20 movies like The Tavern, ordered by similarity : The Lost Weekend(1945), The Iceman Cometh(1973), Vodka Lemon(2003), The Drop(2014), Someone Else's America(1995), Twice Upon a Yesterday(1998), Moontide(1942), The Thing Called Love(1993), We Are Boats(2018), Nebraska(2013), Simple Men(1992), (500) Days of Summer(2009) ...
Drama
1999
95 Minutes
Cameron Dye Kevin Geer Margaret Cho Carlo Alban Kym Austin Nancy Ticotin Greg Zittel Gary Perez Frank Girardeau Jennifer Harmon Marla Sucharetza
bartender bar owner girlfriend boss confident moving quirky spirited new york city bar small business alcohol money romantic dilemma quest 1990s
Two best friends (Cameron Dye, Kevin Geer) buy a popular Manhattan bar for $50,000, but business soon begins to go downhill.
Drama
USA
1945
101 Minutes
Ray Milland Jane Wyman Howard da Silva Phillip Terry Doris Dowling Frank Faylen Mary Young Anita Sharp-Bolster Lillian Fontaine Lewis Russell Frank Orth
writer alcoholic brother girlfriend bartender dark bleak intense new york city bar hotel opera house hospital addiction alcoholism lying self-destruction love wretched excess temptation
The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.
Drama
USA
1973
239 Minutes
Lee Marvin Fredric March Robert Ryan Jeff Bridges Bradford Dillman Sorrell Booke
salesman barfly bartender bleak spirited new york city greenwich village bar alcoholism failure secret murder delusion drinking fall 1910s
A salesman with a sudden passion for reform has an idea to sell to his barfly buddies: throw away your pipe dreams. The drunkards, living in a flophouse above a saloon, resent the idea.
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 »
Crime, Drama
USA
2014
107 Minutes
Tom Hardy Noomi Rapace James Gandolfini Matthias Schoenaerts John Ortiz Ann Dowd Michael Aronov James Frecheville Elizabeth Rodriguez Tobias Segal Michael Esper
bartender mobster neighbor puppy abusive husband friend brooding dark intense new york city bar apartment alley car office mobsters money laundering animal rescue abuse love
Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.
Comedy, Drama
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|UK|France|Germany|Greece
1995
96 Minutes
Tom Conti Miki Manojlovic María Casares Zorka Manojlovic Sergej Trifunovic Chia-ching Niu Andjela Stojkovic Ananda Ellis John Norman Thomas Jonathon Peck Michael Willis
immigrant illegal immigrant mother bar owner friend emotional moving melodramatic brooklyn, n.y. bar montenegro mexico immigrants american life family illegal immigration working class hard times sacrifice underdog
This tale take place in a bar. The Spanish Alonso and his blind mother run this place. Bay, who is Alonso's friend live here too. This story tells something about Alonso and Bay and the "... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Spain|France|UK|Germany|USA
1998
95 Minutes
Lena Headey Douglas Henshall Penélope Cruz Gustavo Salmerón Mark Strong Eusebio Lazaro Charlotte Coleman Neil Stuke Elizabeth McGovern Antonio Gil Martí nez Heather Weeks
actor ex-girlfriend bartender garbage collector boyfriend waitress amusing creative emotional london bar restaurant apartment romance time travel second chance love romantic dilemma quest love
A shambling, out-of-work actor, desperate to win back the affections of his ex-girlfriend, unexpectedly stumbles upon a way to turn back the clock.
Drama
USA
1942
94 Minutes
Jean Gabin Ida Lupino Thomas Mitchell Claude Rains Helene Reynolds Ralph Byrd Chester Gan Arthur Aylesworth Arthur Hohl William Halligan Victor Sen Yung
longshoreman waitress friend doctor reverend bartender dark brooding gripping barge bar san pablo, calif. betrayal jealousy murder accident suicide attempt alcoholism mystery love
In California, Bobo and his mooching 'pal' Tiny are doing odd jobs and getting drunk and they hide a secret about the unsolved murder of sailor Pop Kelly but suicidal waitress Anna, saved by Bobo, unravels the mystery.
Drama, Romance, Music
USA
1993
116 Minutes
River Phoenix Samantha Mathis Dermot Mulroney Sandra Bullock K.T. Oslin Anthony Clark Webb Wilder Earl Poole Ball
musician waitress singer-songwriter love interest friend owner amusing emotional spirited passionate nashville, tenn. new york city bar aspirations love triangle country music marriage fame friendship love
A group of newcomers to the country music business seek love and stardom.
Fantasy, Drama
2018
108 Minutes
Angela Sarafyan Luke Hemsworth Amanda Plummer Graham Greene Booboo Stewart Adriana Mather Uzo Aduba Justin Cornwell Gaia Weiss Jack Falahee Kristin Minter
ghost spirit loved one stranger bartender father brooding emotional confident dreamy profound bar house hotel room diner beach afterlife spiritual journey love lost love
Francesca navigates through the living world by guiding strangers to a better life or the end of life, all while searching for a loved one to whom she never had the chance to say goodbye.
Drama
USA
2013
114 Minutes
Bruce Dern Will Forte June Squibb Bob Odenkirk Stacy Keach Mary Louise Wilson Rance Howard Tim Driscoll Devin Ratray Angela McEwan Elizabeth Moore
old man alcoholic son predator friend lottery winner brooding profound somber montana nebraska bar house office building car money trust celebrity alcoholism friendship
An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize.
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 »
Romance, Comedy, Drama
2009
95 Minutes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Zooey Deschanel Geoffrey Arend Chloë Grace Moretz Matthew Gray Gubler Clark Gregg Rachel Boston Minka Kelly
writer love interest friend girlfriend boss architect playful quirky witty los angeles apartment office bar store park obsession new love jealousy depression deception
After his girlfriend (Zooey Deschanel) dumps him, a greeting-card writer (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went wrong.
Drama
Netherlands
1980
115 Minutes
Hans van Tongeren Renée Soutendijk Toon Agterberg Maarten Spanjer Marianne Boyer Jeroen Krabbé Rutger Hauer Yvonne Valkenburg
racer mechanic seductress bar owner friend hero dark frenetic wild holland rotterdam, netherlands garage racetrack bar racing competition ambition homosexuality rape success
Several Dutch teenagers realize cruel difference between dreams and reality.
Crime, Drama
Mexico|USA
1974
112 Minutes
Warren Oates Isela Vega Gig Young Robert Webber Helmut Dantine Emilio Fernández Kris Kristofferson Chano Urueta Jorge Russek
mob boss bounty hunter bar owner prostitute biker american raw gritty shocking brutal mexico city bar graveyard hotel highway bounty decapitation love triangle betrayal road trip
An American bar room pianist and his prostitute girlfriend go on a trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.
Comedy, Other, Crime, Drama
Germany|USA
2003
93 Minutes
Billy Bob Thornton Tony Cox Brett Kelly Lauren Graham Lauren Tom Bernie Mac John Ritter Ajay Naidu Alex Borstein Cloris Leachman
santa claus elf child con artist bartender hysterical dark spirited shopping mall bar miami redemption depression alcoholism robbery father/son relationship fall growing up love 2000s
A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1987
100 Minutes
Mickey Rourke Faye Dunaway Alice Krige Jack Nance J.C. Quinn Frank Stallone Sandy Martin Roberta Bassin
writer drunk bartender barfly woman publisher gritty hedonistic cheeky emotional los angeles bar street apartment parking lot alcoholism poetry misfits drinking fighting
Based on the life of successful poet Charles Bukowski and his exploits in Hollywood during the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
Drama
USA
1983
94 Minutes
Matt Dillon Mickey Rourke Diane Lane Dennis Hopper Diana Scarwid Vincent Spano Nicolas Cage Chris Penn Laurence Fishburne William Smith Michael Higgins
tough guy girlfriend brother father friend police officer bleak tender gritty emotional new york state bar pool hall small town adolescence violence family small-town life alcoholism troubled youth
Rusty James, an absent-minded street thug struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days when gang warfare was going on.
Drama
USA
1980
113 Minutes
John Savage David Morse Diana Scarwid Amy Wright Tony Burton Bill Henderson Steve Kahan Jack O'Leary Bert Remsen Harold Russell
handicapped bartender girl prostitute basketball player touching spirited tower bar basketball court california suicide disability sports friendship love transformation love 1980s
Handicapped after an unsuccessful suicide attempt, a man finds common ground in the troubled souls at a local dive bar.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
105 Minutes
Michael Gross John Savage Paula Jai Parker Jerry Kernion Rachel Alig Eileen Grubba Rachel Gage Lars Slind Shanna Malcolm Andres Perez-Molina Eric Paul Erickson
bar owner man woman soldier cheeky hilarious hedonistic bar blizzard alcohol drinking karaoke storm discovery escape love pursuit rivalry temptation 2010s
Thirty years after they served together in Vietnam, a former Navy Corpsman Larry "Doc" Shepherd re-unites with his old buddies, former Marines Sal Nealon and Reverend Richard Mueller, to bury his son, a young Marine killed in the Iraq War.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2014
114 Minutes
Liam Neeson Dan Stevens David Harbour Boyd Holbrook Maurice Compte Adam David Thompson Astro Sebastian Roche Mark Consuelos Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Laura Birn
detective client drug trafficker murder victim murderer friend brooding confident intense gripping new york city office crime scene car bar apartment detective work murder morality work-life balance
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.