20 movies like Joe Somebody, ordered by similarity : Imagine That(2009), Belles on Their Toes(1952), One, Two, Three(1961), The Art of Self-Defense(2019), The Human Comedy(1943), Jhankaar Beats(2003), My Art(2016), Everything Must Go(2010), The Great Man Votes(1939), My Father, the Hero(1994), Up in the Air(2009), Funny Ha Ha(2003) ...
Comedy
USA
2001
108 Minutes
Tim Allen Julie Bowen Kelly Lynch Hayden Panettiere James Belushi Greg Germann Robert Joy Patrick Warburton
office worker co-worker boss daughter bully martial arts master amusing emotional rousing heartwarming minneapolis office parking lot house store arena office politics office romance self-esteem self-defense
When Joe is beat up by a co-worker in front of his daughter on "Bring Your Child To Work Day", he decides to fight back.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA|Germany|UK
2009
107 Minutes
Eddie Murphy Thomas Haden Church Yara Shahidi Nicole Parker Ronny Cox Martin Sheen DeRay Davis Steve Rannazzisi
executive daughter rival wife native american bully amusing heartwarming creative office imaginary world woods france cave family home imagination career vs. family aspirations work father/daughter relationship
A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.
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
USA
1961
108 Minutes
James Cagney Pamela Tiffin Horst Buchholz Arlene Francis Liselotte Pulver Howard St. John Hanns Lothar Lois Bolton Leon Askin Red Buttons
executive daughter boss communist wife amusing spirited lighthearted witty berlin airport office young love business father/daughter relationship pregnancy communism forbidden love rise 1960s
In West Berlin during the Cold War, a Coca-Cola executive is given the task of taking care of his boss' socialite daughter.
Comedy
USA
2019
104 Minutes
Jesse Eisenberg Alessandro Nivola Imogen Poots Steve Terada David Zellner Phillip Andre Botello Jason Burkey Mike Brooks CJ Rush Davey Johnson Hauke Bahr
young man sensei martial arts student mentor brutal hilarious offbeat brash amusing dojo house parking lot office music store car self-defense martial arts overcoming fears intimidation masculinity
After being attacked on the street, a young man enlists at a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei, in an effort to learn how to defend himself from future threats.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1943
118 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Frank Morgan James Craig Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Marsha Hunt Fay Bainter Darryl Hickman Donna Reed Van Johnson
young boy young girl boss man woman brother heartwarming emotional amusing small town house high school track office europe world war ii home front young love family communication
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
Comedy
India
2003
150 Minutes
Juhi Chawla Sanjay Suri Rahul Bose Rinke Khanna Shayan Munshi Riya Sen Shashikala Vijayendra Ghatge Parmeet Sethi Dinyar Contractor Raja Vaid
young man wife friend daughter amusing hilarious emotional heartwarming india city house hospital office marriage husband/wife relationship friendship musicians musical influences musical performance love
Two copywriter brothers and their apprentice compete in a music contest.
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2010
97 Minutes
Will Ferrell Christopher Jordan Wallace Rebecca Hall Michael Peña Laura Dern Rosalie Michaels Stephen Root Glenn Howerton Jason Spisak
salesman alcoholic wife neighbor boss young boy heartwarming hedonistic amusing emotional house office neighborhood gas station parking lot pool unemployment new life alcoholism starting over
When an alcoholic relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighbor might be the key to his return to form.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1939
70 Minutes
John Barrymore Peter Holden Virginia Weidler Donald MacBride William Demarest Katharine Alexander Bennie Bartlett Brandon Tynan Elisabeth Risdon Granville Bates Luis Alberni
professor daughter son teacher mayor political boss engaging bleak heartwarming uplifting small town college household office family political corruption education small-town life self-esteem transformation
In 1923, Gregory Vance, a widower with two children, is a former scholar who has turned from book-to-bottle. He works, slightly, as a night-watchman and his children, who know him for what ... See full summary »
Comedy
France|USA
1994
90 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Katherine Heigl Dalton James Lauren Hutton Faith Prince Stephen Tobolowsky Ann Hearn Robyn Peterson Frank Renzulli
father daughter love interest boyfriend lover ex-wife amusing hilarious cheeky cheery emotional heartwarming united states new york city paris bahamas vacation relationships coming-of-age father/daughter relationship
A teenage girl on vacation in the Bahamas with her divorced father tries to impress a potential boyfriend by saying that her father is actually her lover.
Drama, Comedy
USA
2009
109 Minutes
George Clooney Vera Farmiga Anna Kendrick Jason Bateman Danny McBride Melanie Lynskey Amy Morton Sam Elliott J.K. Simmons Zach Galifianakis Chris Lowell
corporate downsizer co-worker love interest sister brother-in-law boss charming moving airplane airport office hotel apartment travel love loneliness business transformation quest love
Ryan Bingham enjoys living out of a suitcase for his job, travelling around the country firing people, but finds that lifestyle threatened by the presence of a potential love interest, and a new hire presenting a new business model.
Comedy, Drama
2003
89 Minutes
Kate Dollenmayer Christian Rudder Myles Paige Jennifer L. Schaper Lissa Patton Rudder Marshall Lewy Andrew Bujalski
college graduate coworker friend love interest tattoo artist amusing brooding emotional intricate boston office household relationships friendship love alcohol maturing responsibility growing up love
Comedy
USA
1950
90 Minutes
Melvin Frank June Allyson Dick Powell David Wayne Cecil Kellaway Ray Collins Robert Keith Marvin Kaplan Kathleen Freeman Wally Maher Alex Gerry
attorney zookeeper daughter commodore niece reporter amusing heartwarming california small town zoo ranch sacramento, calif. office politics corruption investigation blackmail romance misunderstanding
Hot-tempered Kathleen Maguire enlists the services of a young attorney to help her zookeeper father get his job back after he is fired for political reasons. In the midst of uncovering ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
90 Minutes
Sally Field Max Greenfield Beth Behrs Wendi McLendon-Covey Stephen Root Elizabeth Reaser Isabella Acres Natasha Lyonne Tyne Daly Peter Gallagher Jack Antonoff
older woman young man co-worker single woman granddaughter best friend amusing charming endearing heartwarming inspiring melodramatic offbeat quirky manhattan staten island, n.y. united states workplace office single life
A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
100 Minutes
Susan Sarandon Rose Byrne J.K. Simmons Jerrod Carmichael Cecily Strong Lucy Punch Casey Wilson Jason Ritter Sarah Baker Michael McKean Laura San Giacomo
dead person mother daughter widow friend screenwriter positive somber touching heartwarming charming new jersey los angeles office motorcycle beach street death of father new life grief
An aging widow from New York City follows her daughter to Los Angeles in hopes of starting a new life after her husband passes away.
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.
Adventure, Comedy
USA
2018
92 Minutes
Alex Sharp Analeigh Tipton Edi Gathegi Karan Soni Maria Bello Jeremy Irons Jane Seymour
store clerk grandfather love interest police officer fbi agent hitchhiker amusing thrilling emotional heartwarming offbeat car gas station parking lot office nursing home running away on the run relationships love
An eclectic band of misfits becomes an unlikely family as they take a wild journey in the name of love while on the run from an overzealous FBI duo who wants them dead or alive - preferably dead.
Comedy
USA
1937
86 Minutes
Jean Arthur Edward Arnold Ray Milland Luis Alberni Mary Nash Franklin Pangborn Barlowe Borland William Demarest Andrew Tombes Esther Dale Harlan Briggs
office worker wealthy man son wife hotel owner stockbroker cheeky playful frenetic new york city bus office hotel automat chance meeting class distinctions misunderstanding great depression rags to riches romance
A wealthy banker throws his wife's expensive fur coat off the roof of a building; it lands on the head of a stenographer, leading to everyone assuming she is his mistress and has access to his millions.
Comedy
USA
1966
127 Minutes
Audrey Hepburn Peter O'Toole Eli Wallach Charles Boyer Hugh Griffith Fernand Gravey Marcel Dalio Jacques Marin Roger Treville Eddie Malin Bert Bertram
forger art thief burglar daughter father private detective amusing witty lighthearted suspenseful museum paris france family home art forgery robbery schemes deception father/daughter relationship
The daughter of an art forger teams up with a burglar to steal one of her father's forgeries and protect his secret.
Comedy
USA
1938
91 Minutes
Janet Gaynor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Paulette Goddard Roland Young
father mother son daughter elderly person lawyer amusing charming mellow french riviera london house car office fortune hunters family spinster inheritance love schemes
Thrown out of the Riviera, a family of grifters meets a lonely, vulnerable rich old woman and insinuate themselves into her life while they sponge off her.