20 movies like Lucky and Zorba, ordered by similarity : Belles on Their Toes(1952), Home for the Holidays(1995), The 24-Hour Woman(1999), Microbe and Gasoline(2015), Shazam!(2019), Big Hero 6(2014), Crossing Delancey(1988), Freaky Friday(2003), Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie(2017), Six Ways to Sunday(1999), The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir(2018), Birthmother's Betrayal(2020) ...
Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Italy
1998
75 Minutes
A dying seagull entrusts her egg to a cat named Zorba, who promises three things: he won't eat the egg, he'll care for the egg, and he'll teach the baby seagull to fly.
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, Other
USA
1995
103 Minutes
Holly Hunter Robert Downey Jr. Anne Bancroft Charles Durning Dylan McDermott Geraldine Chaplin Cynthia Stevenson Steve Guttenberg Claire Danes Austin Pendleton David Strathairn
single mother daughter parent sister brother love interest amusing frenetic emotional family home dinner party airplane mother/daughter relationship thanksgiving family dysfunction class conflict holidays single mothers rivalry growing up
After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her family.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
95 Minutes
Rosie Perez Marianne Jean-Baptiste Patti LuPone Karen Duffy Diego Serrano Wendell Pierce Melissa Leo Aida Turturro Rosanna DeSoto Alicia Renee Washington Reno
mother television producer assistant husband baby boss amusing emotional madcap new york city tv station hospital apartment motherhood career family working woman marriage television love
Grace tries to be the perfect mother and TV producer but finds trouble in juggling both.
Comedy, Adventure
France
2015
104 Minutes
Ange Dargent Théophile Baquet Diane Besnier Audrey Tautou Vincent Lamoureux Agathe Peigney Douglas Brosset Charles Raymond Ferdinand Roux-Balme Marc Delarue
teen boy teenager artist mother love interest friend amusing playful charming cheeky lighthearted emotional france lake vacation home coming-of-age relationships first love mother/son relationship escape
Two young friends embark on a road trip across France in a vehicle they built themselves.
Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Adventure
USA|Canada
2019
132 Minutes
Zachary Levi Mark Strong Asher Angel Jack Dylan Grazer Djimon Hounsou Grace Fulton Ian Chen Jovan Armand Faithe Herman Cooper Andrews Marta Milans
teenager disabled boy bully foster mother superhero friend amusing emotional endearing uplifting hilarious cheeky philadelphia convenience store subway foster home school classroom superhuman abilities saving the world
A newly fostered young boy in search of his mother instead finds unexpected super powers and soon gains a powerful enemy.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Action
USA|Japan
2014
102 Minutes
Chris Williams
prodigy brother robot friend villain mother amusing charming cheeky city apartment street laboratory bridge battlefield robots friendship protection danger saving the day
A special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who together team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
Romance
USA
1988
97 Minutes
Amy Irving Reizl Bozyk Peter Riegert Jeroen Krabbé Sylvia Miles Suzzy Roche George Martin John Bedford Lloyd Claudia Silver David Hyde Pierce Rosemary Harris
bookseller grandmother vendor author heartwarming amusing new york city delicatessen bookstore apartment romance family culture maturing literature love rivalry transformation 1980s
A Manhattan single meets a man through her Jewish grandmother's matchmaker.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2003
96 Minutes
Jamie Lee Curtis Lindsay Lohan Mark Harmon Harold Gould Chad Michael Murray Stephen Tobolowsky Christina Vidal Ryan Malgarini Rosalind Chao Lucille Soong Willie Garson
mother daughter brother teacher boss fiancé lighthearted hilarious restaurant high school office los angeles mother/child relationship respect switched identities confusion transformation rivalry growing up 2000s
An overworked mother and her daughter do not get along. When they switch bodies, each is forced to adapt to the other's life for one freaky Friday.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|Canada|France|UK|India
2017
89 Minutes
comic book artist prankster principal teacher gym instructor sidekick amusing cheeky hilarious creative elementary school classroom big city neighborhood pranks super powers elementary school superheroes adventure growing up
Two overly imaginative pranksters named George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking he's a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
97 Minutes
Norman Reedus Deborah Harry Elina Lowensohn Adrien Brody Isaac Hayes Jerry Adler Peter Appel Clark Gregg Anna Levine Paul Lazar Holter Graham
momma's boy mother mafia boss crack addict hit man maid dark amusing suspenseful family home youngstown, ohio hamburger joint strip club bedroom hired killers unusual romance drug addiction mother/son relationship organized crime sexual awakening
Eighteen-year-old mothers' son Harry (he lives with his overprotective mother Kate) shows his cruel side at one occasion and is hired as hitman/enforcer by the Jewish mob.
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
France|India|Belgium|Singapore|USA
2018
92 Minutes
Dhanush Bérénice Bejo Erin Moriarty Barkhad Abdi Gérard Jugnot Ben Miller Abel Jafri Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse
artist mother young woman indian american magician emotional amusing inspiring creative charming heartwarming mumbai, india paris closet village city home family history death of mother
Ajatashatru Lavash Patel has lived all his life in a small Mumbai neighborhood tricking people with street magic and fakir stunts. He sets out on a journey to find his estranged father but instead gets dragged on a never-ending adventure.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2020
90 Minutes
Monica Rose Betz Tanya Clarke Kamal Khan Aria Pullman Matthew Pohlkamp Sari Arambulo Remington Hoffman Nate Ritsema
adopted daughter birth mother adoptive mother chilling creepy dark home adoption agency mother courage mother/daughter relationship motherhood rivalry escape revenge 2020s
A woman becomes suspicious when her adopted daughter's birth mother reenters her life and starts to display increasingly erratic behavior.
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, Musical, Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
Australia|USA|Antarctica|New Zealand
2011
100 Minutes
penguin dancer father mother son mentor amusing profound madcap witty antarctica mountain coast parenthood ambition environment dancing flying adventure discovery
Mumble's son, Erik, is struggling to realize his talents in the Emperor Penguin world. Meanwhile, Mumble and his family and friends discover a new threat their home -- one that will take everyone working together to save them.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
1987
104 Minutes
Judy Davis Jan Adele Claudia Karvan Colin Friels John Clayton Frankie J. Holden Monica Trapaga Mark Hembrow
mother daughter grandmother teen girl singer drifter touching emotional dark new south wales, australia town seaside trailer park beach alcoholism mother/daughter relationship estrangement abandoned child reunion secret past
Story about a backup singer for an Elvis impersonator who re-enters her past when she leaves a tour in a small town and finds her daughter in a mobile home park.
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.
Comedy, Drama
2008
75 Minutes
Gianni Di Gregorio Valeria De Franciscis Marina Cacciotti Maria Cali Grazia Cesarini Sforza Alfonso Santagata
middle-aged man mother elderly woman landlord doctor amusing lighthearted charming heartwarming rome condo kitchen midlife crisis debt caregiving aging mother/son relationship responsibility underdog sacrifice
In order to work off a debt, a man (Gianni Di Gregorio) takes care of four elderly women during an important Italian holiday.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1957
103 Minutes
Audrey Hepburn Fred Astaire Kay Thompson Michel Auclair Suzy Parker Ruta Kilmonis Robert Flemyng Sue England
photographer model bookseller magazine editor philosopher frenchman amusing heartwarming playful greenwich village paris museum eiffel tower bookstore fashion modeling travel romance photography love
An impromptu fashion shoot at a book store brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada
2018
94 Minutes
Charlize Theron Mackenzie Davis Mark Duplass Ron Livingston Emily Haine Elaine Tan Asher Miles Fallica Lia Frankland Gameela Wright Colleen Wheeler Maddie Dixon-Poirier
mother wife husband brother child nanny amusing emotional tense raw touching house school parking lot barbecue concert stage motherhood marriage relationships childcare
A struggling mother of three forms an unexpected bond with the night nanny hired to help with her newborn baby.
Animation, Comedy, Adventure
France|Denmark
2006
79 Minutes
Stefan Fjeldmark
dog viking magician airy amusing hilarious heartwarming creative charming gaul comic books magic fighting kidnapping adventure discovery underdog transformation rescue quest
The vikings come to Gaul and kidnap the chief's nephew. The chief sends Asterix and Obelix up north to get him back but the nephew has fallen in love with the viking chief's daughter v.v. What to do?