20 movies like Lbs., ordered by similarity : Rachel Getting Married(2008), Little Sister(2015), A Matter of Size(2009), Ben Is Back(2018), Home Fries(1998), Less Sugar(2007), A Day in the Death of Joe Egg(1972), Raising Victor Vargas(2002), Dean(2016), Five Days Without Nora(2008), A Christmas Tale(2008), Elling(2001) ...
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
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.
Drama
2015
126 Minutes
Haruka Ayase Masami Nagasawa Kaho Suzu Hirose Kirin Kiki Shinobu Ohtake Ryô Kase Jun Fubuki
sister mother figure estranged father sibling half sister friend caregiver grandmother love interest romantic interest mother lighthearted emotional engaging endearing positive japan home family home family
After the death of their estranged father, three siblings (Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho) invite their half sister (Suzu Hirose) to live with them.
Comedy, Drama
2009
92 Minutes
Itzik Cohen Togo Igawa Dvir Benedek Alon Dahan Shmulik Cohen Irit Kaplan Levana Finkelstein
chef obese man best friend japanese man restaurant owner mother hilarious offbeat heartwarming ramle, israel restaurant woods family home gym arena obesity self-discovery new job cross-cultural relations sumo wrestling
Tired of losing the struggle to control their weight, four pudgy pals enlist the aid of a Japanese restaurateur to train them as sumo wrestlers.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2018
103 Minutes
Julia Roberts Lucas Hedges Courtney B. Vance Kathryn Newton Rachel Bay Jones David Zaldivar Alexandra Park Michael Esper Tim Guinee Myra Lucretia Taylor Mia Fowler
young man mother sister friend addict drug smuggler intense gripping emotional rousing brooding sad family home suburbia neighborhood small town substance abuse drug addiction family dysfunction family ties
A drug addicted teenage boy shows up unexpectedly at his family's home on Christmas Eve.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
93 Minutes
Drew Barrymore Luke Wilson Catherine O'Hara Jake Busey Shelley Duvall Kim Robillard Daryl Mitchell Lanny Flaherty Chris Ellis Blue Deckert
restaurant employee son mother stepfather mistress brother amusing dark quirky restaurant family home airplane hangar helicopter bedroom infidelity pregnancy family dysfunction murder mother/son relationship love
Pregnant Sally unknowingly falls for the stepson of the deceased father of her baby and has to deal with his homicidal family.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
India|UK
2007
140 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Tabu Paresh Rawal Zohra Segal Vinay Jain Krishna Bhatt Kanwal Toor Nikhil Ratnaparkhi Pradeep Shukla Jameel Khan
older man mother restaurant owner young woman fiancée restaurant employee offbeat emotional london family home restaurant kitchen india city courtship family dysfunction romance journey relationships disapproval
An egotistical 64-year-old chef and confirmed bachelor falls for a woman 30 years his junior.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1972
107 Minutes
Alan Bates Janet Suzman Peter Bowles Sheila Gish Joan Hickson Elizabeth Robillard Murray Melvin Fanny Carby
mother father daughter friend bleak offbeat shocking family home england parenthood mother/daughter relationship cerebral palsy family transformation quest 1970s
A couple uses extremely black comedy to survive taking care of a daughter who is nearly completely brain dead. They take turns doing the daughter's voice and stare into the eyes of death ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
France|USA
2002
88 Minutes
Victor Rasuk Judy Marte Melonie Diaz Altagracia Guzman Silvestre Rasuk Krystal Rodriguez Kevin Rivera Wilfree Vasquez Donna Maldonado
teen boy brother grandmother teen girl love interest overweight person amusing brash moving lower east side pool family home bedroom street new york city family teen angst immigrants sexual awakening religion
A Lower East Side teen-ager struggles to find some sanity while surrounded by an eccentric grandmother, a crazy new girlfriend, and a longing younger brother.
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
2008
92 Minutes
Fernando Ciangherotti Silvia Mariscal Enrique Arreola Ari Brickman Juan Carlos Colombo Marina de Tavira Juan Pablo Medina Max Kerlow Verónica Langer Angelina Peláez Martin LaSalle
widower ex-wife rabbi old man doctor son dark amusing offbeat mexico city family home apartment kitchen suicide funeral judaism will and testament family love fall
A woman's suicide just before Passover creates many complications for her ex-husband (Fernando Luján) and their family.
Comedy, Other, Drama
France
2008
150 Minutes
Catherine Deneuve Jean-Paul Roussillon Mathieu Amalric Françoise Bertin Laurent Capelluto Anne Consigny Emmanuelle Devos Hippolyte Girardot Chiara Mastroianni Emile Berling
mother daughter son tense emotional moving touching family home roubaix, france illness family death growing up sacrifice rivalry 2000s
The troubled Vuillard family is no stranger to illness, grief, and banishment, but when their matriarch requires a bone-marrow transplant, the estranged clan reunites just in time for Christmas.
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 »
Comedy
UK
2008
118 Minutes
Sally Hawkins Alexis Zegerman Andrea Riseborough Sinead Matthews Kate O'Flynn Sarah Niles Eddie Marsan Sylvestra Le Touzel
teacher friend instructor sister social worker charming amusing offbeat london apartment family home coast optimism education family friendship adventure discovery 2000s
A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
120 Minutes
Amber Tamblyn Alexis Bledel America Ferrera Blake Lively Jenna Boyd Bradley Whitford Nancy Travis Rachel Ticotin Mike Vogel Michael Rady Leonardo Nam
teen girl friend love interest father grandfather grandmother amusing emotional maryland south carolina mexico greece friendship family romance traveling coming of age teen angst transformation discovery
Four best girlfriends hatch a plan to stay connected with one another as their lives start off in different directions: they pass around a pair of secondhand jeans that fits each of their bodies perfectly.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
103 Minutes
Bill Murray Melissa McCarthy Naomi Watts Chris O'Dowd Jaeden Martell Terrence Howard Kimberly Quinn Donna Mitchell Nathan Corddry Dario Barosso Ann Dowd
single mother son misanthrope mentor friend boss charming amusing cheeky brooklyn, n.y. apartment racetrack bar strip club office single mothers work misanthropy friendship gambling
A young boy whose parents have just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic war veteran who lives next door.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
97 Minutes
Peter Falk Paul Reiser Olympia Dukakis Elizabeth Perkins Mackenzie Connolly Lydia Grace Jordan Ann Dowd Claire Beckman Mimi Lieber Catherine Taormina
son father mother sister wife child emotional amusing open road new york state family home farmhouse missing persons search family relationships road trip camping male bonding adventure discovery
Ben's dad, Sam, shows up one night with a note that Ben's mother has left. While Ben's wife and his three sisters try to find her, Ben takes Sam on a day trip to see a farmhouse that is for sale.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1987
111 Minutes
Sebastian Rice Edwards Sarah Miles David Hayman Derrick O'Connor Susan Wooldridge Sammi Davis Ian Bannen Jean-Marc Barr Annie Leon
son sister brother father mother soldier inspiring endearing emotional london suburbia family childhood war world war ii growing up adventure 1930s
Bill, a young boy living on the outskirts of London experiences the exhilaration of World War II. During this period, Bill learns about sex, death, love, hypocrisy, and the faults of adults as he prowls the ruins of bombed houses.
Comedy, Drama
Sweden|France|Norway|Denmark
2014
120 Minutes
Johannes Kuhnke Lisa Loven Kongsli Clara Wettergren Vincent Wettergren Kristofer Hivju Fanni Metelius Brady Corbet Karin Myrenberg
patriarch friend parent adulterer family child amusing gripping suspenseful dark the alps french alps hotel room balcony ski slopes ski resort disaster holidays children left for dead
A family vacationing in the French Alps is confronted with a devastating avalanche.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
91 Minutes
Addison Timlin Ally Sheedy Keith Poulson Peter Hedges Barbara Crampton Kristin Slaysman Molly Plunk Rhonda Hansome
nun mother father brother friend family member cheeky hilarious creative church convent north carolina house street car religion love acceptance self-confidence identity
Young nun Colleen is avoiding all contact from her family, returning to her childhood home in Asheville NC, she finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth/metal posters.
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.