20 movies like Man of the House, ordered by similarity : Inside Out(2015), Beethoven's 2nd(1993), Spanking the Monkey(1994), Diary of a Wimpy Kid(2010), Hera Pheri(1975), Harriet the Spy(1996), Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even(1992), Kokowääh(2011), Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day(2014), Little Secrets(2001), Lady Bird(2017), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days(2012) ...
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1995
96 Minutes
Chevy Chase Farrah Fawcett Jonathan Taylor Thomas George Wendt David Shiner Art LaFleur Richard Portnow Richard Foronjy Peter Appel Leonard George George Greif
attorney young boy mother father friend criminal amusing emotional suspenseful seattle household loft school courtroom wilderness sabotage father/son relationship abandonment engagement manhunt
A young boy refuses to accept his mother's new boyfriend, a lawyer, despite the man's attempts to win his respect. Meanwhile, disgruntled relative of a criminal he prosecuted seek revenge.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2015
95 Minutes
young girl mother father imaginary friend teacher friend amusing charming emotional san francisco house imaginary world school dining room street emotion moving change adaptation hockey
After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1993
88 Minutes
Charles Grodin Bonnie Hunt Nicholle Tom Christopher Castile Sarah Rose Karr Debi Mazar Chris Penn Ashley Hamilton Maury Chaykin Jeff Corey Virginia Capers
dog father mother daughter son villain amusing emotional household condo school lakefront house fair family divorce dognapping ransom showdown quest rescue
Beethoven, the St. Bernard dog, becomes a father, but his girlfriend Missy is dognapped, and his puppies are in danger of the same fate.
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, Kids & Family
USA|UK
2010
92 Minutes
Zachary Gordon Robert Capron Rachael Harris Devon Bostick Chloë Grace Moretz Steve Zahn Connor Fielding Owen Fielding Karan Brar Grayson Russell Laine MacNeil
student friend brother mother father amusing cheeky playful middle school america household middle school family friendship bullying growing up discovery underdog 2010s
The adventures of a 12 year old who is fresh out of elementary and transitions to middle school, where he has to learn the consequences and responsibility to survive the year.
Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action
India
1975
164 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Saira Banu Kimi Katkar Vinod Khanna Sulakshana Pandit Deepa Sahi Shilpa Shirodkar
young man young woman friend best friend father girlfriend amusing gripping thrilling intense emotional moving india city house bungalow restaurant street friendship best friends
Two friends Ajay and Vijay gets separated from each other when they discover secrets about their past in their own ways.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1996
101 Minutes
Michelle Trachtenberg Rosie O'Donnell Vanessa Lee Chester Gregory Smith J. Smith-Cameron Robert Joy Eartha Kitt Don Francks Eugene Lipinski
young girl spy nanny best friend mother father creative dreamy spirited small town house school park spying junior high school friendship secret vengeance rivalry revenge
Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. But when her friends find her secret notebook the tables are turned on her. Can she win her friends back and still keep on going with the spy business?
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1992
104 Minutes
Hillary Wolf David Strathairn Margaret Whitton Griffin Dunne Patricia Kalember Adrienne Shelly Dan Futterman
daughter father stepbrother stepfather stepsister stepmother amusing emotional heartwarming california lake san francisco household family dysfunction running away hitchhiking loyalty divorce teen angst escape
A girl fed up with her quirky, disfunctional family runs away from home, causing all of them to spend time with each other.
Romance, Comedy, Kids & Family
Germany
2011
123 Minutes
Emma Schweiger Jasmin Gerat Samuel Finzi Meret Becker Friederike Kempter Anna Julia Kapfelsperger Jessica Richter Misel Maticevic
man ex-girlfriend little girl foster mother daughter author amusing airy cheery touching endearing mellow germany flat school family home berlin breakup one-night stand love
Henry is a handsome screenwriter who is trying to win the heart of the woman he truly loves. His plans are interrupted when he finds Magdalena, a little girl at his house.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2014
81 Minutes
Steve Carell Jennifer Garner Ed Oxenbould Dylan Minnette Kerris Dorsey Megan Mullally Bella Thorne Sidney Fullmer Mekai Matthew Curtis Lincoln Melcher Elise Vargas
teen boy mother father sister brother friend campy cheeky amusing house bedroom school car chemistry class restaurant bad luck growing up family friendship school
Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. However, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother and sister - who all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
2001
94 Minutes
Evan Rachel Wood Michael Angarano David Gallagher Vivica A. Fox Jan Broberg Rick Macy Paul Kiernan Tayva Patch Landon Kunzelman
violinist girl neighbor best friend love interest mother lighthearted endearing hilarious household salt lake city backyard school suburbia utah friendship therapy fitting in secrets young love
A fourteen-year-old aspiring violinist finds herself under an increasing amount of pressure to keep secrets for herself, her family and her newfound best friend.
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, Kids & Family
USA|Canada
2012
94 Minutes
Zachary Gordon Robert Capron Devon Bostick Rachael Harris Steve Zahn Peyton List Grayson Russell Karan Brar Laine MacNeil
boy father mother best friend love interest brother amusing playful suburbia household country club swimming pool adolescence schemes summer vacation fitting in underdog growing up 2010s
School's out. Summer vacation is on. However, Greg may not have the best summer vacation ever. What could go wrong?
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, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
2005
100 Minutes
Michael Angarano Kurt Russell Kelly Preston Danielle Panabaker Kevin Heffernan Lynda Carter Mary Elizabeth Winstead Bruce Campbell Dave Foley Steven Strait Dee-Jay Daniels
high-school student superhero villain mother father classmate thrilling amusing creative high school school dance family home deception coming of age superheroes good versus evil superhuman abilities quest pursuit revenge
Set in an era where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young William Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Comedy
China|USA|UK
2020
91 Minutes
Josh Duhamel Megan Fox Gabriel Bateman Kunal Nayyar Julia Jones Janet Montgomery Bryan Callen Lara Grice Gralen Bryant Banks Will Junger Marnette Patterson
prodigy son dog father mother teacher friend winsome uplifting spirited quirky positive playful offbeat lighthearted hilarious endearing cheeky charming amusing
A 12-year-old tech prodigy's science experiment goes awry and he forges a telepathic connection with his dog. The duo join forces and use their unique perspectives on life to comically overcome complications of family and school.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
India
2009
89 Minutes
Bob Peterson
elderly person child explorer dog bird charming emotional thrilling household south america wilderness airplane love death aging expedition friendship adventure love quest
A smuggler rises to power in in 1970s Mumbai, a younger gangster seeks to overthrow him and a police officer is caught in the middle.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Other
USA
2012
84 Minutes
Tom Arnold C. Thomas Howell Brooke Langton Karan Brar Andy Pandini Jonathan Kowalsky Casey Graf Bryson Sams Cassidy Mack
dog animal boy dog owner father son best friend puppy single father police detective amusing hilarious lighthearted playful positive uplifting united states beach house home
It's the closing night at the last drive-in theatre in America, and manager, Cecil Kaufman's planned to show 4 movies; films so rare, they've never been exhibited publicly on American soil, until tonight.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
France|USA
1998
90 Minutes
Frances McDormand Nigel Hawthorne Hatty Jones Ben Daniels Arturo Venegas Stéphane Audran Katia Caballero Chantal Neuwirth Kristian de la Osa
schoolgirl headmistress kidnapper lord schoolboy orphan cheeky charming lighthearted paris boarding school school abduction friendship sabotage love underdog rescue rivalry 1950s
Horrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl uses her wit and craftiness to attempt to save it, making an unlikely new friend in the process.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy, Animation
2015
87 Minutes
Sean McCormack
animal friend adventurer mother father child amusing cheeky endearing heartwarming lighthearted playful sea ship unknown territory flooding noah's arc adventure discovery friendship
Finny, a Nestrian, and his new friend Leah have to band together to survive the elements and predators after they fall off Noah's Ark.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1961
124 Minutes
Hayley Mills Maureen O'Hara Brian Keith Charles Ruggles Una Merkel Leo G. Carroll Joanna Barnes Cathleen Nesbitt Ruth McDevitt Crahan Denton Linda Watkins
twin father young girl mother nanny amusing playful summer camp boston california friendship divorce practical jokes camping mistaken identity sabotage love quest 1960s
Teenage twin sisters swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced parents.