20 movies like The Associate, ordered by similarity : The Great McGinty(1940), The Perils of Pauline(1947), Seven Chances(1925), Blinded by the Light(2019), The Upside(2017), Tumhari Sulu(2017), Vote for Me(2003), The Big Lebowski(1998), Office Space(1999), Belles on Their Toes(1952), She Married Her Boss(1935), I Am a Sex Addict(2005) ...
Comedy
USA
1996
114 Minutes
Whoopi Goldberg Dianne Wiest Eli Wallach Tim Daly Helen Hanft George Morfogen Zeljko Ivanek Miles Chapin
investment banker protégé boss secretary hilarious inspiring new york city wall street sexism racism working woman impersonation underdog rise 1990s
A comedy about making it on Wall Street. Prejudices are hard to break and Laurel Ayres quickly learns that in order for people to take her seriously she has to work for an older white man or be one.
Comedy
USA
1940
82 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Muriel Angelus Akim Tamiroff Allyn Joslyn William Demarest Louis Jean Heydt Arthur Hoyt Harry Rosenthal Libby Taylor Steffi Duna Esther Howard
bartender political boss secretary man hilarious cheeky outlandish bar city prison police corruption marriage impersonation ambition family transformation rise fall love 1930s
Dan McGinty has great success in his chosen field of crooked politics, but he endangers it all in one crazy moment of honesty.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1947
96 Minutes
Betty Hutton John Lund Billy De Wolfe William Demarest Constance Collier Frank Faylen William Farnum Snub Pollard Creighton Hale Chester Conklin James Finlayson
woman starlet director best friend mentor actor hilarious endearing inspiring new york city stage movie set hollywood, calif. movie studio sweatshop silent movies rags to riches show business second chance friendship
The real life story of actress Pearl White during her rise to fame in silent serials.
Comedy
USA
1925
57 Minutes
Buster Keaton T. Roy Barnes Snitz Edwards Ruth Dwyer Frances Raymond Jules Cowles Erwin Connelly Jean Arthur
stockbroker love interest woman best friend bride relative hilarious madcap tender city river mountain street house wealth daunting task race against time marriage inheritance underdog
A man learns he will inherit a fortune if he marries by 7 p.m. that same day.
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
2017
126 Minutes
Kevin Hart Bryan Cranston Nicole Kidman Aja Naomi King Jahi Di'Allo Winston Genevieve Angelson Golshifteh Farahani Tate Donovan Julianna Margulies Suzanne Savoy
wealthy man disabled person parolee ex-wife son assistant amusing hilarious emotional tense inspiring incredible penthouse new york city hospital restaurant party unlikely friendship disability caregiving
A wealthy quadriplegic hires a struggling parolee to be his caretaker in his upscale New York penthouse. Despite coming from two different worlds, an unlikely friendship starts to blossom as both men rediscover the joy of living life to the fullest.
Comedy, Drama
India
2017
140 Minutes
Vidya Balan Neha Dhupia Manav Kaul Vijay Maurya Santanu Ghatak Trupti Khamkar Malishka Mendonsa Sindhu Shekharan Uday Lagoo Abhishek Sharma Seema Taneja
wife husband son friend boss confident spirited passionate emotional inspiring lighthearted india city house restaurant school love chasing dreams couples love
Sulu is an ambitious housewife with a loving husband and a happy family. Things start changing for her when she accidentally lands a job as a radio jockey and her show becomes an instant hit.
Comedy
USA
2003
78 Minutes
Ricardo Barber Malik Yoba Ángel Salazar Gloria Irizarry Mike Benitez Paula J. Riley
superintendent candidate mother politician social worker amusing inspiring harlem, n.y. new york city apartment street political campaign mother/son relationship inner-city life underdog rivalry rise 2000s
Vote For Me! is a political comedy set in East Harlem: the story of a 70-year old Puerto Rican super who runs for Congress and wins.
Comedy
USA|UK
1998
117 Minutes
Jeff Bridges John Goodman Julianne Moore Steve Buscemi Peter Stormare David Huddleston Philip Seymour Hoffman Flea Leon Russom Sam Elliott Tara Reid
man bowler friend millionaire criminal thug outlandish offbeat hilarious los angeles mistaken identity hedonism drug cartel alcohol underdog crime rise revenge escape 1990s
Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.
Comedy
USA
1999
89 Minutes
Ron Livingston Jennifer Aniston David Herman Ajay Naidu Diedrich Bader Stephen Root Gary Cole Richard Riehle John C. McGinley Alexandra Wentworth Rupert Reyes
programmer colleague neighbor girlfriend boss consultant hilarious quirky office apartment restaurant party work hypnosis computer virus embezzlement midlife crisis quest rise fall
Three company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss.
Comedy
USA
1952
89 Minutes
Jeanne Crain Myrna Loy Debra Paget Jeffrey Hunter Edward Arnold Hoagy Carmichael Barbara Bates Bob Arthur Verna Felton
single mother daughter widow boss son friend amusing lighthearted emotional heartwarming new jersey household office young love single mothers big family working woman sexism mother/child relationship sacrifice
The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet without her husband's income, while Anne, Martha, and even Ernestine find romance.
Comedy
USA
1935
85 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Melvyn Douglas Michael Bartlett Raymond Walburn Jean Dixon Katharine Alexander Edith Fellows Clara Kimball Young Grace Hayle Charles Arnt
secretary boss friend daughter sister playboy frenetic hilarious playful new york city office household pennsylvania department store work vs. family ambition romance working woman family dysfunction rivalry
An efficient secretary at a department store marries her boss, but discovers that taking care of him at home is a lot different to taking care of him at work.
Comedy
USA
2005
98 Minutes
Caveh Zahedi Rebecca Lord Emily Morse Amanda Henderson Lindsey Tjian Greg Watkins James Anne Farrell Katarina Fabic
man addict prostitute friend girlfriend offbeat witty unrestrained france wedding street bedroom sex addiction relationships marriage recovery escape metamorphosis underdog
Autobiographical comedy about a recovering sex addict, about his obsession with prostitutes, and how that affected his relationships and his life altogether.
Comedy
Belgium|France
2004
94 Minutes
Benoît Poelvoorde Jean-Paul Rouve Julie Depardieu Marie Guillard Anne Marivin Odile Vuillemin Nadège Beausson-Diagne Nicolas Jouxtel Olivier Mag Evelyne Thomas Dominique Besnehard
singer impersonator husband banker wife friend amusing campy spirited lighthearted household bank paris stage husband/wife relationship celebrities fame second chance television show impersonation
Bernand Fréderic is a mediocre bank executive, married, with a son. He used to have another profession: look-a-like of French star Claude François. Now, with the Imitators Gala Night coming... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1973
89 Minutes
Cliff Gorman Joseph Bologna Dick Ward Gayle Gorman George Harris II Randy Jurgensen Lucy Martin Nino Ruggeri John P. Ryan
police officer partner mafia boss secretary wife businessman playful hilarious endearing new york city central park bank bus police station parade heist mafia greed crime police corruption
Two disillusioned New York City policemen plan a ten million dollar robbery to fuel their low pensions, only to run into one debacle after another in the process.
Comedy
USA
1956
99 Minutes
Judy Holliday Paul Douglas Fred Clark John Williams Hiram Sherman Neva Patterson Ralph Dumke Ray Collins Arthur O'Connell Richard Deacon
secretary ceo executive amusing cheeky witty spirited office new york city business class distinctions romance rise underdog transformation 1950s
A minority stockholder takes on the crooked board of directors at a billion dollar corporation.
Comedy
USA
1937
86 Minutes
Jean Arthur Edward Arnold Ray Milland Luis Alberni Mary Nash Franklin Pangborn Barlowe Borland William Demarest Andrew Tombes Esther Dale Harlan Briggs
office worker wealthy man son wife hotel owner stockbroker cheeky playful frenetic new york city bus office hotel automat chance meeting class distinctions misunderstanding great depression rags to riches romance
A wealthy banker throws his wife's expensive fur coat off the roof of a building; it lands on the head of a stenographer, leading to everyone assuming she is his mistress and has access to his millions.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|France|USA|Australia|Japan|Germany|Finland|Ireland|China|Belgium
2015
85 Minutes
Richard Starzak
farmer dog lamb friend animal-control officer cat cheeky charming hilarious heartwarming witty hysterical farm trailer city bus street animal shelter exploration trouble
When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home.
Comedy
Canada
1984
78 Minutes
Matthew Causey Timothy Carhart Robin Harlan Jerry Jones Frank Galati Luci Roucis Joan Dykman Susanne Ashley
college student friend janitor woman devil mentor hilarious wild unrestrained college shop street bedroom dormitory campus sex virginity seduction friendship magical aphrodisiac
Pondo Sinatra is a college boy with a problem: women will have nothing to do with him. It's not that he was raised on a chicken farm and, literally, came to school on the back of a turnip ... See full summary »
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.
Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
Australia|USA
1995
94 Minutes
James Cromwell Magda Szubanski Mary Acres David Webb Marshall Napier John Doyle Paul Goddard
farmer wife animal pig dog uplifting endearing inspiring positive farm countryside fair animals social change grief growing up transformation underdog 1990s
Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett.