20 movies like Crazy Like a Fox, ordered by similarity : Dad and Dave: On Our Selection(1995), Scudda-Hoo! Scudda-Hay!(1948), War Dogs(2016), Lilies of the Field(1963), Babe(1995), Juke Girl(1942), The Good Earth(1937), The Emigrants(1971), The Southerner(1945), Days of Heaven(1978), Christmas in the Smokies(2015), Oyster Farmer(2004) ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
2004
98 Minutes
Roger Rees Mary McDonnell Paul Fitzgerald Christina Rouner Mark Joy Myrrh Cauthen
farmer real estate agent family patriarch wife child friend brash unrestrained virginia farm cave farming real estate guerrilla warfare insanity destruction eviction fall rise revenge
This is the story of Nat Banks, an 8th generation Virginian gentleman farmer living in the past, who loses his family farm, Greenwood, to a pair of land speculators from Washington, D.C. ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Australia
1995
110 Minutes
Leo McKern Joan Sutherland Geoffrey Rush David Field Noah Taylor Essie Davis Celia Ireland Ray Barrett Barry Otto Nicholas Eadie Murray Bartlett
farmer wife son politician neighbor amusing charming australia farm small town family farming politics father/son relationship growing up transformation 19th century
Tired of local corruption and the harshness of his life a bushman demonstrates the true Aussie spirit and decides to run for parliament.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1948
95 Minutes
June Haver Lon McCallister Walter Brennan Anne Revere Natalie Wood Robert Karnes Henry Hull Tom Tully
farmer neighbor friend daughter stepbrother stepmother confident fascinating farm field barn rural life family competition animals farming logging rivalry love quest
In 1948 rural America, two stepbrothers compete for the same gal and the younger brother buys two untamed mules for work projects while the older brother tries to sabotage him.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Cambodia|Romania
2016
114 Minutes
Jonah Hill Miles Teller Ana de Armas Bradley Cooper Kevin Pollak Steve Lantz Gregg Weiner David Packouz Eddie Jemison Julian Sergi Shaun Toub
arms dealer childhood friend iraqi afghan girlfriend government official brash cheeky intense florida funeral diner pentagon iraq club childhood friends arms syndicate iraq war danger war
Loosely based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1963
94 Minutes
Sidney Poitier Lilia Skala Lisa Mann Isa Crino Francesca Jarvis Pamela Branch Stanley Adams Dan Frazer
handyman nun mother superior heartwarming mellow arizona farm church desert farming construction friendship race relations religion quest rise 1960s
A travelling handyman becomes the answer to the prayers of nuns who wish to build a chapel in the desert.
Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
Australia|USA
1995
94 Minutes
James Cromwell Magda Szubanski Mary Acres David Webb Marshall Napier John Doyle Paul Goddard
farmer wife animal pig dog uplifting endearing inspiring positive farm countryside fair animals social change grief growing up transformation underdog 1990s
Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
90 Minutes
Ann Sheridan Ronald Reagan Richard Whorf George Tobias Gene Lockhart Alan Hale Betty Brewer Donald MacBride Howard da Silva Willard Robertson Faye Emerson
farmer owner girl friend farmhand tense melodramatic florida atlanta farm farming worker's rights friendship framed for murder small-town life greed underdog love sacrifice 1940s
Danny and Steve are migrant farm workers who wind up in Cat Tail, Florida. Cat Tail is run by Madden Packing and Danny works for Madden while Steve works for the underdog farmer named Nick.... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1937
138 Minutes
Paul Muni Luise Rainer Walter Connolly Tilly Losch Charley Grapewin Jessie Ralph Soo Yong Keye Luke Roland Lui Ching Wah Lee Harold Huber
farmer wife pretty woman son emotional melodramatic china farm farming family poverty aspirations marriage love triangle transformation love sacrifice 1930s
Although married Chinese farmers Wang and O-Lan initially experience success, their lives are complicated by declining fortunes and lean times, as well as the arrival of the beautiful young Lotus.
Drama
Sweden
1971
148 Minutes
Max von Sydow Liv Ullmann Eddie Axberg Svenolof Bern Aina Alfredsson Allan Edwall Monica Zetterlund Pierre Lindstedt Hans Alfredson Ulla Smidje Eva-Lena Zetterlund
farmer husband wife son daughter somber touching småland, sweden minnesota ship countryside farm river family farming america travel emigration class distinctions adventure
Småland, Sweden, mid-19th century. A farming family struggle with their rocky, unyielding land, and decide to embark on the arduous journey to new hope in America.
Drama
USA
1945
91 Minutes
Zachary Scott Betty Field Beulah Bondi J. Carrol Naish Norman Lloyd Jay Gilpin Estelle Taylor Percy Kilbride Blanche Yurka
farmer wife grandmother emotional spirited moving texas farm farming aspirations poverty family quest love sacrifice underdog 1940s
The life of the poor Tucker family, that worked as cotton pluggers and decided to get their own ground, but nature is against them.
Drama
USA
1978
95 Minutes
Richard Gere Brooke Adams Sam Shepard Linda Manz Robert Wilke Jackie Shultis Stuart Margolin Timothy Scott Richard Libertini Doug Kershaw
worker sister girlfriend farmer wealthy man sad emotional dark texas chicago farm factory river fugitives jealousy farming illness love triangle deception escape
A hot-tempered farm laborer convinces the woman he loves to marry their rich but dying boss so that they can have a claim to his fortune.
Other, Drama
USA
2015
85 Minutes
Sarah Lancaster Barry Corbin Alan Powell Gregory Alan Williams Brett Rice Jill Wagner Danny Vinson Rebecca Koon Tim Ross
family woman farmer ex-boyfriend country singer townspeople leader charming lighthearted emotional positive endearing farm mountain smoky mountains town family farming romance family business
Christmas in the Smokies is a modern-day Christmas classic set in the beautiful Smoky Mountains that tells the story of one family's journey to save their historic berry farm against all odds during one fateful holiday season.
Comedy, Drama
Australia|UK
2004
89 Minutes
Alex O'Loughlin Jim Norton Diana Glenn David Field Kerry Armstrong Claudia Harrison Alan Cinis Jack Thompson Bob Yearley Brady Kitchingham
oyster farmer sister boss ex-wife brother love interest brooding amusing playful australia small town sydney family crime oyster farming money city vs. country journey pursuit temptation
A love story about a young man who runs away up an isolated Australian river and gets a job with eighth generation oyster famers.
Drama
USA
1984
111 Minutes
Sally Field Lindsay Crouse John Malkovich Ed Harris Amy Madigan Danny Glover Terry O'Quinn Bert Remsen Ray Baker
widow hobo boarder sister brother-in-law child emotional engaging uplifting texas farm boardinghouse farming poverty family friendship infidelity sacrifice underdog rise
In central Texas in the 1930s, a widow, with two small children, tries to run her small 40-acre farm with the help of two disparate people.
Drama
USA
1994
92 Minutes
Thomas Guiry Helen Slater Jon Tenney Brittany Boyd Frederic Forrest Richard Farnsworth Michelle Williams Charlie Hofheimer Clayton Barclay Jones
father mother son daughter lassie farmer heartwarming virginia farm family home dogs family farming teen angst love triangle culture clash adventure transformation 1990s
When a family of 4 moves from Baltimore to a farm in rural Virginia, they adopt an abandoned collie. The dog becomes the son's companion and protector, helping him adapt to rural life.
Comedy, Drama
1993
89 Minutes
Zbigniew Zamachowski Julie Delpy Janusz Gajos Jerzy Stuhr Juliette Binoche Aleksander Bardini Grzegorz Warchol Cezary Harasimowicz
immigrant wife judge boss hairdresser brother dark amusing courtroom paris warsaw subway hair salon divorce sex impotence schemes real estate business fall
Divorced and ruined in Paris, a Polish hairdresser (Zbigniew Zamachowski) gets even with his French ex-wife (Julie Delpy).
Drama
USA
1934
74 Minutes
Karen Morley Tom Keene Barbara Pepper Addison Richards John Qualen Lloyd Ingram Sidney Bracey Henry Hall Nellie V. Nichols Frank Minor
husband wife farmer carpenter plumber musician uplifting tense spirited apartment farm countryside great depression agriculture commune farming love triangle rise transformation temptation
A group of down-on-their-luck workers combine their abilities to make a Gallafentian-style commune... and bread!
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.
Drama
Sweden
1998
130 Minutes
Rolf Lassgård Helena Bergström Johan Widerberg Gunilla Röör Jonas Falk Linda Ulvaeus Bergljót Arnadóttir Per Sandberg
farmer sailor beautiful woman dog housekeeper friend moving charming sweden farm jealousy loneliness illiteracy friendship deception farming love transformation 1950s
Olof lives alone on a farm after the death of his mother. Unable to read and write, he is dependent on his younger friend, Erik. Olof advertises for a housekeeper, and Ellen arrives. During summer Olof's heart and Erik's desires develops.
Crime, Drama, Comedy
France
2009
105 Minutes
Dany Boon André Dussollier Nicolas Marie Jean-Pierre Marielle Yolande Moreau Julie Ferrier Omar Sy Dominique Pinon Michel Cremades Marie-Julie Baup Urbain Cancelier
clerk victim convict mathematician scavenger friend quirky amusing suspenseful paris airport dump street friendship redemption vengeance outcasts hard times weapons revenge
A man and his friends come up with an intricate and original plan to destroy two big weapons manufacturers.
Comedy
Belgium|France
2004
92 Minutes
Benoît Delépine Benoît Delépine Aki Kaurismäki Jason Flemyng Benoît Poelvoorde Noël Godin Jan Bucquoy Isabelle Delépine Gustave Kervern
farmer farmhand paraplegic wife nurse executive dark hilarious offbeat belgium farm courtroom hospital room nightclub finland accident journey unlikely allies marriage disability
In this pitch black comedy the rivalry between two neighbors escalates into an all out war. Through a maintenance error on a tractor they both end up, paralyzed, in a wheelchair. It seems ... See full summary »