20 movies like Primer, ordered by similarity : Hera Pheri(1975), Explorers(1985), Giant Little Ones(2018), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot(2018), Bodies, Rest & Motion(1993), Funny Story(2018), Unlovable(2018), Perfectos desconocidos(2018), Chronicle(2012), The Girl Who Leapt Through Time(2006), Kai Po Che!(2013), Life of the Party(2017) ...
Sci-Fi, Drama
USA
2004
78 Minutes
Shane Carruth David Sullivan Casey Gooden Anand Upadhyaya Carrie Crawford Ashley Warren
engineer friend girlfriend father dense intricate thrilling garage party household inventions time travel scientific experiments partnership technology secret discovery wretched excess fall future
Four friends/fledgling entrepreneurs, knowing that there's something bigger and more innovative than the different error-checking devices they've built, wrestle over their new invention.
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.
Sci-Fi, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1985
104 Minutes
Ethan Hawke River Phoenix Jason Presson Amanda Peterson Dick Miller Robert Picardo Dana Ivey Meshach Taylor James Cromwell Mary Kay Place
boy friend alien father bully amusing endearing california household spacecraft outer space inventions space travel childhood friendship aliens culture clash adventure discovery quest
A boy obsessed with 50s sci-fi movies about aliens has a recurring dream about a blueprint of some kind, which he draws for his inventor friend. With the help of a third kid, they follow it and build themselves a spaceship. Now what?
Drama
Canada
2018
94 Minutes
Josh Wiggins Darren Mann Taylor Hickson Maria Bello Kyle MacLachlan Niamh Wilson Hailey Kittle Peter Outerbridge Stephanie Moore Kiana Madeira Olivia Scriven
best friend girlfriend mother father partygoer tense emotional touching intense high school party swimming pool house classroom convenience store friendship love growing up teen romance teen culture
Two popular teen boys, best friends since childhood, discover their lives, families, and girlfriends dramatically upended after an unexpected incident occurs on the night of a 17th birthday party.
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
USA
1993
93 Minutes
Phoebe Cates Bridget Fonda Tim Roth Eric Stoltz Alicia Witt Rich Wheeler Scott Johnson
salesman painter best friend girlfriend ex-girlfriend boyfriend quirky witty endearing arizona small town house desert small-town life self-discovery moving friendship love abandonment adventure
Nick is a feckless television salesman who gets fired and impulsively decides that he and his girlfriend, Beth, will move to Butte, MT, which he's read is "the city of the future." "I read ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2018
85 Minutes
Matthew Glave Emily Bett Rickards Jana Winternitz Nikki Limo Lily Holleman Jessica Diggins Aschleigh Jensen Pete Gardner Reginald VelJohnson Jacob Wysocki
older man daughter estranged father friend girlfriend tense amusing emotional shocking uneasy california wedding restaurant bar woods love triangle awkward situations love father/daughter relationship secret
A dramedy about a well-intentioned father who inadvertently wreaks havoc on the life of his estranged daughter when she invites him to her woodland wedding.
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.
Comedy, Drama
Mexico
2018
97 Minutes
Cecilia Suárez Bruno Bichir Franky Martín Mariana Treviño Ana Claudia Talancón Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Miguel Rodarte Camila Valero
best friend friend hilarious brooding charming confident dark house dining room dinner party game party game privacy personal versus private discovery forbidden love mystery rivalry fall 2010s
What begins as a provocative party game quickly becomes a wild ride full of twists and "textual tension" in this comedy about the secrets we all carry in our pockets.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2012
84 Minutes
Dane DeHaan Alex Russell Michael B. Jordan Michael Kelly Ashley Hinshaw Bo Petersen Anna Wood Rudi Malcolm Luke Tyler Crystal-Donna Roberts Adrian Collins
teen boy cousin classmate love interest father mother frightening disturbing offbeat seattle household high school party cave supernatural teen angst abuse of power telekinesis video diary troubled childhood
Three high school friends gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery underground. Soon they find their lives spinning out of control and their bond tested as they embrace their darker sides.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Anime, Drama
Japan
2006
98 Minutes
teenager classmate friend teacher time traveler inspiring creative playful charming positive japan school street time portal time travel destiny fantasy animation adventure discovery
A high-school girl named Makoto acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own.
Drama
India
2013
126 Minutes
young man friend childhood friend neighbor girlfriend sister emotional gripping engaging heartwarming intense powerful india city house cricket match violence friendship chasing dreams community
Three friends growing up in India at the turn of the millennium set out to open a training academy to produce the country's next cricket stars.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
2017
84 Minutes
Georgia Chara Christopher Kirby Holly Brisley Talin Argon Michela Carattini Hayley Hughes Michael Budd Johnny Lahoud
man partygoer friend gangster drug dealer amusing tense brooding hilarious unrestrained house party cemetery bar office relationships self-destruction self-discovery party lifestyle changes
A touching comedy drama about 3 friends edging towards their mid thirties who, in an attempt to hang on to their carefree youth,embark on an attempt to write themselves into the history books by trying to host the world's longest house party.
Sci-Fi, Drama
2003
172 Minutes
Hrithik Roshan Preity Zinta Rekha Rajat Bedi Mukesh Rishi Prem Chopra Rakesh Roshan
scientist mother mentally challenged boy alien young woman childhood friend amusing moving touching heartwarming inspiring thrilling india valley village house school basketball court alien landing alien/human relationship
Sci-Fi, Romance, Drama
USA
2009
107 Minutes
Rachel McAdams Eric Bana Arliss Howard Ron Livingston Stephen Tobolowsky Michelle Nolden Jane McLean Hailey McCann Tatum McCann Brooklynn Proulx Alex Ferris
librarian wife daughter friend father sad creative touching chicago library house studio subway marriage time travel relationships genetic disorder death pregnancy love
A Chicago librarian has a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel, creating complications in his marriage.
Sci-Fi, Drama
UK
2010
104 Minutes
Carey Mulligan Andrew Garfield Keira Knightley Isobel Meikle-Small Ella Purnell Charlie Rowe Charlotte Rampling Sally Hawkins Nathalie Richard Andrea Riseborough Domhnall Gleeson
friend teen boy teen girl nurse classmate bleak dark intricate boarding school cottage england friendship cloning sexual awakening death organ donation fall metamorphosis love growing up
The lives of three friends, from their early school days into young adulthood, when the reality of the world they live in comes knocking.
Sci-Fi, Action, Drama
South Africa|Canada|USA
2014
97 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Meryl Streep Brenton Thwaites Alexander Skarsgård Katie Holmes Taylor Swift Cameron Monaghan Odeya Rush Emma Tremblay
old man young man librarian soldier friend citizen brooding fascinating intense community center library interrogation room waterfall street dining room utopia knowledge defiance truth friendship
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1942
84 Minutes
Shirley Temple William Gargan Dickie Moore Guy Kibbee Peggy Ryan Roland Dupree Gloria Holden Jonathan Hale Mary Field George Lloyd
teen girl boyfriend teen boy father grandfather parent lighthearted charming new york city high school car party household adolescence class distinctions family dancing inventions party growing up
A poor girl falls for a wealthy young man. He invites her to his gala birthday party, but she doesn't have the right kind of dress to wear, so her family and friends band together to raise money to get her the proper dress.
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.
Sci-Fi, Drama, Animation, Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2006
100 Minutes
detective undercover cop drug addict psychiatrist creative intricate dark household california farm suicide drug addiction totalitarianism surveillance paranoia discovery fall pursuit future
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2019
101 Minutes
Martin Donaghy Brian Ferguson Ryan Fletcher Laura Fraser Rachel Jackson Neil Leiper Lorn Macdonald Kevin Mains
scottish person teenager best friend parent partygoer amusing emotional engaging frenetic gutsy unrestrained scotland home city party rave street friendship rave culture drugs
Two teenage boys in Scotland in 1994, best friends with no control over their lives, risk everything to attend an illegal rave, hoping for the best night of their boring lives.