20 movies like Bad Santa, ordered by similarity : Having You(2013), Full Grown Men(2006), Stuck in Love(2012), The Drop(2014), Rafiki(2018), Private Fears in Public Places(2006), Husband Material(2018), We Are Boats(2018), Sanctuary(2016), Menashe(2017), Badlapur(2015), The Santa Clause 2(2002) ...
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
UK
2013
97 Minutes
Anna Friel Romola Garai Andrew Buchan Philip Davis Isaac Andrews Steven Cree Harry Hadden-Paton Hattie Morahan
love child fiancé fiancée former lover son father emotional engaging gripping heartwarming intense tender united kingdom coast town home hospital family relationships father/son relationship
Jack has finally managed to propose to his girlfriend when his life is turned upside down by the arrival of an old one-night stand that introduces him to his seven year old son.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2006
78 Minutes
Matt McGrath Judah Friedlander Alan Cumming Amy Sedaris Jim Fyfe Jerry Grayson Deborah Harry Katie Kreisler Joie Lee
father husband young boy mother childhood friend bartender endearing playful spirited house car amusement park bar trailer florida road trip self-discovery friendship family responsibility
A man stuck in the reveries of his youth tracks down the boyhood friend he once tormented, only to find that simpler times were more complicated than he thought.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
97 Minutes
Greg Kinnear Jennifer Connelly Lily Collins Logan Lerman Nat Wolff Patrick Schwarzenegger Liana Liberato Kristen Bell Michael Goodwin
author child parent father daughter son neighbor love interest romantic interest ex-wife engaging lighthearted inspiring playful mushy positive united states house beach bar
An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
Kenya|South Africa|Germany|Netherlands|France|Norway|Lebanon|UK
2018
83 Minutes
Samantha Mugatsia Sheila Munyiva Neville Misati Nice Githinji Charlie Karumi Muthoni Gathecha Vitalis Waweru Mellen Aura Jimmy Gathu Nini Wacera Dennis Musyoka
best friend father lesbian love interest family member emotional touching cool tender passionate solemn nairobi kenya house bar forbidden love lesbianism secret love secret life forbidden love
"Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives," but Kena and Ziki long for something more. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.
Comedy, Drama
2006
123 Minutes
Sabine Azéma Pierre Arditi Laura Morante Lambert Wilson Isabelle Carré André Dussollier Françoise Gillard
real estate agent co-worker old man bartender soldier sister dark emotional fascinating paris apartment restaurant bar love deception romance loneliness death seduction love
Six Parisians, including a real estate agent (Isabelle Carré) and his religious co-worker (André Dussollier), face a sad search for real love.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
India
2018
150 Minutes
Tapsee Pannu Abhishek Bachchan Vicky Kaushal Jasmin Bajwa Ashnoor Kaur Abdul Quadir Amin Saurabh Sachdeva
young woman dj bank employee father mother emotional intense melodramatic inspiring heartwarming charming india disco love triangle loveless marriage wedding true love unconditional love forbidden love love
A love triangle between a spirited young woman, her outgoing boyfriend and a fiance who's husband material.
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.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
2016
87 Minutes
Stephen Marcus Amy Joyce Hastings Tara Breathnach Christopher Dunne Robert Doherty Orla McGovern Jennifer Elise Cox Christian O'Reilly Caroline Grace-Cassidy Eileen Gibbons Kieran Coppinger
disabled boy disabled girl disabled person love interest young man caregiver charming heartwarming uplifting amusing ireland hospice restaurant bar port city disability love true love escape rebellion
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
82 Minutes
Menashe Lustig Ruben Niborski Yoel Weisshaus Meyer Schwartz Yoel Falkowitz Mirka Hermoza Laznik Abraham Bresky Jorge Cea
hasidic jew grocer father son widower emotional moving spirited tender new york city grocery store house park cemetery temple judaism single parents single life parent/child relationship love
Within Brooklyn's ultra-orthodox Jewish community, a widower battles for custody of his son. A tender drama performed entirely in Yiddish, the film intimately explores the nature of faith and the price of parenthood.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
India
2015
123 Minutes
Varun Dhawan Nawazuddin Siddiqui Huma Qureshi Yami Gautam Divya Dutta Vinay Pathak Radhika Apte
mother son father partner wife robber brash confident dark emotional gritty intense india house car apartment police station vengeance tragic death bank robbery
An innocent man turns brutal when his family gets killed in a bank robbery and one of the perpetrators escapes. 15 years later, he begins his deadly game of vengeance.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
USA|Canada
2002
104 Minutes
Tim Allen Elizabeth Mitchell David Krumholtz Eric Lloyd Judge Reinhold Wendy Crewson Spencer Breslin Liliana Mumy Danielle Woodman Aisha Tyler Kevin Pollak
santa claus elf love interest son tooth fairy child lighthearted hilarious endearing north pole airplane factory town house marriage christmas family going home father/son relationship good versus evil
Scott Calvin has been a humble Santa Claus for nearly ten years, but it might come to an end if he doesn't find a Mrs. Claus.
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
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.
Kids & Family, Other, Comedy
USA|Germany
2001
90 Minutes
Connie Sellecca Corbin Bernsen Dylan Sprouse Cole Sprouse Sonny Carl Davis Frank Gerrish Eric Jacobs Caitlin E.J. Meyer
mother father child santa claus impostor son charming heartwarming hilarious salt lake city shopping mall living room family home mistaken identity bad behavior children vs. adults schemes christmas family growing up
After a boy sees a man in Santa Claus suit kissing his mother, he thinks that the real Santa wants to replace his father, so he goes to prank-war with him.
Crime, Drama, Comedy
Brazil
2003
112 Minutes
Murilo Benício Cláudia Abreu Natália Lage Jorge Dória José Wilker Agildo Ribeiro Perfeito Fortuna André Gonçalves Amir Haddad Moska André Barros
vigilante hairdresser thug teen girl friend cop gritty gutsy amusing bleak slum brazil bar salon apartment unexpected success vigilantism love triangle marriage pregnancy
Maiquel has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This little event triggers a head-on collision with destiny in which Maiquel goes from nobody to hero to outlaw--all in 24 hours.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany
2002
110 Minutes
James Van Der Beek Ian Somerhalder Shannyn Sossamon Jessica Biel Kip Pardue Thomas Ian Nicholas Kate Bosworth Fred Savage Eric Stoltz Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Faye Dunaway
college student drug dealer ex-girlfriend womanizer younger brother love interest dark amusing disturbing melodramatic new hampshire camden college dormitory party bar campus sex drugs music friendship
The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.
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
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.
Romance, Drama
Germany
2008
98 Minutes
Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal Steffi Kühnert
woman man couple lover cheeky confident emotional engaging heartwarming germany home apartment lake love love triangle loveless marriage lovers old age love forbidden love
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.