20 movies like Carlos Against the World, ordered by similarity : Paris(2008), Dean(2016), Mes Petites Amoureuses(1974), The Confirmation(2016), Down Terrace(2009), A Boy Called Sailboat(2018), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot(2018), Never Steady, Never Still(2017), Life Begins for Andy Hardy(1941), Then Came You(2018), Léolo(1992), Blinded by the Light(2019) ...
Comedy, Drama
Spain
2002
91 Minutes
Julián Villagrán Victoria Mora Juanma Lara Silvia Rey Manolo Solo Praxedes Nieto Fanny de Castro Agustin Maraver Aisha Villagran Mariano Peña
son mother girlfriend cousin aunt young man quirky hilarious tender malaga, spain beach apartment crime unemployment family responsibility struggle work growing up underdog
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
2016
94 Minutes
Demetri Martin Kevin Kline Gillian Jacobs Rory Scovel Christine Woods Ginger Gonzaga Briga Heelan Reid Scott Mary Steenburgen Asif Ali Kate Berlant
illustrator new yorker mother son father lover young man young woman moving emotional amusing charming los angeles family home new york city brooklyn love grief new experiences family
An illustrator falls in love with a woman while trying to keep his father from burning down the family home after his wife dies.
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
Canada
2016
101 Minutes
Clive Owen Jaeden Martell Maria Bello Robert Forster Tim Blake Nelson Patton Oswalt Matthew Modine Stephen Tobolowsky
carpenter thief son father family mother charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted moving playful canada small town home father/son relationship fatherhood bonding life lessons growing up
A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
UK
2009
93 Minutes
Robert Hill Robin Hill Julia Deakin David Schaal Tony Way Kerry Peacock Michael Smiley Mark Kempner Gareth Tunley Kali Peacock
father son uncle girlfriend mother politician rousing suspenseful witty dark house prison bedroom england organized crime betrayal family pregnancy deception discovery
A crime family looks to unmask the police informant in their midst who threatens to take down their business.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
USA|Australia
2018
92 Minutes
Jake Busey J.K. Simmons Noel Gugliemi Patricia Kalis Levi Leyba Keanu Wilson Elizabeth De Razzo Zeyah Pearson
family son musician friend parent grandmother lighthearted inspiring emotional endearing playful america music family relationships drought guitar songwriting miracles growing up underdog
A Hispanic family find hope in their extraordinary son named Sailboat when a personal gesture awakens a global desire. Armed with a "little guitar", Sailboat leads an offbeat cast into the miraculous story of the greatest secret never told.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
France|USA
2018
113 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Jonah Hill Rooney Mara Jack Black Carrie Brownstein Beth Ditto Kim Gordon Udo Kier
handicapped person alcoholic artist friend girlfriend family member inspiring intense emotional powerful quirky witty portland, ore. house doctor's office ambulance street strip club artistic struggle therapy
On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.
Drama
Canada
2017
111 Minutes
Shirley Henderson Théodore Pellerin Mary Galloway Nicholas Campbell Jared Abrahamson Jonathan Whitesell Beverley Elliott Lorne Cardinal Eric Keenleyside Chilton Crane Sean Owen Roberts
mother son teenager father oil worker disabled person emotional heartwarming inspiring moving sad alberta, canada oil field house support group small town parkinson's disease mother/son relationship alienation struggle
A mother struggles to take control of her life in the face of advanced Parkinson's disease, while her son battles his sexual and emotional identity amongst the violence of Alberta's oil field work camps.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Judy Garland Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden
young man father mother girlfriend friend cheeky engaging moving small town new york city apartment park office garage maturing city life unemployment father/son relationship death growing up
Hoping his son will attend his alma mater, Judge Hardy agrees to let Andy look for work in New York for the summer before committing to start college. In the big city, Andy is confronted with the harsh realities of life and love.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
99 Minutes
Asa Butterfield Maisie Williams Nina Dobrev Tyler Hoechlin Peyton List Ken Jeong David Koechner Tituss Burgess Sonya Walger Ann Osmond Colin Moss
hypochondriac terminally ill person friend family amusing charming cheeky creative emotional fiery hilarious inspiring playful quirky sad spirited wild united states terminal illness hypochondria
A hypochondriac working as an airport baggage handler is forced to confront his fears when a British teenager with a terminal illness enlists him to help her carry out her eccentric bucket list.
Comedy, Drama
Canada|France
1992
107 Minutes
Maxime Collin Ginette Reno Roland Blouin Julien Guiomar Pierre Bourgault Giuditta Del Vecchio Andree Lachapelle Denys Arcand Germain Houde Yves Montmarquette Lorne Brass
young man mother grandfather neighbor sexy woman quirky endearing montreal canada apartment building household childhood coming of age family dysfunction imagination growing up discovery 1990s
Young Leo Lauzon is torn between two worlds - the squalid Montreal tenement that he inhabits with his severely dysfunctional (and largely insane) family, and the imaginative world that he ... See full summary »
Drama, Music, Comedy
UK|USA|France
2019
114 Minutes
Viveik Kalra Hayley Atwell Rob Brydon Kulvinder Ghir Nell Williams Aaron Phagura Meera Ganatra Dean-Charles Chapman Sally Phillips
teenager father mother friend love interest teacher powerful uplifting inspiring hilarious cheeky england high school house bedroom new york city bruce springsteen music growing up culture
In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.
Comedy, Action, Drama
Hungary
2016
105 Minutes
Szabolcs Thuróczy Zoltán Fenyvesi Mónika Balsai Ádám Fekete Lídia Danis
teenager disabled person hitman friend young man gripping bleak brooding hungary growing up crime violence disability friendship unlikely allies growing up adventure discovery 2010s
Two disabled teenagers looking for a reason to live, team up with a wheelchair hitman.
Comedy, Drama
2004
111 Minutes
Marilou Berry Agnès Jaoui Jean-Pierre Bacri Laurent Grévill Virginie Desarnauts Keine Bouhiza Grégoire Oestermann Serge Riaboukine Michela Moretti Jean-Pierre Lazzerini Jacques Boko
singer daughter author father teacher stepmother amusing emotional sad inspiring paris classroom salon street family home music self-esteem growing up loneliness dysfunctional family
A gifted singer (Marilou Berry) seeks approval from her egotistical father (Jean-Pierre Bacri), who is a famous writer and publisher.
Comedy, Drama
Norway
2001
84 Minutes
Per Christian Ellefsen Sven Nordin Per Christensen Jørgen Langhelle Marit Pia Jacobsen Hilde Olausson Ola Otnes
son mentally challenged person friend roommate amusing touching charming offbeat apartment mental institution restaurant oslo, norway friendship mental illness phobias poetry roommates adventure discovery transformation
When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, Elling, a sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and... See full summary »
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
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
USA
2008
111 Minutes
Anne Hathaway Rosemarie DeWitt Bill Irwin Debra Winger Tunde Adebimpe Mather Zickel Anisa George Anna Deavere Smith Jerome Lepage Beau Sia
sister bride father mother groom family member quirky brooding melodramatic new england family home hair salon home interracial romance drug addiction wedding family deception struggle rivalry
A young woman who has been in and out of rehab for the past ten years, returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.
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.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2010
91 Minutes
Jay Duplass John C. Reilly Jonah Hill Marisa Tomei Catherine Keener Matt Walsh Diane Mizota Kathy Wittes Katie Aselton
man son mother girlfriend ex-wife hilarious emotional quirky house party park mother/child relationship moving dating marriage loneliness competition love rivalry quest
John and Molly, a divorced middle aged man and a single mother meet at a friends party and start up a small relationship, all John has to do now is meet Molly's son... Cyrus