20 movies like The Book of Life, ordered by similarity : My Art(2016), When Jeff Tried to Save the World(2018), The Great McGinty(1940), Stranger Than Paradise(1984), Irma Vep(1996), Simple Men(1992), Barbershop: The Next Cut(2016), Night of the Living Deb(2015), Adventures in Babysitting(2016), Son of Rambow(2007), Can You Ever Forgive Me?(2018), Insignificance(1985) ...
Comedy
France|USA
1998
63 Minutes
Martin Donovan P.J. Harvey Thomas Jay Ryan Dave Simonds Miho Nikaido D.J. Mendel Katreen Hardt James Urbaniak
jesus satan mary magdalene waitress gambler attorney cheeky creative witty offbeat new york city airport bowling alley hotel bar locker room religion good versus evil free will apocalypse
The end of the millenium has taken on a certain significance in modern day prophecies. What happens if Jesus Christ has second thoughts about the Apocalypse? It is December 31, 1999 and New... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
2016
86 Minutes
Parker Posey Lena Dunham John Rothman Joshua Safdie Robert Clohessy Barbara Sukowa Al Thompson Grace Dunham Laurie Simmons Benjamin Eakeley Garland Hunter
artist friend dog man amusing charming emotional endearing cheeky creative new york city gallery office garden restaurant artistic struggle creative process creative block friendship small town
Frustrated by her lack of recognition, a middle-aged artist leaves the city for upstate New York to regain her creative spark.
Comedy
USA
2018
93 Minutes
Jon Heder Jim O'Heir Steve Berg Brendan Meyer Maya Erskine Anna Konkle Candi Milo Keith Kupferer Richard Esteras Roger Welp Robert Breuler
bowling alley manager owner high-school student janitor co-worker customer amusing hilarious lighthearted suspenseful offbeat bowling alley arcade parking lot loss of job bowling arrested development work relationships saving the day
When the manager of an old-school bowling alley discovers the owner's plans to sell, saving Winky's World means pulling himself out of the gutter, too.
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.
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.
Comedy, Drama
France
1996
99 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Nathalie Richard Antoine Basler Nathalie Boutefeu Bulle Ogier Lou Castel Arsinée Khanjian Alex Descas Dominique Faysse Bernard Nissile Olivier Torres
director maggie cheung costume designer crew member journalist actress witty creative crafty offbeat france movie set hotel theater vacation home filmmaking life imitating art culture clash unrequited love failing career
A Chinese movie actress, in France to star in a remake of "Les Vampires", finds petty intrigues and clashing egos on the set.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Italy|UK|USA
1992
105 Minutes
Robert John Burke Bill Sage Karen Sillas Elina Lowensohn Martin Donovan Mark Chandler Bailey Chris Cooke Jeffrey Howard Holly Marie Combs Joe Stevens
thief brother pretty woman father friend epileptic witty cool offbeat cheeky new york city long island, n.y. bar apartment reunion journey siblings dangerous romance betrayal fugitives
Bitter about being double-crossed by the women he loved, (and with the police after him to boot), Bill vows to seduce the next woman he sees, then throw her away. His brother Dennis, ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
2016
112 Minutes
Ice Cube Cedric Kyles Regina Hall Sean Patrick Thomas Eve Anthony Anderson Jazsmin Lewis JB Smoove Common Nicki Minaj Lamorne Morris
barber stylist co-worker client son gang member cheeky emotional creative barbershop apartment street bar car police station hard times bonding gangs conversation neighborhood watch
As their surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse, the crew at Calvin's Barbershop come together to bring some much needed change to their neighborhood.
Comedy
USA
2015
85 Minutes
Maria Thayer Ray Wise Michael Cassidy Chris Marquette Syd Wilder Brian Sacca Julie Brister Almarie Guerra
zombie love interest woman man attacker friend amusing thrilling lighthearted witty cheeky hilarious united states apartment bar zombies lovers secrets comedy relationships
After a girls' night out, endearingly awkward Deb wakes up in the apartment of the most attractive guy in Portland, Maine. She's thrilled, but she can't remember much of what got her there.... See full summary »
Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy
2016
90 Minutes
Sabrina Carpenter Sofia Carson Nikki Hahn Mallory James Mahoney Max Gecowets Jet Jurgensmeyer Madison Horcher Kevin Quinn
babysitter teenager runaway child supervisor rival cheeky amusing engaging lighthearted playful quirky city street house teamwork responsibility rivalry baby-sitting missing persons
Two teenage baby sitters (Sabrina Carpenter, Sofia Carson) and a group of children spend a wild night in the big city.
Comedy
UK|France|Germany|USA
2007
95 Minutes
Bill Milner Will Poulter Jules Sitruk Jessica Hynes Neil Dudgeon Anna Wing Eric Sykes Ed Westwick Adam Godley Tallulah Evans
schoolboy punk mother director teacher grandmother creative endearing offbeat school film set barn england fantasy bullying religion friendship acceptance filmmaking growing up
During a long English summer in the early 1980s, two schoolboys from differing backgrounds set out to make a film inspired by First Blood (1982).
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Biography, Drama
USA
2018
106 Minutes
Melissa McCarthy Richard E. Grant Dolly Wells Ben Falcone Gregory Korostishevsky Jane Curtin Stephen Spinella Christian Navarro Pun Bandhu Marc Evan Jackson Erik LaRay Harvey
celebrity biographer friend writer storyteller amusing creative emotional new york city office park bookstore street writing creative process unemployment forgery celebrities pop culture transformation
When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Comedy
UK
1985
110 Minutes
Gary Busey Theresa Russell Tony Curtis Michael Emil Will Sampson Patrick Kilpatrick Ian O'Connell George Holmes
physicist starlet baseball player senator native american witty creative brash engaging new york city bar street elevator hotel postwar america fame politics sex atomic age identity
Four 1950s icons meet in the same hotel room and two of them discover more in common between them than they ever anticipated.
Comedy
UK
1979
93 Minutes
Graham Chapman John Cleese Terry Gilliam Terry Jones Michael Palin Kenneth Colley Gwen Taylor Eric Idle Terence Bayler Carol Cleveland Charles McKeown
young man mother pontius pilate jesus love interest cheeky witty quirky hilarious judea palace mistaken identity christianity religion fugitives biblical characters rebellion underdog adventure escape
Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.
Horror, Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
120 Minutes
Samantha Robinson Gian Keys Laura Waddell Jeff Parise Jared Sanford Robert Seeley Jennifer Ingrum Randy Evans Clive Ashborn Lily Holleman Jennifer Couch
witch man neighbor rival dead person police officer charming cheeky creative house park car club bedroom yard love witchcraft death obsession insanity
A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
91 Minutes
Addison Timlin Ally Sheedy Keith Poulson Peter Hedges Barbara Crampton Kristin Slaysman Molly Plunk Rhonda Hansome
nun mother father brother friend family member cheeky hilarious creative church convent north carolina house street car religion love acceptance self-confidence identity
Young nun Colleen is avoiding all contact from her family, returning to her childhood home in Asheville NC, she finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth/metal posters.
Musical, Comedy
Australia|UK
1992
92 Minutes
Paul Mercurio Tara Morice Bill Hunter Barry Otto Pat Thompson Gia Carides Peter Whitford John Hannan Sonia Kruger-Taylor Pip Mushin
dancer dance instructor chairman mother father fan cheeky amusing offbeat tender melbourne, australia dance hall romance underdog passion outsider family history dancing competition forbidden love growing up
A maverick dancer risks his career by performing an unusual routine and sets out to succeed with a new partner.
Comedy
USA
1999
112 Minutes
John Cusack Cameron Diaz Catherine Keener Orson Bean Mary Kay Place John Malkovich Charlie Sheen Ned Bellamy
puppeteer wife john malkovich clerk pretty woman quirky offbeat creative new york city new jersey subconscious mind office aging love triangle immortality aspirations fame infidelity discovery transformation
A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
UK|USA|Mexico
2019
107 Minutes
Florence Pugh Lena Headey Nick Frost Jack Lowden Vince Vaughn Mohammad Amiri Hannah Rae Julia Davis Stephen Merchant Ellie Gonsalves Aqueela Zoll
wrestler family member brother sister rookie heartwarming amusing tense emotional auditorium wrestling ring locker room beach airport wrestling career following your dreams rise adventure sacrifice
A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.
Comedy
USA
1981
110 Minutes
Wallace Shawn Andre Gregory Jean Lenauer
director playwright waiter witty offbeat intense new york city restaurant street cab friendship theater philosophy transformation rivalry 1980s
Two old friends meet for dinner; as one tells anecdotes detailing his experiences, the other notices their differing worldviews.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action
USA
1997
98 Minutes
Tommy Lee Jones Will Smith Linda Fiorentino Vincent D'Onofrio Rip Torn Tony Shalhoub Sergio Calderon Siobhan Fallon Hogan Carel Struycken Michael Willis
agent alien villain hero monster government official wild creative hilarious suspenseful new york city spacecraft morgue secret headquarters destruction disaster alien invasion technology government courage
A police officer joins a secret organization that polices and monitors extraterrestrial interactions on Earth.