20 movies like The Idiots, ordered by similarity : Au Petite Marguery(1995), I Got Life!(2017), The Land of Steady Habits(2018), Jeune femme(2017), Career Girls(1997), Living Out Loud(1998), A Matter of Size(2009), Late Night(2019), Conversations With My Gardener(2007), Suddenly(2002), Tapas(2005), The Favourite(2018) ...
Comedy, Drama
Denmark|France|Netherlands|Germany|Sweden|Italy
1998
115 Minutes
Jens Albinus Anne Louise Hassing Bodil Jørgensen Nikolaj Lie Kaas Troels Lyby Luis Mesonero Louise Mieritz Henrik Prip Knud Romer Jørgensen Trine Michelsen Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis
woman hippie heir intellectual leader profound uneasy playful raw denmark commune restaurant woods factory van conformity confrontation mental impairment communal living friendship
The group of people gather at the house in Copenhagen suburb to break all the limitations and to bring out the "inner idiot" in themselves.
Comedy, Drama
France
1995
91 Minutes
Stéphane Audran Michel Aumont Alain Begel Marie Bunel Thomas Chabrol Vincent Colombe Laurence Côte Antoine Cousin Marie-Laure Dougnac Mimi Felixine Alain Fromager
chef son hostess dinner guest friend customer charming moving profound amusing restaurant kitchen dining room restaurant business end of an era relationships nostalgia friendship food love
After twenty-five years of practice in a popular district of Paris, Hippolyte and Josephine decided to close their restaurant. Not for economic or urbanistic reasons but, more serious, ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
2017
89 Minutes
Agnès Jaoui Thibault de Montalembert Pascale Arbillot Sarah Suco Lou Roy-Lecollinet Nicolas Chupin Rachel Farmane Laurie Bordesoules Armand Paul Jean Samir Guesmi
woman ex-boyfriend husband daughter pregnant woman love interest friend best friend frenchwoman heartwarming amusing hilarious uplifting touching france restaurant bar street life menopause
A woman, separated from her husband, loses her job and discovers she's going to be a grandmother. Refusing to be pushed to the outskirts of society, she puts her foot down and decides to start over.
Drama, Comedy
USA
2018
98 Minutes
Ben Mendelsohn Edie Falco Thomas Mann Charlie Tahan Connie Britton Bill Camp Elizabeth Marvel Natalie Gold Josh Pais
retiree wife drug addict teenager father son amusing hilarious emotional raw quirky moving restaurant house kitchen woods hospital bar lifestyle changes adventure
After leaving his wife and his job to find happiness, Anders befriends a drug-addicted teen, sending him down a path of reckless and shameful behavior.
Comedy, Drama
2017
97 Minutes
Laetitia Dosch Souleymane Seye Ndiaye Grégoire Monsaingeon Jean-Christophe Folly Nathalie Richard Marie Rémond
young woman frenchwoman city girl friend love interest colleague uplifting playful quirky paris france apartment swimming pool mall city life breakup fresh start friendship discovery growing up
Left by Joachim, an artist with whom she shared her life for 10 years, Paula finds herself wandering the streets of Paris, lonely and fixated.
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
93 Minutes
Holly Hunter Danny DeVito Queen Latifah Martin Donovan Richard Schiff Elias Koteas
divorcée janitor singer massage therapist friend engaging playful touching new york city apartment building elevator nightclub divorce friendship life lessons self-discovery loneliness discovery love transformation
Judith Nelson quit her medical studies to marry. Years later, her husband, a physician, divorces her to be with another doctor. Deeply frustrated, she now lives alone in her luxury ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
2009
92 Minutes
Itzik Cohen Togo Igawa Dvir Benedek Alon Dahan Shmulik Cohen Irit Kaplan Levana Finkelstein
chef obese man best friend japanese man restaurant owner mother hilarious offbeat heartwarming ramle, israel restaurant woods family home gym arena obesity self-discovery new job cross-cultural relations sumo wrestling
Tired of losing the struggle to control their weight, four pudgy pals enlist the aid of a Japanese restaurateur to train them as sumo wrestlers.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2019
102 Minutes
Emma Thompson Mindy Kaling John Lithgow Hugh Dancy Reid Scott Denis O'Hare Max Casella Paul Walter Hauser John Early Luke Slattery Ike Barinholtz
talk show host writer co-worker friend amusing hilarious cheeky inspiring uplifting new york city television studio office stage women comedy unlikely allies unlikely friendship friendship working woman transformation
A late night talk show host suspects that she may soon lose her long-running show.
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
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
Spain|Argentina|Mexico
2005
84 Minutes
Ángel de Andrés López María Galiana Elvira Mínguez Rubén Ochandiano Alberto de Mendoza Darío Paso Alberto Jo Lee Amparo Moreno
chef restaurant owner old woman teen boy clerk lonely woman heartwarming offbeat engaging profound barcelona, spain neighborhood supermarket restaurant kitchen tapas bar community modern life alienation sex
The small, everyday stories of a group of neighbours who live in a suburb of Barcelona, and the little secrets that they hide.
Comedy, Drama
Ireland|UK|USA
2018
120 Minutes
Olivia Colman Rachel Weisz Emma Stone Nicholas Hoult Joe Alwyn James Smith Mark Gatiss Jenny Rainsford Liam Fleming Carolyn Saint-Pé John Locke
queen friend servant amusing spirited melodramatic emotional uneasy tense mansion england castle parlor dining room royalty royal life leadership rivalry quantrill's raiders rise
In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.
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
2017
103 Minutes
James Franco Dave Franco Seth Rogen Zac Efron Alison Brie Paul Scheer Hannibal Buress Jerrod Carmichael Zoey Deutch Nathan Fielder Ari Graynor
director actor audience acting teacher friend filmmaker amusing hilarious emotional endearing passionate offbeat hollywood, calif. film set theater field restaurant apartment following your dreams filmmaker
When Greg Sestero, an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2000
94 Minutes
Timothy Olyphant Andrew Keegan John Mahoney Dean Cain Matt McGrath Zach Braff Ben Weber Billy Porter Justin Theroux Mary McCormack Nia Long
man photographer waiter actor friend patriarch charming engaging hilarious hollywood, calif. restaurant house friendship relationships homosexuality discovery love 2000s
An insight into the turbulent lives and loves of a gay clique based in Los Angeles.
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.
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
Norway
2001
84 Minutes
Per Christian Ellefsen Sven Nordin Per Christensen Jørgen Langhelle Marit Pia Jacobsen Hilde Olausson Ola Otnes
son mentally challenged person friend roommate amusing touching charming offbeat apartment mental institution restaurant oslo, norway friendship mental illness phobias poetry roommates adventure discovery transformation
When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, Elling, a sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2018
85 Minutes
Matthew Glave Emily Bett Rickards Jana Winternitz Nikki Limo Lily Holleman Jessica Diggins Aschleigh Jensen Pete Gardner Reginald VelJohnson Jacob Wysocki
older man daughter estranged father friend girlfriend tense amusing emotional shocking uneasy california wedding restaurant bar woods love triangle awkward situations love father/daughter relationship secret
A dramedy about a well-intentioned father who inadvertently wreaks havoc on the life of his estranged daughter when she invites him to her woodland wedding.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
2016
97 Minutes
Virginie Efira Vincent Lacoste Melvil Poupaud Laurent Poitrenaux Laure Calamy Alice Daquet Julie Moulier Elsa Wolliaston Sophie Fillieres Liv Harari Jeane Arra-Bellanger
frenchwoman lawyer sex addict ex-husband friend daughter cheeky emotional fascinating paris courtroom wedding bedroom bar restaurant law parenthood sex addiction nervous breakdown recovery
Late 30-something Victoria, a beautiful Parisian criminal lawyer who also happens to be a self-involved workaholic sex-addict, feels completely torn apart by pressure from all sides until she rediscovers her own desires.