20 movies like Adam & Paul, ordered by similarity : California Split(1974), Made(2001), Hera Pheri(1975), Trainspotting(1996), Big Fan(2009), Late Night(2019), The Disaster Artist(2017), Small Engine Repair(2006), I Went Down(1997), Calendar Girls(2003), Chimes at Midnight(1965), Conversations With My Gardener(2007) ...
Comedy, Drama
Ireland
2004
85 Minutes
Mark O'Halloran Tom Murphy Louise Lewis Gary Egan Dylan Grimes Deirdre Molloy Mary Murray Paul Roe Ian Cregg Michael Ryan Gerry Moore
junkie friend criminal drug dealer disturbing bleak cheeky ireland dublin field inner city addiction heroin friendship desperation crime poverty quest wretched excess 2000s
2 heroin addicts negotiate their way through Dublin's city centre, encountering friends and family as they search for their next fix.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1974
108 Minutes
George Segal Elliott Gould Ann Prentiss Gwen Welles Edward Walsh Joseph Walsh Bert Remsen Barbara London Barbara Ruick
gambler friend prostitute roommate charming cheeky spirited reno, nev. casino bar los angeles gambling addiction hedonism desperation friendship wretched excess quest 1970s
When a casual gambler befriends a professional one, he begins to mirror his life, sending both deeper into the sleazy gambling world where the stakes keep getting bigger.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2001
94 Minutes
Jon Favreau Vince Vaughn Sean Combs Famke Janssen Faizon Love David O'Hara Vincent Pastore Peter Falk
boxer friend girlfriend crime boss criminal amusing tense new york city los angeles restaurant friendship mob dangerous assignment drugs failed romance underdog quest 2000s
Two aspiring boxers, lifelong friends, get involved in a money-laundering scheme through a low-level organized crime group.
Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action
India
1975
164 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Saira Banu Kimi Katkar Vinod Khanna Sulakshana Pandit Deepa Sahi Shilpa Shirodkar
young man young woman friend best friend father girlfriend amusing gripping thrilling intense emotional moving india city house bungalow restaurant street friendship best friends
Two friends Ajay and Vijay gets separated from each other when they discover secrets about their past in their own ways.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1996
94 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Ewen Bremner Jonny Lee Miller Kevin McKidd Robert Carlyle Kelly Macdonald Peter Mullan James Cosmo Eileen Nicholas Susan Vidler Pauline Lynch
drug addict friend student girlfriend drug dealer sociopath amusing dark gritty edinburgh london household apartment pub hotel addiction abandonment friendship crime death
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
88 Minutes
Patton Oswalt Kevin Corrigan Marcia Jean Kurtz Michael Rapaport Matt Servitto Gino Cafarelli Serafina Fiore Jonathan Hamm Joe Garden Polly Humphries
blue-collar worker mother fan friend football player radio host amusing cheeky emotional staten island, n.y. parking garage hospital gas station strip club radio station sports fandom friendship idolization accident
A hard-core New York Giants fan struggles to deal with the consequences when he is beaten up by his favorite player.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2019
102 Minutes
Emma Thompson Mindy Kaling John Lithgow Hugh Dancy Reid Scott Denis O'Hare Max Casella Paul Walter Hauser John Early Luke Slattery Ike Barinholtz
talk show host writer co-worker friend amusing hilarious cheeky inspiring uplifting new york city television studio office stage women comedy unlikely allies unlikely friendship friendship working woman transformation
A late night talk show host suspects that she may soon lose her long-running show.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
103 Minutes
James Franco Dave Franco Seth Rogen Zac Efron Alison Brie Paul Scheer Hannibal Buress Jerrod Carmichael Zoey Deutch Nathan Fielder Ari Graynor
director actor audience acting teacher friend filmmaker amusing hilarious emotional endearing passionate offbeat hollywood, calif. film set theater field restaurant apartment following your dreams filmmaker
When Greg Sestero, an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true.
Comedy, Drama
Ireland
2006
98 Minutes
ex-convict mechanic assistant friend singer emotional amusing uplifting small town ireland mill automobile repair shop bar house country music small-town life aspirations guilt friendship transformation
Doug, an aspiring country singer, has spent his life as a loser in a non-descript small town with nobody believing in his heartbreaking voice and talent as a musician. His wife has left him... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Ireland|UK|USA
1997
105 Minutes
Brendan Gleeson Peter McDonald Peter Caffrey Tony Doyle Antoine Byrne Donal O'Kelly David Wilmot
ex-convict gangster kingpin best friend hostage thug thrilling amusing cheeky jail car dublin ireland city organized crime debt infidelity con game mistaken identity journey
Fresh out of prison, Git rescues a former best friend (now living with Git's girlfriend) from a beating at the hands of loan sharks. He's now in trouble with the mob boss, Tom French, who ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2003
108 Minutes
Helen Mirren Julie Walters John Alderton Linda Bassett Annette Crosbie Philip Glenister Ciarán Hinds Celia Imrie Geraldine James Penelope Wilton George Costigan
wife friend husband photographer director cheeky heartwarming amusing uplifting yorkshire hospital household england hollywood, calif. friendship romance business activism fame quest
A Women's Institute chapter's fundraising effort for a local hospital by posing nude for a calendar becomes a media sensation.
Drama, History
1965
115 Minutes
Orson Welles Jeanne Moreau John Gielgud Margaret Rutherford Marina Vlady Keith Baxter Norman Rodway
friend girlfriend prince henry iv hostess wife brash cheeky amusing sad england battlefield castle pub inn royal life father/son relationship friendship loyalty war
Welles' adaptation of "Falstaff" and other Shakespearean works, chronicling the nobleman's relationship with Henry V.
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
Comedy, Drama
UK
2008
75 Minutes
Thomas Turgoose Kate Dickie Piotr Jagiello Perry Benson Ireneusz Czop Elisa Lasowski Ben Porter Steven Hillman
teen boy best friend father love interest waitress photographer emotional bleak midlands london household coming of age friendship father/son relationship poverty family discovery escape 2000s
A black-and-white study of a social environment in London, concentrating on a pair of unlikely new friends and the girl they both fancy.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
74 Minutes
Jon Michael Hill Julian Parker Ryan Hallahan Blake DeLong
young man stranger police officer friend homeless person amusing bleak tense offbeat witty spirited chicago street corner street friendship homelessness leaving home police brutality shoot-out adventure
Two young men pass the time dreaming of the promised land.
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
USA
2019
98 Minutes
Ellar Coltrane Ian Nelson Analeigh Tipton Callan McAuliffe Ella Hunt Bill Milner Hayden Szeto Lana Condor Victoria Justice
best friend band member friend love interest girlfriend cheeky amusing emotional charming stage bar woods house apartment growing up friendship romance broken heart love triangle love
A coming-of-age story about the complexities of young romantic relationships.
Drama
Romania
2009
110 Minutes
Dragos Bucur Vlad Ivanov Irina Saulescu Ion Stoica Marian Ghenea Cosmin Selesi George Remes Dan Cogalniceanu Serban Georgevici Radu Costin
detective police chief teen boy friend brother drug dealer somber brooding dark romania city police station crime drug trade friendship law enforcement career frame-up sacrifice quest
A police officer refuses to arrest a young man for offering drugs to his friends.
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
UK|France
2009
102 Minutes
Riz Ahmed Arsher Ali Nigel Lindsay Kayvan Novak Adeel Akhtar Benedict Cumberbatch Julia Davis Alex MacQueen Craig Parkinson Preeya Kalidas
terrorist friend muslim suicide bomber outlandish engaging amusing sheffield, england pakistan london terrorism youth friendship accidental death disguise ineptitude escape transformation underdog sacrifice
Four incompetent British terrorists set out to train for and commit an act of terror.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
80 Minutes
Charlene deGuzman John Hawkes Melissa Leo Paul James Ellen Geer Jake McDorman Josh Fadem Josh Ruben
ex-boyfriend sex addict musician recluse friend sponsor heartwarming hilarious emotional tense house garage party car group therapy sex addiction love friendship lifestyle changes music
A sex and love addicted woman learns what real intimacy is when she starts making music with a reclusive man.