20 movies like Laila's Birthday, ordered by similarity : Carol(2015), Kings and Queen(2004), Stuck in Love(2012), Raising Victor Vargas(2002), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014), Look at Me(2004), Lovely & Amazing(2001), Saving Face(2004), Funny Story(2018), Almost Christmas(2016), Lady Bird(2017), Love the Coopers(2015) ...
Comedy, Drama
Palestine|Tunisia|Netherlands
2008
71 Minutes
Mohammad Bakri Areen Omari Nour Zoubi Saleh Bakri Housam Abu Aishe Mahmoud Awadd Marwan Awadd Yahya Barakat
taxi driver wife daughter store clerk terrorist passenger bleak amusing powerful cheeky palestine west bank family home taxi street toy store change of career father/daughter relationship birthdays terrorism
Abu Laila used to be a judge, but because the government doesn't have the means to renew his assignment he is forced to be a taxi driver. On the day his daughter Laila becomes seven years ... See full summary »
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.
Comedy, Drama
France
2004
150 Minutes
Emmanuelle Devos Mathieu Amalric Catherine Deneuve Maurice Garrel Nathalie Boutefeu Jean-Paul Roussillon Magalie Woch Hippolyte Girardot Noémie Lvovsky Elsa Wolliaston Geoffrey Carey
father daughter grandchild ex-lover fiancé emotional grenoble, france mental institution family home paris family terminal illness love marriage mental illness transformation quest 2000s
Parallel storylines tell the current state of affairs for two ex-lovers: Nora's a single mother who comes to care for her terminally ill father; holed in up in mental ward, Ismael, a brilliant musician, plots his escape.
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, 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
USA
2014
119 Minutes
Michael Keaton Zach Galifianakis Edward Norton Andrea Riseborough Amy Ryan Emma Stone Naomi Watts Lindsay Duncan Merritt Wever Jeremy Shamos Bill Camp
action hero actor broadway director girlfriend daughter ex-wife creative charming emotional amusing dark apartment new york city broadway theater backstage street restaurant acting father/daughter relationship challenge
A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.
Comedy, Drama
2004
111 Minutes
Marilou Berry Agnès Jaoui Jean-Pierre Bacri Laurent Grévill Virginie Desarnauts Keine Bouhiza Grégoire Oestermann Serge Riaboukine Michela Moretti Jean-Pierre Lazzerini Jacques Boko
singer daughter author father teacher stepmother amusing emotional sad inspiring paris classroom salon street family home music self-esteem growing up loneliness dysfunctional family
A gifted singer (Marilou Berry) seeks approval from her egotistical father (Jean-Pierre Bacri), who is a famous writer and publisher.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2001
89 Minutes
Catherine Keener Brenda Blethyn Emily Mortimer Raven Goodwin Aunjanue Ellis Clark Gregg Jake Gyllenhaal James LeGros Michael Nouri Dermot Mulroney
mother daughter adopted daughter husband actress actor amusing engaging touching household bedroom store party family female bonding failing career libel love underdog growing up
Self-esteem and insecurity are at the heart of this comedy about the relationship between a mother and her three confused daughters.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2004
96 Minutes
Michelle Krusiec Joan Chen Lynn Chen Jessica Hecht Ato Essandoh Nathanel Geng Jin Wang Guang Lan Koh David Shih Brian Yang Brittany Perrineau
mother daughter grandfather lesbian love interest emotional endearing inspiring new york city apartment mother/daughter relationship father/daughter relationship lesbianism secret pregnancy tradition love transformation 2000s
A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
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, Other, Drama
USA|China
2016
112 Minutes
Danny Glover Gabrielle Union Mo'Nique Kimberly Elise Romany Malco JB Smoove Jessie T. Usher John Michael Higgins Nicole Parker Omar Epps Nadej Bailey
widower son daughter grandchild neighbor love interest confident cheeky creative house store street yard football field car loss family dysfunction christmas acceptance love
A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since their mom died.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Laurie Metcalf Timothée Chalamet Lucas Hedges Tracy Letts Odeya Rush Jake McDorman Beanie Feldstein Lois Smith Stephen McKinley Henderson Jordan Rodrigues
mother daughter teenager high-school student best friend teacher father moving uplifting playful california high school catholic school sacramento, calif. family home university united states prom mother/daughter relationship coming of age
In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
Comedy, Other, Drama
USA
2015
107 Minutes
Alan Arkin John Goodman Ed Helms Diane Keaton Anthony Mackie Amanda Seyfried June Squibb Marisa Tomei Olivia Wilde Alex Borstein Jake Lacy
husband wife son daughter father family member charming cheeky uplifting house store field suburb car airport christmas family love relationships dating
The intertwined stories of four generations of Coopers unfold right before the annual family reunion on Christmas Eve. Can they survive the most beautiful time of the year?
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
92 Minutes
Josh Hartnett Radha Mitchell Gary Cole Sheila Kelley Erica Leerhsen John Carroll Lynch Nate Mooney Rusty Schwimmer Robert Wisdom Allen Evangelista
autistic person doctor boss taxi driver love interest savant intense inspiring emotional new york city apartment zoo taxi mental illness husband/wife relationship mathematics accident relationships therapy love
A love story between two savants with Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship.
Comedy, Drama
2017
89 Minutes
Agnès Jaoui Thibault de Montalembert Pascale Arbillot Sarah Suco Lou Roy-Lecollinet Nicolas Chupin Rachel Farmane Laurie Bordesoules Armand Paul Jean Samir Guesmi
woman ex-boyfriend husband daughter pregnant woman love interest friend best friend frenchwoman heartwarming amusing hilarious uplifting touching france restaurant bar street life menopause
A woman, separated from her husband, loses her job and discovers she's going to be a grandmother. Refusing to be pushed to the outskirts of society, she puts her foot down and decides to start over.
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
USA
1995
112 Minutes
Marisa Tomei Alfred Molina Anjelica Huston Chazz Palminteri Trini Alvarado Celia Cruz Diego Wallraff Ellen Cleghorne
immigrant political prisoner prostitute wife clerk daughter hilarious melodramatic frenetic cuba boat miami mistaken identity family immigration love triangle marriage mariel boat lift forbidden love transformation
In an attempt to secure a sponsor, an unlikely group of Cuban refugees become a "family" as the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service gives families priority over others. In the ... See full summary »
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, Drama
USA|Germany
2005
102 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Michael Caine Hope Davis Michael Rispoli Gil Bellows Gemmenne de la Peña Nicholas Hoult Judith McConnell David Darlow Mike Bacarella Robyn Moler
weather forecaster father author wife daughter boyfriend amusing heartwarming quirky emotional suspenseful chicago newsroom household family home city apartment redemption family dysfunction career vs. family midlife crisis
A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
94 Minutes
Katharine Hepburn Cary Grant Brian Aherne Edmund Gwenn Natalie Paley Dennie Moore Lennox Pawle Daisy Belmore
love interest father con artist artist daughter cheeky unrestrained hilarious emotional france england train countryside swindling impersonation father/daughter relationship romance smuggling suicide quest
When her father decides to flee to England, young Sylvia Scarlett must become Sylvester Scarlett and protect her father every step of the way, with the questionable help of plenty others.
Comedy, Drama
1998
102 Minutes
Miki Manojlovic Nebojsa Glogovac Ana Sofrenovic Dragan Nikolic Lazar Ristovski Velimir `Bata' Zivojinovic Nebojsa Milovanovic Mirjana Jokovic Sergej Trifunovic Milena Dravic Toni Mihajlovski
mother boyfriend taxi driver ex-convict drug dealer showman dark amusing suspenseful melodramatic garage belgrade, serbia bus taxi cabaret apartment poverty relationships love triangle city life
People, each representing an aspect of the Serbian character, spend a hectic and frightening night in a city.