20 movies like The Band's Visit, ordered by similarity : A Matter of Size(2009), Less Sugar(2007), Soul Kitchen(2009), Waitress(2007), Tapas(2005), The Disaster Artist(2017), Elling(2001), The Land of Steady Habits(2018), Little White Lies(2010), Dulhe Raja(1998), Big Night(1996), My Art(2016) ...
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
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, 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
Germany|France|Italy
2009
99 Minutes
Adam Bousdoukos Moritz Bleibtreu Birol Ünel Lukas Gregorowicz Dorka Gryllus Wotan Wilke Möhring Demir Gokgol Monica Bleibtreu Marc Hosemann Cem Akin Anna Bederke
chef restaurant owner brother mobster customer amusing touching endearing restaurant hamburg, germany business friendship love struggle brotherhood fall underdog transformation quest 2000s
In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2007
107 Minutes
Keri Russell Nathan Fillion Cheryl Hines Adrienne Shelly Lew Temple Eddie Jemison Jeremy Sisto Andy Griffith
waitress doctor coworker husband restaurant owner patron touching amusing small town diner house hospital pregnancy abusive marriage affair cooking money difficult decision underdog discovery
Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness.
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.
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, 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 »
Drama, Comedy
USA
2018
98 Minutes
Ben Mendelsohn Edie Falco Thomas Mann Charlie Tahan Connie Britton Bill Camp Elizabeth Marvel Natalie Gold Josh Pais
retiree wife drug addict teenager father son amusing hilarious emotional raw quirky moving restaurant house kitchen woods hospital bar lifestyle changes adventure
After leaving his wife and his job to find happiness, Anders befriends a drug-addicted teen, sending him down a path of reckless and shameful behavior.
Drama, Comedy
France|Belgium
2010
154 Minutes
François Cluzet Marion Cotillard Benoît Magimel Gilles Lellouche Jean Dujardin Laurent Lafitte Valérie Bonneton Pascale Arbillot Anne Marivin Louise Monot Joël Dupuch
friend restaurant owner lighthearted restaurant hospital beach house summer vacation unrequited love accident relationships friendship discovery 2000s
A near-fatal accident leaves one friend in the hospital while the rest go on their annual vacation. But their secrets and personal grief threaten to drive them apart.
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 »
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
2016
86 Minutes
Parker Posey Lena Dunham John Rothman Joshua Safdie Robert Clohessy Barbara Sukowa Al Thompson Grace Dunham Laurie Simmons Benjamin Eakeley Garland Hunter
artist friend dog man amusing charming emotional endearing cheeky creative new york city gallery office garden restaurant artistic struggle creative process creative block friendship small town
Frustrated by her lack of recognition, a middle-aged artist leaves the city for upstate New York to regain her creative spark.
Comedy, Drama
Germany|Italy|Austria|Switzerland
2001
105 Minutes
Martina Gedeck Sergio Castellitto Maxime Foerste August Zirner Ulrich Thomsen Sibylle Canonica Katja Studt Idil Uner Oliver Broumis Antonio Wannek Diego Ribon
chef sister niece father sous chef therapist uplifting amusing charming hamburg, germany restaurant office cooking control death family love parenthood transformation pursuit
When a headstrong chef takes charge of her equally stubborn 8-year-old niece, the tensions between them mount... until an Italian sous-chef arrives to lighten the mood.
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
USA
2009
155 Minutes
Hanno Höfer Constantin Popescu Diana Cavallioti Radu Iacoban Vlad Ivanov Tania Popa Liliana Mocanu Alexandru Potocean Teo Corban Emanuel Parvu
truck driver restaurant owner communist inspector activist amusing cheeky dark romania restaurant house small town van communism conformity uncertainty dilemma urban legends discovery transformation
War stories and life lessons from the industry's top writers.
Comedy, Drama
Ireland
2006
98 Minutes
ex-convict mechanic assistant friend singer emotional amusing uplifting small town ireland mill automobile repair shop bar house country music small-town life aspirations guilt friendship transformation
Doug, an aspiring country singer, has spent his life as a loser in a non-descript small town with nobody believing in his heartbreaking voice and talent as a musician. His wife has left him... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
115 Minutes
Jon Favreau Sofía Vergara John Alberto Leguizamo Scarlett Johansson Dustin Hoffman Emjay Anthony Robert Downey Jr. Oliver Platt Bobby Cannavale Amy Sedaris
owner chef ex-wife best friend son customer charming confident creative amusing heartwarming los angeles restaurant miami truck apartment food truck change new life challenge
A head chef quits his restaurant job and buys a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.
Comedy, Drama
Denmark|UK|Sweden|France
2002
106 Minutes
Jamie Sives Adrian Rawlins Shirley Henderson Lisa McKinlay Mads Mikkelsen Julia Davis Susan Vidler Robert McIntosh Lorraine McIntosh Gordon Broem
shop owner brother cleaning lady daughter doctor older brother dark offbeat touching amusing bookstore hospital glasgow, scotland suicide romance family depression death relationships discovery
The chronically suicidal Wilbur and his good-hearted big brother Harbour are in their thirties, when their father dies, leaving them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in Glasgow.
Drama
2006
91 Minutes
Eduardo Verastegui Tammy Blanchard Manny Perez Angélica Aragón Jaime Tirelli Ali Landry Ramon Rodriguez Lukas Behnken
waitress pregnant woman chef restaurant owner mother father emotional profound tender restaurant house beach abortion clinic new york city kitchen unplanned pregnancy abortion secrets self-discovery friendship
A chef (Eduardo Verastegui) leaves his post at a busy Manhattan restaurant to show a fired waitress (Tammy Blanchard) around town.
Comedy, Drama
2006
123 Minutes
Sabine Azéma Pierre Arditi Laura Morante Lambert Wilson Isabelle Carré André Dussollier Françoise Gillard
real estate agent co-worker old man bartender soldier sister dark emotional fascinating paris apartment restaurant bar love deception romance loneliness death seduction love
Six Parisians, including a real estate agent (Isabelle Carré) and his religious co-worker (André Dussollier), face a sad search for real love.