20 movies like Bruno, ordered by similarity : Submarine(2010), The Chumscrubber(2005), Lady Bird(2017), Pranzo di Ferragosto(2008), Girl Flu(2016), Paris(2008), Lady for a Day(1933), Radiant City(2006), Juno(2007), A Serious Man(2009), The King of Comedy(1983), Tully(2018) ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
2000
108 Minutes
Alex D. Linz Shirley MacLaine Gary Sinise Kathy Bates Stacey Halprin Kiami Davael Joey Lauren Adams Jennifer Tilly Brett Butler
student mother superior police officer mother classmate offbeat amusing catholic school suburbia cemetery self-expression individuality divorce cross-dressing underdog 2000s
Bruno is a unique young boy genius, whose expression of his own individuality leads his family and community along an emotional journey.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2010
97 Minutes
Craig Roberts Yasmin Paige Noah Taylor Paddy Considine Sally Hawkins Melanie Walters Sion Tudor Owen Gemma Chan
teen boy welshman classmate father mother girl endearing charming amusing offbeat wales school house beach bridge bedroom virginity coming of age family dysfunction marriage
15-year-old Oliver Tate has two objectives: To lose his virginity before his next birthday, and to extinguish the flame between his mother and an ex-lover who has resurfaced in her life.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany
2005
107 Minutes
Ralph Fiennes Jamie Bell Carrie-Anne Moss Rita Wilson Glenn Close Allison Janney Camilla Belle Justin Chatwin Rory Culkin Lauren Holly Josh Janowicz
high-school student drug dealer younger brother mother father police officer offbeat amusing emotional southern california high school house suburbia shop police station substance abuse kidnapping suicide brother relationship hallucinations
A darkly satiric story about life crumbling in the midst of a seemingly idyllic suburbia.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Laurie Metcalf Timothée Chalamet Lucas Hedges Tracy Letts Odeya Rush Jake McDorman Beanie Feldstein Lois Smith Stephen McKinley Henderson Jordan Rodrigues
mother daughter teenager high-school student best friend teacher father moving uplifting playful california high school catholic school sacramento, calif. family home university united states prom mother/daughter relationship coming of age
In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
92 Minutes
Katee Sackhoff Jade Pettyjohn Heather Matarazzo Jeremy Sisto Judy Reyes Diego Josef Isaiah Mustafa Jonah Beres
young girl mother sister classmate friend young boy cheeky amusing emotional california school house classroom bathroom bedroom menstruation growing up immaturity friendship self-esteem
Bird, 12, has to become a woman whether she wants to or not when - in the worst week of her life - she gets her first period, is ditched by her impulsive, free spirited mom, and learns that you can never really go back to The Valley.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
France
2008
128 Minutes
Juliette Binoche Romain Duris Fabrice Luchini Albert Dupontel François Cluzet Karin Viard Gilles Lellouche Mélanie Laurent Zinedine Soualem
dancer sick person mother social worker professor student charming amusing tender paris africa bakery apartment office market romance work vs. family youth depression struggle
A ex-dancer has a heart problem and even with a transplant, he may still only have a few months to live. Time's spent looking at people/life in Paris from his balcony. His single mom sister moves in with her 3 kids to look after him.
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, Drama, Documentary
Canada
2006
86 Minutes
Jim Brown Daniel Jeffery Bob Legare Jane MacFarlane Ashleigh Fidyk Curt McKinstry Karen Planden
expert mother father son daughter suburbanite gripping amusing canada suburbia house suburban life isolation society artificial environment family discovery sacrifice 2000s
An examination of the nature of modern suburbia.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2007
96 Minutes
Elliot Page Michael Cera Jennifer Garner Jason Bateman Allison Janney J.K. Simmons Olivia Thirlby Rainn Wilson
teenager stepmother boyfriend friend teacher musician playful creative witty touching school hospital household suburbia pregnancy abortion divorce disillusionment music discovery
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding the unborn child.
Drama, Comedy
UK|France|USA
2009
105 Minutes
Michael Stuhlbarg Ethan Coen Richard Kind Fred Melamed Sari Lennick Aaron Wolff Jessica McManus Amy Landecker Peter Breitmayer Brent Braunschweig David Kang
professor wife brother rabbi student co-worker disheartening somber amusing minnesota household school temple suburbia judaism infidelity divorce religion paranoia love triangle
Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1983
101 Minutes
Robert De Niro Jerry Lewis Sandra Bernhard Diahnne Abbott Shelley Hack Lou Brown Margo Winkler
comedian stalker talk show host mother friend offbeat amusing wild basement new york city country house celebrity obsession stalking kidnapping determination ambition quest underdog rise
Rupert Pupkin is a passionate yet unsuccessful comic who craves nothing more than to be in the spotlight and to achieve this, he stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself.
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2001
89 Minutes
Catherine Keener Brenda Blethyn Emily Mortimer Raven Goodwin Aunjanue Ellis Clark Gregg Jake Gyllenhaal James LeGros Michael Nouri Dermot Mulroney
mother daughter adopted daughter husband actress actor amusing engaging touching household bedroom store party family female bonding failing career libel love underdog growing up
Self-esteem and insecurity are at the heart of this comedy about the relationship between a mother and her three confused daughters.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
93 Minutes
America Ferrera Lupe Ontiveros Ingrid Oliu George Lopez Brian Sites Jorge Cervera Jr. Felipe de Alba Soledad St. Hilaire Lourdes Perez Jose Gerardo Zamora Jr. Manuel Edgar Lujan
student seamstress teacher grandmother mother latina inspiring moving los angeles workshop house high school education self-esteem virginity tradition family dysfunction race relations discovery growing up
In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.
Comedy, Drama
France
1974
123 Minutes
Martin Loeb Ingrid Caven Jacqueline Dufranne Vincent Testanière Roger Rizzi Anne Stroka
boy mother mother's boyfriend grandmother friend girl endearing calm tender striking south of france paris apartment school bicycle shop coming of age adolescence desire loneliness family
A study of minor events in the adolescence of a boy growing up in small towns. Daniel lives with his grandmother and, after one year of high school, has to go to live with his mother in the... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
France|Germany|USA
2006
144 Minutes
Dwayne Johnson Seann William Scott Sarah Michelle Gellar Curtis Armstrong Joe Campana Nora Dunn Michele Durrett Beth Grant Wood Harris John Larroquette Bai Ling
porn star movie star police officer mother revolutionary government official incredible wild intricate offbeat mansion los angeles california restaurant beach office apocalypse filmmaking conspiracy dystopia
During a three-day heat wave just before a huge 4th of July celebration, an action star stricken with amnesia meets up with a porn star who is developing her own reality TV project, and a policeman who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
Comedy, Drama
2004
99 Minutes
Carmine Famiglietti Michael Aronov Miriam Shor Sharon Angela Susan Varon Fil Formicola Lou Martini Jr. Patrick Michael Buckley Sophia Antonini Gino Cafarelli
obese person drug addict childhood friend mother sister brother-in-law amusing offbeat brooklyn, n.y. upstate new york trailer restaurant wilderness family home obesity discipline friendship family addiction compulsive eating
An obese man (Carmine Famiglietti) moves away from home and into the woods in a bid to lose weight and beat his addiction to food.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2001
108 Minutes
Gene Hackman Anjelica Huston Ben Stiller Gwyneth Paltrow Luke Wilson Owen Wilson Danny Glover Bill Murray Seymour Cassel Kumar Pallana Grant Rosenmeyer
mother father adopted daughter tennis player son neighbor amusing confident quirky hotel house new york city family dysfunction divorce moving affair secret reunion discovery love
The eccentric members of a dysfunctional family reluctantly gather under the same roof for various reasons.
Comedy, Drama
2010
99 Minutes
Lena Dunham Laurie Simmons Grace Dunham Rachel Howe Merritt Wever Amy Seimetz Alex Karpovsky Jemima Kirke David Call Sarah Sophie Flicker Isen Hunter
film student mother photographer sister chef love interest amusing offbeat witty new york city apartment alienation family loneliness relationships privilege growing up quest 2010s
After breaking up with her boyfriend, a recent college graduate (Lena Dunham) moves back in with family while she tries to figure out the next step in life.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany|UK
2005
121 Minutes
Joan Allen Kevin Costner Erika Christensen Evan Rachel Wood Keri Russell Alicia Witt Mike Binder Dane Christensen Tom Harper Danny Webb Magdalena Manville
radio host daughter baseball player mother neighbor emotional amusing quirky touching house bloomfield hills, mich. suburbia family dysfunction drinking love love growing up 2000s
When her husband unexpectedly disappears, a sharp-witted suburban wife and her daughters juggle their mom's romantic dilemmas and family dynamics.