20 movies like Wasabi, ordered by similarity : Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood(2002), Meet the Browns(2008), Radiant City(2006), Toni Erdmann(2016), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014), Lovely & Amazing(2001), Saving Face(2004), Looking for Eric(2009), About Schmidt(2002), Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself(2002), Funny Story(2018), The Royal Tenenbaums(2001) ...
Comedy, Drama
France|Japan
2001
99 Minutes
Jean Reno Ryôko Hirosue Michel Muller Carole Bouquet Ludovic Berthillot Michel Scourneau Christian Sinniger Véronique Balme
cop daughter yakuza member amusing tokyo japan inheritance long-lost relatives discovery 2000s
In Japan for the funeral of his long-lost love, a tough French detective learns that he also has a teenage daughter and that her life is in danger from the Yakuza.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
116 Minutes
Sandra Bullock Ellen Burstyn Fionnula Flanagan James Garner Cherry Jones Ashley Judd Shirley Knight Angus Macfadyen Maggie Smith Jacqueline McKenzie Katy Selverstone
friend daughter playwright mother fiancé husband emotional touching heartwarming amusing new york city louisiana wedding kitchen small town beach memory parent/child relationship motherhood marriage
After years of mother-daughter tension, Siddalee receives a scrapbook detailing the wild adventures of the "Ya-Yas", her mother's girlhood friends.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2008
100 Minutes
Tyler Perry Angela Bassett David Mann Tamela Mann Lance Gross Chloe Bailey Mariana Tolbert Rick Fox Sofía Vergara Irma P. Hall
single mother father uncle son daughter relative amusing heartwarming moving georgia small town bus chicago housing project family death romance unemployment relationships new life
A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father -- a man she never met. There, her clan is introduced to the crass, fun-loving Brown family.
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
Germany|Austria|Monaco|Romania|France|Switzerland
2016
162 Minutes
Peter Simonischek Sandra Hüller Michael Wittenborn Thomas Loibl Trystan Pütter Hadewych Minis Lucy Russell Ingrid Bisu Vlad Ivanov Victoria Cocias Radu Banzaru
estranged father daughter amusing brutal cheeky creative bucharest, romania father/daughter relationship discovery adventure 21st century
A practical joking father tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO's life coach.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
119 Minutes
Michael Keaton Zach Galifianakis Edward Norton Andrea Riseborough Amy Ryan Emma Stone Naomi Watts Lindsay Duncan Merritt Wever Jeremy Shamos Bill Camp
action hero actor broadway director girlfriend daughter ex-wife creative charming emotional amusing dark apartment new york city broadway theater backstage street restaurant acting father/daughter relationship challenge
A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2004
96 Minutes
Michelle Krusiec Joan Chen Lynn Chen Jessica Hecht Ato Essandoh Nathanel Geng Jin Wang Guang Lan Koh David Shih Brian Yang Brittany Perrineau
mother daughter grandfather lesbian love interest emotional endearing inspiring new york city apartment mother/daughter relationship father/daughter relationship lesbianism secret pregnancy tradition love transformation 2000s
A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
Drama, Comedy
UK|France|Italy|Belgium|Spain
2009
116 Minutes
Steve Evets Stephanie Bishop Gerard Kearns Stefan Gumbs Lucy-Jo Hudson Cole Williams Dylan Williams Matthew McNulty Laura Ainsworth Max Beesley Kelly Bowland
postal worker son daughter eric cantona gangster ex-wife amusing emotional engaging hospital house post office england soccer family parenthood divorce responsibility hard times discovery
Eric, a football fanatic postman whose life is descending into crisis, receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical Eric Cantona.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
124 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Hope Davis Dermot Mulroney Kathy Bates Len Cariou Howard Hesseman June Squibb Harry Groener
orphan insurance salesman salesman daughter retiree widower quirky witty emotional amusing sad heartwarming kansas colorado museum office cemetery death redemption aging
A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
Comedy, Drama
Denmark|UK|Sweden|France
2002
106 Minutes
Jamie Sives Adrian Rawlins Shirley Henderson Lisa McKinlay Mads Mikkelsen Julia Davis Susan Vidler Robert McIntosh Lorraine McIntosh Gordon Broem
shop owner brother cleaning lady daughter doctor older brother dark offbeat touching amusing bookstore hospital glasgow, scotland suicide romance family depression death relationships discovery
The chronically suicidal Wilbur and his good-hearted big brother Harbour are in their thirties, when their father dies, leaving them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in Glasgow.
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.
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
Palestine|Tunisia|Netherlands
2008
71 Minutes
Mohammad Bakri Areen Omari Nour Zoubi Saleh Bakri Housam Abu Aishe Mahmoud Awadd Marwan Awadd Yahya Barakat
taxi driver wife daughter store clerk terrorist passenger bleak amusing powerful cheeky palestine west bank family home taxi street toy store change of career father/daughter relationship birthdays terrorism
Abu Laila used to be a judge, but because the government doesn't have the means to renew his assignment he is forced to be a taxi driver. On the day his daughter Laila becomes seven years ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
86 Minutes
Kristen Wiig Wes Bentley Linda Cardellini Joan Cusack Loretta Devine Jennifer Jason Leigh Thomas Mann James Marsden Tim Robbins Alan Tudyk
young woman lottery winner talk show host tv personality father daughter amusing lighthearted television studio stage united states lottery lottery ticket money wealth dreams television show depression father/daughter relationship discovery
When Alice Klieg wins the Mega-Millions lottery, she immediately quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
France
2003
106 Minutes
Gérard Darmon Jean-Pierre Darroussin Bernard Campan Marc Lavoine Ludmila Mikaël Fabienne Babe Zoé Félix Florence Thomassin Catherine Wilkening Jules Stern
teacher store owner father daughter ex-wife publisher heartwarming amusing paris delicatessen car beach friendship midlife crisis infidelity romance marriage relationships love discovery
The life of four best friends in Paris: Antoine (a gym school teacher), Jeff (director of a monthly journal), Alex (Jeff's associate in the monthly journal and a Don Juan) and Manu (owner ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
UK|France|USA
2014
107 Minutes
Maggie Smith Kevin Kline Kristin Scott Thomas Dominique Pinon Noémie Lvovsky Stéphane Freiss Stéphane de Groodt Jean-Christophe Allais Michael Burstin
lady daughter amusing emotional paris apartment inheritance surprises pension discovery
An American inherits an apartment in Paris that comes with an unexpected resident.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1951
107 Minutes
Joan Crawford Robert Young Frank Lovejoy Eve Arden Janice Rule Lurene Tuttle Howard St. John Ellen Corby Morgan Farley Virginia Gibson John Qualen
congresswoman secretary college president photographer daughter old flame confident lighthearted amusing washington, d.c. college office dormitory auditorium college life romantic dilemma values father/daughter relationship power struggle unrequited love
Congresswoman Agatha Reed returns to her alma mater for commencement, although she's more interested in renewing her romance with an old flame who's now the college president. Their ... See full summary »
Comedy, Other, Drama
USA
2007
117 Minutes
Delroy Lindo Idris Elba Loretta Devine Chris Brown Keith Robinson Laz Alonso Columbus Short Sharon Leal Lauren London Mekhi Phifer Regina King
mother boyfriend son daughter husband marine engaging amusing house family secret christmas interracial relationship pregnancy infidelity love discovery 2000s
A Christmastime drama centered around the Whitfield family's first holiday together in four years.
Drama
Japan
2008
130 Minutes
Masahiro Motoki Tsutomu Yamazaki Ryôko Hirosue Kazuko Yoshiyuki Kimiko Yo Takashi Sasano Toru Minegishi Tetta Sugimoto Tatsuo Yamada Yukiko Tachibana
cellist japanese man japanese woman morgue employee fascinating gripping quirky japan morgue music dreams life job dream job mortality discovery transformation 2000s
A newly unemployed cellist takes a job preparing the dead for funerals.
Drama
Japan
1952
100 Minutes
Kinuyo Tanaka Masao Mishima Akihiko Katayama Kyoko Kagawa Eiji Okada
mother husband daughter sister son japanese man melodramatic tender moving japan family home street factory mother/daughter relationship family postwar japan poverty marriage hard times sacrifice
A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.