20 movies like Cookie's Fortune, ordered by similarity : Housekeeping(1987), Jolly LLB 2(2017), The Draughtsman's Contract(1982), The Thin Man Goes Home(1944), Vodka Lemon(2003), I'll See You in My Dreams(2015), Strigoi(2008), Bernie(2011), Get Low(2009), The Story of Luke(2012), Shadow of the Thin Man(1941), The Bachelors(2017) ...
Drama, Comedy
USA
1999
118 Minutes
Glenn Close Julianne Moore Liv Tyler Chris O'Donnell Charles S. Dutton Patricia Neal Ned Beatty Courtney B. Vance Donald Moffat Lyle Lovett Danny Darst
aunt niece widow theatrical producer scapegoat crafty gripping engaging playful mississippi small town schemes suicide framed for murder small-town life inheritance mystery temptation 1990s
Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1987
117 Minutes
Christine Lahti Sara Walker Andrea Burchill Anne Pitoniak Barbara Reese Bill Smillie Wayne Robson Margot Pinvidic
sister aunt niece orphan woman neighbor madcap offbeat emotional amusing pacific northwest small town household woods living room small-town life family dysfunction suicide coming of age fitting in
After their mother commits suicide, two sisters end up living with their kind but peculiar aunt in their grandmother's old house in a small 1950s town.
Comedy, Drama
India
2017
136 Minutes
lawyer husband wife father gripping engaging powerful hilarious lighthearted india city town house courtroom lawyers lawsuit legal case legal battle family relationships quest
Jolly is a clumsy lawyer who is faced with representing the most critical court case of his career.
Comedy, Drama
1982
103 Minutes
Anthony Higgins Janet Suzman Anne Louise Lambert Dave Hill Hugh Fraser Neil Cunningham David Gant David Meyer
artist wealthy woman mother wealthy man father daughter crafty intricate suspenseful sultry england estate house moat art infidelity murder schemes investigation wealth
An artist (Anthony Higgins) trades 12 drawings for sex with the mistress (Janet Suzman) of a 17th-century English estate.
Comedy, Drama
1944
100 Minutes
William Powell Myrna Loy Lucile Watson Gloria DeHaven Anne Revere Harry Davenport Helen Vinson Lloyd Corrigan Donald Meek Edward Brophy Leon Ames
detective wife mother father spy artist cheeky engaging suspenseful new york city small town store apartment household investigation family espionage small-town life murder art
Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) visit his hometown, sober, and link art and corpses to a spy ring.
Comedy, Drama
France|Italy|Switzerland|Armenia
2003
90 Minutes
Romen Avinian Lala Sarkissian Ivan Franek Armen Marutyan Astrik Avaguian Rousanne Mesropian Zahal Karielachvili
widower father poor person bar owner kurd widow charming touching quirky graveyard bar armenia village bus friendship small-town life bereavement romance sympathy soviet union
In a remote, isolated Yazidi Kurdish village in post-Soviet Armenia, Hamo, a widower with a pitiful pension and three worthless sons, travels daily to his wife's grave. There he meets the ... See full summary »
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
85 Minutes
Blythe Danner Martin Starr Sam Elliott Malin Akerman June Squibb Rhea Perlman Mary Kay Place Reid Scott John Beasley Max Gail
widow daughter amusing airy heartwarming tender town dating aging friendship love retirement transformation 2010s
A widow and former songstress discovers that life can begin anew at any age.
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
UK
2008
105 Minutes
Constantin Barbulescu Camelia Maxim Catalin Paraschiv Dan Popa Rudi Rosenfeld
detective vampire hunter killer witty suspenseful dark amusing romania small town village mysterious deaths vampire hunting vampires mystery murder framed for murder comedy mystery transformation 21st century
When the villagers killed Constantin Tirescu, they thought it was justice. Vlad Cozma thinks it was murder. Now Constantin thinks pickles might go nice with blood.
Comedy, Drama, Crime
USA
2011
104 Minutes
Jack Black Shirley MacLaine Matthew McConaughey Brady Coleman Richard Robichaux Rick Dial Brandon Smith Larry Jack Dotson Merrilee McCommas Matthew Greer Sonny Carl Davis
funeral director murderer widow district attorney reverend amusing dark offbeat texas rural community murder case small-town life scandal notoriety delusions of grandeur mystery pursuit fall 1990s
In small-town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany|Poland
2009
102 Minutes
Robert Duvall Sissy Spacek Bill Murray Lucas Black Gerald McRaney Bill Cobbs Scott Cooper Lori Beth Edgeman Linds Edwards
hermit mortician apprentice widow preacher amusing cheeky emotional small town woods tennessee funeral home cabin funeral rumors investigation secrets greed schemes mystery
A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party... while he was still alive.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
95 Minutes
Lou Taylor Pucci Seth Green Cary Elwes Kristin Bauer Kenneth Welsh Tyler Stentiford Mackenzie Munro Al Sapienza Lisa Ryder Dewshane Williams Jayne Eastwood
grandfather grandmother grandson autism man young man charming emotional endearing engaging lighthearted quirky united states town autism love true love quest grandparent/child relationship job
Sheltered by his grandparents, Luke, a young man with autism, is thrust into a world that doesn't expect anything from him. But Luke is on a quest for a job and true love. And he isn't taking no for an answer.
Comedy, Drama
1941
97 Minutes
William Powell Myrna Loy Barry Nelson Donna Reed Sam Levene Alan Baxter Stella Adler
retiree wife police detective reporter jockey commissioner engaging playful tense san francisco racetrack locker room wrestling ring apartment office murder horse racing journalism undercover operations marriage
Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) solve racetrack-related murders with their 4-year-old son and dog, Asta.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
99 Minutes
J.K. Simmons Julie Delpy Josh Wiggins Odeya Rush Kevin Dunn Charlie DePew Tyrel Jackson Williams Kitana Turnbull Tom Amandes Spencer List Jacqueline Mazarella
widower teen boy love interest headmaster teacher teen girl confident emotional uplifting heartwarming touching amusing house small town big city backyard street los angeles grief parent/child relationship
After the early death of his wife, a mourning father moves with his teenage son across the country for a private school teaching job. Their lives begin to transform due to two unique women, who help them embrace life and love again.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
India
2017
146 Minutes
Sridevi Sajal Ali Adnan Siddiqui Nawazuddin Siddiqui Akshaye Khanna Abhimanyu Singh Pitobash Sushant Singh
teacher stepdaughter stepmother gripping engaging intense india town city house school investigation murder mystery mystery love pursuit 2010s
After her daughter is sexually assaulted at a party, a furious mother sets out to destroy the lives of the four perpetrators who walked away free.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
South Korea
2009
128 Minutes
Kim Hye-ja Won Bin Ku Jin Je-mun Yun Mi-Seon Jeon Byoung-Soon Kim
mother widow son suspect police detective defense attorney dark emotional gripping small town south korea shop family home mother/son relationship murder investigation incarceration framed vigilantism love
A mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl's horrific murder.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2013
97 Minutes
Anna Friel Romola Garai Andrew Buchan Philip Davis Isaac Andrews Steven Cree Harry Hadden-Paton Hattie Morahan
love child fiancé fiancée former lover son father emotional engaging gripping heartwarming intense tender united kingdom coast town home hospital family relationships father/son relationship
Jack has finally managed to propose to his girlfriend when his life is turned upside down by the arrival of an old one-night stand that introduces him to his seven year old son.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1993
90 Minutes
Bruce Jones Julie Brown Ricky Tomlinson Tom Hickey Gemma Phoenix Mike Fallon Jonathan James George Moss
poor person sidekick blue-collar worker butcher father daughter charming bleak playful tense manchester, england farm church van working class religion odd jobs pride bad luck poverty
This Ken Loach film tells the story of a man devoted to his family and his religion. Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her ... See full summary »
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
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, Drama
India
2008
140 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Juhi Chawla Shah Rukh Khan Satish Shah Rajpal Yadav Aman Siddiqui Tejas Priyanshu Chatterjee
young man young woman husband wife child spirit emotional gripping intense suspenseful amusing hilarious house haunted house street spirit world haunted houses haunting sacrifice adventure
Moving into a new house, a family witnesses an unfriendly ghost who wants to drive them away from the house. However, he befriends a little boy who changes his outlook forever.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Adventure, Drama
USA
2015
109 Minutes
Nat Wolff Cara Delevingne Halston Sage Austin Abrams Justice Smith Jaz Sinclair Cara Buono Griffin Freeman Josiah Cerio
young man young woman friend neighbor parent teacher brooding emotional intense hilarious town house street bedroom school classroom friendship disappearance search clues
After an all-night adventure, Quentin's lifelong crush, Margo, disappears, leaving behind clues that Quentin and his friends follow on the journey of a lifetime.