20 movies like Flakes, ordered by similarity : Less Sugar(2007), The Harvey Girls(1946), Rare Birds(2001), Big Night(1996), Dulhe Raja(1998), No Postage Necessary(2017), Tortilla Heaven(2007), The Band's Visit(2007), American Graffiti(1973), Fat Pizza(2003), Adventureland(2009), A Matter of Size(2009) ...
Comedy
USA
2007
84 Minutes
Aaron Stanford Zooey Deschanel Izabella Miko Christopher Lloyd Keir O'Donnell Ryan Donowho John McConnell Frank Wood Marco St. John Mark Krasnoff
slacker musician girlfriend restaurant owner restaurant manager quirky offbeat new orleans restaurant apartment romance cereal competition restaurant ambition musicians love growing up 2000s
A cereal bar manager with dreams of making it big as a rock star, is admired by the locals in town until a greedy capitalist steals his entrepreneurial business.
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.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1946
101 Minutes
Judy Garland John Hodiak Ray Bolger Preston Foster Virginia O'Brien Angela Lansbury Marjorie Main Chill Wills Kenny Baker Selena Royle Cyd Charisse
waitress restaurant manager saloon girl saloon owner cowboy uplifting charming playful new mexico saloon restaurant wild west love letters deception romance restaurant business train travel rivalry love 1880s
On a train trip West to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley (Judy Garland) meets a cheery crew of young women travelling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.
Comedy
2001
104 Minutes
William Hurt Andy Jones Molly Parker Vicky Hynes Greg Malone Maggie Meyer Lawrence Barry Sheila McCarthy Leah Lewis Michael Chaisson Matthew Clarke
restaurant manager friend sister-in-law wife husband neighbor hedonistic hilarious newfoundland canada restaurant wine cellar schemes restaurant business drugs birdwatching failing business failing marriage love wretched excess
The owner (William Hurt) of a failing cafe lies about the sighting of a rare bird in order to improve business.
Drama
USA
1996
107 Minutes
Stanley Tucci Minnie Driver Ian Holm Isabella Rossellini Tony Shalhoub Stanley Tucci Marc Anthony Allison Janney Caroline Aaron Campbell Scott Larry Block
chef restaurant manager restaurant owner girlfriend wife brother winsome engaging spirited new jersey seaside restaurant american dream restaurant competition family small business rivalry quest 1950s
New Jersey, 1950s. Two brothers run an Italian restaurant. Business is not going well as a rival Italian restaurant is out-competing them. In a final effort to save the restaurant, the brothers plan to put on an evening of incredible food.
Comedy, Drama
India
1998
149 Minutes
restaurant owner restaurant employee young man young woman hotel owner daughter amusing hilarious hysterical madcap outlandish india city house bungalow hotel restaurant love triangle fighting greed
Poor Raja opens a fast food restaurant right opposite a five star hotel run by it's owner Singhania, earning his wrath. The wealthy hotel owner uses all his influence to remove Raja, but in... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
104 Minutes
George Blagden Charleene Closshey Robbie Kay Stelio Savante Michael Beach Raymond J. Barry Michelle Moreno Matt Cornwell
hacker love interest husband marine widow impostor amusing touching shocking quirky hilarious fast food restaurant ice cream parlor police station restaurant house hackers deception theft love
Straight out of jail, a hacker steals letters hoping to find cash. He reads one of the letters, falls in love with the writer and decides to change his ways to be worthy of her.
Comedy
USA
2007
97 Minutes
Jose Zuniga Miguel Sandoval Olivia Hussey Elpidia Carrillo Alexis Cruz Jade Herrera Marcelo Tubert Irene Bedard Lupe Ontiveros
restaurant owner businessman priest cook quirky offbeat amusing new mexico small town restaurant religion restaurant business miracles food small-town life rise fall 2000s
Isidor's Tortilla Heaven is the best restaurant in the world, but has few customers and makes little money in a small town. During Mass one Sunday he is blessed with a miracle: the face of Jesus appears on one of his tortillas.
Comedy, Drama
Israel|USA|France
2007
86 Minutes
Sasson Gabay Ronit Elkabetz Saleh Bakri Khalifa Natour Rubi Moskovitz Uri Gavriel Imad Jabarin Hilla Sarjon
band member restaurant owner israeli amusing tender offbeat solemn israel desert town restaurant skating rink hospitality ethnic tension loneliness isolation separation transformation quest discovery
A band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1973
110 Minutes
Richard Dreyfuss Ron Howard Paul Le Mat Charles Martin Smith Cindy Williams Candy Clark Mackenzie Phillips Wolfman Jack Harrison Ford Bo Hopkins Manuel Padilla Jr.
good guy loser dreamer girlfriend dj amusing cool endearing california restaurant car radio station street cars music romance male bonding friendship growing up love
A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.
Comedy
Australia
2003
96 Minutes
Paul Fenech Paul Nakad Johnny Boxer Jabba Tahir Bilgic Rob Shehadie Annalise Braakensiek Maria Venuti Michael Craig Merv Hughes Tim Ferguson
chef mail-order bride pizza delivery man virgin rapper elderly woman hilarious offbeat shocking restaurant apartment sydney inner city kitchen australia restaurant friendship financial crisis modern life boredom
The life at a suburban Sydney pizzeria.
Drama, Romance, Comedy
USA
2009
106 Minutes
Jesse Eisenberg Kristen Stewart Martin Starr Kristen Wiig Bill Hader Margarita Levieva Jack Gilpin Josh Pais Wendie Malick Mary Birdsong Matt Bush
college graduate love interest friend mother offbeat gutsy new york city amusement park restaurant boston aspirations betrayal new love sex drugs infidelity growing up discovery love 1980s
In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1963
102 Minutes
Natalie Wood Steve McQueen Edie Adams Herschel Bernardi Tom Bosley Harvey Lembeck Penny Santon Virginia Vincent E. Nick Alexander Augusta Ciolli Anne Hegira
musician cook pregnant woman brother stripper emotional charming restaurant new york city apartment affair abortion pregnancy love triangle independence growing up love 1960s
A salesclerk at Macy's department store finds herself pregnant after a one-night stand with a musician, who does not even remember her.
Comedy
1972
100 Minutes
Alan Arkin Sally Kellerman Paula Prentiss Renee Taylor Bella Bruck Frank Loverde Burt Conroy Charles Woolf Ben Freedman John Batiste Sandy Balson
restaurant owner wife sexpot actress depressed person best friend amusing hedonistic apartment new york city restaurant bar park sexual advances infidelity midlife crisis restaurant business mother/son relationship marriage forbidden love
The balding, middle-aged owner of a seafood restaurant makes three awkward attempts at extramarital romance.
Comedy, Drama
Spain|Argentina|Mexico
2005
84 Minutes
Ángel de Andrés López María Galiana Elvira Mínguez Rubén Ochandiano Alberto de Mendoza Darío Paso Alberto Jo Lee Amparo Moreno
chef restaurant owner old woman teen boy clerk lonely woman heartwarming offbeat engaging profound barcelona, spain neighborhood supermarket restaurant kitchen tapas bar community modern life alienation sex
The small, everyday stories of a group of neighbours who live in a suburb of Barcelona, and the little secrets that they hide.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
2016
87 Minutes
Stephen Marcus Amy Joyce Hastings Tara Breathnach Christopher Dunne Robert Doherty Orla McGovern Jennifer Elise Cox Christian O'Reilly Caroline Grace-Cassidy Eileen Gibbons Kieran Coppinger
disabled boy disabled girl disabled person love interest young man caregiver charming heartwarming uplifting amusing ireland hospice restaurant bar port city disability love true love escape rebellion
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, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2015
86 Minutes
Jason Lee Tony Hale Kimberly Williams-Paisley Josh Green Bella Thorne John Waters Redfoo Jennifer Coolidge Uzo Aduba
manager chipmunk doctor stepbrother musician girlfriend charming cheeky cool concert stage apartment car highway restaurant office music misunderstanding road trip brotherhood hijinx
The Chipmunks believe that Dave plans to propose to his new girlfriend in Miami.--and dump them. They have three days to get to him and save themselves not only from losing Dave but also from gaining a terrible stepbrother.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
2007
109 Minutes
Brenda Blethyn Khan Chittenden Emma Booth Frankie J. Holden Rebecca Gibney Philip Quast Russell Dykstra Katie Wall
young man mother father love interest disabled person comedian quirky amusing charming australia apartment restaurant car bedroom relationships romance loneliness jealousy coming of age family dysfunction
The shy son of an aging comedienne tries to find a balance between his demanding home life, his new girlfriend, and his mother's second chance at fame.
Comedy
USA
1981
95 Minutes
Tim Matheson Kate Capshaw Edward Herrmann Wendie Malick John Glover Joan Copeland Susanna Dalton Wallace Shawn
womanizer girlfriend brother psychologist musician sex addict witty cheeky wild new york city apartment central park department store restaurant sex commitment marriage brother relationship infidelity love triangle
The story of one man's hilarious - and doomed - attempts to wield life's ultimate double-edged sword: infidelity.