20 movies like Stranger Than Fiction, ordered by similarity : Goosebumps(2015), Welcome to Marwen(2018), Toy Story 4(2019), Year of the Dog(2007), Carol(2015), Welcome to Happiness(2015), Stuck in Love(2012), The Mermaid(2016), How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World(2019), Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween(2018), Husband Material(2018), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle(2017) ...
Comedy, Fantasy
USA|UK
2006
105 Minutes
Will Ferrell Maggie Gyllenhaal Dustin Hoffman Queen Latifah Emma Thompson Tony Hale Thomas Hulce Linda Hunt Eli Goodman Denise Hughes Jason Burke
auditor baker professor author assistant offbeat profound tender united states university meta film fate love existential crisis survival writing discovery escape transformation 2000s
I.R.S. auditor Harold Crick suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire life, from his work, to his love-interest, to his death.
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|Australia
2015
103 Minutes
Jack Black Dylan Minnette Odeya Rush Ryan Lee Amy Ryan Jillian Bell Halston Sage Steven Krueger Keith Arthur Bolden Amanda Lund Timothy Simons
author daughter teen boy monster townsperson student amusing cool creative house classroom basement amusement park store cemetery writing imagination monsters survival helping others
A teenager teams up with the daughter of young adult horror author R. L. Stine after the writer's imaginary demons are set free on the town of Madison, Delaware.
Comedy, Fantasy, Biography, Drama
Japan|USA
2018
116 Minutes
Steve Carell Leslie Mann Diane Kruger Janelle Monáe Eiza González Merritt Wever Gwendoline Christie Leslie Zemeckis Neil Jackson Matt O'Leary Falk Hentschel
photographer nazi victim doll love interest friend amusing endearing emotional quirky touching house courtroom art gallery bar yard doctor's office survival friendship art imitating life
A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2019
100 Minutes
woody buzz lightyear little bo peep toy child friend playful amusing charming heartwarming cheeky rv classroom bedroom store playground lost going home saving the day friendship
When a new toy called "Forky" joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2007
98 Minutes
Molly Shannon Laura Dern Regina King Tom McCarthy Peter Sarsgaard John C. Reilly Josh Pais Liza Weil Steve Berg Chuck Duffy Susan Mackin
assistant brother veterinarian neighbor friend amusing charming offbeat united states office grief mental illness eccentricity relationships first love discovery love transformation 2000s
A secretary's life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
108 Minutes
Kyle Gallner Olivia Thirlby Brendan Sexton III Josh Brener Molly C. Quinn Paget Brewster Frances Conroy Nick Offerman Keegan-Michael Key
friend junkie writer stranger landlord love interest brooding charming endearing gripping heartwarming quirky united states closet apartment small town second chance love life lessons hard decisions
There's a magical door in Woody's closet that allows those who go through it to erase mistakes from their past. When he finds out where it goes, his life will be changed forever.
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.
Comedy, Fantasy
2016
93 Minutes
Chao Deng Jelly Lin Kitty Zhang Yuqi Tsui Hark Kris Wu Zhang Wen Zhang Mei'e Yang Neng
real estate agent mermaid sea creature beautiful woman airy emotional heartwarming intense touching charming sea underwater real estate firm china real estate mermaids dolphins destruction transformation love
A beautiful mermaid (Jelly Lin) falls for a developer (Deng Chao) who threatens the ecosystem of her species.
Comedy, Animation, Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|Japan
2019
104 Minutes
friend dragon leader viking hero amusing playful endearing touching emotional secret location forest village hideout dragon discovery saving the day friendship animal taming escape
When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn't the only Night Fury, he must seek "The Hidden World", a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first.
Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Other
USA|UK
2018
90 Minutes
Madison Iseman Jeremy Ray Taylor Wendi McLendon-Covey Caleel Harris Chris Parnell Ken Jeong Bryce Cass Peyton Wich Shari Headley Christian Finlayson
best friend dummy author mother sister student amusing cool creative town cemetery house haunting imagination monsters survival helping others saving the world transformation discovery
Two young friends find a magic book that brings a ventriloquist's dummy to life.
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.
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|India|Canada|UK|Australia|Germany
2017
119 Minutes
Dwayne Johnson Kevin Hart Jack Black Karen Gillan Rhys Darby Bobby Cannavale Nick Jonas Alex Wolff Ser'Darius Blain Madison Iseman Morgan Turner
high-school student avatar mysterious man explorer teenager video game character charming thrilling spectacular spirited hysterical video game jungle high school virtual world video games exploration survival connections man vs. nature
Four teenagers are sucked into a magical video game, and the only way they can escape is to work together to finish the game.
Comedy, Other, Fantasy
USA
1988
101 Minutes
Bill Murray Karen Allen John Forsythe John Glover Bobcat Goldthwait David Johansen Carol Kane Robert Mitchum Nicholas Phillips Michael J. Pollard Alfre Woodard
executive girlfriend boss secretary employee ghost creepy dark hilarious new york city office television studio bedroom christmas ghosts second chance love greed ambition transformation
A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.
Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
France|Italy|USA
2006
105 Minutes
Gael García Bernal Charlotte Gainsbourg Alain Chabat Miou-Miou Pierre Vaneck Emma de Caunes Aurélia Petit Sacha Bourdo Stéphane Metzger Inigo Lezzi Yvette Petit
designer neighbor coworker boss creative crafty emotional france apartment office fantasy world imagination inventions dreams television schizophrenia love love discovery 2000s
A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is love-struck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.
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.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Animation, Action, Fantasy
USA|Japan|Canada
2019
122 Minutes
Rosa Salazar Christoph Waltz Keean Johnson Mahershala Ali Jennifer Connelly Ed Skrein Jackie Earle Haley Lana Condor Idara Victor Eiza González Jeff Fahey
cyborg doctor love interest robot assassin assistant creative confident uplifting thrilling incredible emotional city junkyard doctor's office market workshop destroyed city artificial intelligence mysterious past
A deactivated cyborg's revived, but can't remember anything of her past and goes on a quest to find out who she is.
Comedy, Drama
2002
94 Minutes
Tatiana Saphir Carla Crespo Veronica Hassan Beatriz Thibaudin María Merlino Marcos Ferrante Ana María Martínez Susana Pampin Luis Herrera
lonely woman teen girl rebel lesbian kidnapper playful offbeat touching buenos aires, argentina shop cab beach road kidnapping road trip self-discovery female bonding boredom adventure discovery
Two lesbians (Carla Crespo, Veronica Hassan) force a lonely, overweight saleswoman (Tatiana Saphir) into a cab and take her on a road trip.
Musical, Comedy, Fantasy
USA
1937
80 Minutes
Eddie Cantor Tony Martin Roland Young June Lang John Carradine Louise Hovick Virginia Field
sultan princess commoner nurse director fan amusing engaging playful palace movie set city tent dream vs. reality injury filmmaking romance royalty ali baba discovery
A movie company is doing the Arabian Nights when a hobo enters their camp, falls asleep and dreams he's back in Baghdad as advisor to the Sultan. In a spoof of Rosevelt's New Deal, he ... See full summary »
Comedy, Fantasy
USA
2010
99 Minutes
John Cusack Rob Corddry Craig Robinson Clark Duke Crispin Glover Lizzy Caplan Sebastian Stan Chevy Chase Collette Wolfe Lyndsy Fonseca
friend nephew sister love interest bellhop rival hilarious tense household ski resort hot tub midlife crisis love redemption time travel affair discovery quest love rivalry
A malfunctioning time machine at a ski resort takes a man back to 1986 with his two friends and nephew, where they must relive a fateful night and not change anything to make sure the nephew is born.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2001
92 Minutes
monster young girl friend worker amusing hilarious heartwarming factory bedroom city friendship redemption conspiracy kidnapping competition prejudice quest transformation rescue love
In order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets through, 2 monsters realize things may not be what they think.