harris April Grace Harry Lennix
taxi driver pregnant woman lawyer advertising executive christian young girl dark brooding cab chicago automobile repair shop airport parking lot hotel drugs rape work alcohol racism salvation
There is more to this story than this review lets on. It reflects all different facets of society over one drivers shift. He starts out it seems as a cold, ignorant man. But his character ... See full summary »
Drama, Music, Comedy
UK|USA|France
2019
114 Minutes
Viveik Kalra Hayley Atwell Rob Brydon Kulvinder Ghir Nell Williams Aaron Phagura Meera Ganatra Dean-Charles Chapman Sally Phillips
teenager father mother friend love interest teacher powerful uplifting inspiring hilarious cheeky england high school house bedroom new york city bruce springsteen music growing up culture
In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.
Comedy, Drama, Music
USA
2000
122 Minutes
Billy Crudup Frances McDormand Kate Hudson Jason Lee Patrick Fugit Anna Paquin Fairuza Balk Noah Taylor Zooey Deschanel John Fedevich Bijou Phillips
journalist young boy musician rock star mother groupie touching tender amusing bus concert stage hotel hospital tour bus musicians music road trip romance drugs jealousy
A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.
Comedy, Drama
UK|France
1997
87 Minutes
Katrin Cartlidge Lynda Steadman Kate Byers Mark Benton Andy Serkis Joe Tucker Margo Stanley Michael Healy
young woman friend landlord young man ex-boyfriend witty quirky england apartment restaurant college reunion the past friendship class distinctions adventure growing up discovery 1990s
2 young women reunite and rekindle their friendship after having said goodbye at their college graduation, six years earlier.