20 movies like Goodbye Solo, ordered by similarity : On a Clear Day(2005), Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood(2002), Saving Face(2004), Elling(2001), Unlovable(2018), My Art(2016), Then Came You(2018), Conversations With My Gardener(2007), It's a Wonderful Life(1946), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014), A Taste of Honey(1961), Look at Me(2004) ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
2008
91 Minutes
Souléymane Sy Savané Red West Diana Franco Galindo Lane 'Roc' Williams Mamadou Lam Carmen Leyva
cab driver cynic daughter charming inspiring emotional north carolina winston-salem, n.c. suicide attempt depression friendship regret money discovery underdog transformation 2000s
Two men form an unlikely friendship that will change both of their lives forever.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2005
92 Minutes
Peter Mullan Brenda Blethyn Sean McGinley Jamie Sives Billy Boyd Ron Cook Jodhi May Benedict Wong Anne Marie Timoney Shaun Dingwall Tony Roper
worker wife friend cynic son emotional inspiring uplifting beach glasgow house ambition retirement redemption determination friendship swimming discovery rise transformation
Frank determines to salvage his self-esteem and tackle his demons by attempting the ultimate test of endurance - swimming the English Channel.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
116 Minutes
Sandra Bullock Ellen Burstyn Fionnula Flanagan James Garner Cherry Jones Ashley Judd Shirley Knight Angus Macfadyen Maggie Smith Jacqueline McKenzie Katy Selverstone
friend daughter playwright mother fiancé husband emotional touching heartwarming amusing new york city louisiana wedding kitchen small town beach memory parent/child relationship motherhood marriage
After years of mother-daughter tension, Siddalee receives a scrapbook detailing the wild adventures of the "Ya-Yas", her mother's girlhood friends.
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
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 »
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
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.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
99 Minutes
Asa Butterfield Maisie Williams Nina Dobrev Tyler Hoechlin Peyton List Ken Jeong David Koechner Tituss Burgess Sonya Walger Ann Osmond Colin Moss
hypochondriac terminally ill person friend family amusing charming cheeky creative emotional fiery hilarious inspiring playful quirky sad spirited wild united states terminal illness hypochondria
A hypochondriac working as an airport baggage handler is forced to confront his fears when a British teenager with a terminal illness enlists him to help her carry out her eccentric bucket list.
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
Comedy, Other, Drama
USA
1946
129 Minutes
James Stewart Donna Reed Lionel Barrymore Thomas Mitchell Henry Travers Beulah Bondi Frank Faylen Ward Bond Gloria Grahame H.B. Warner Frank Albertson
angel friend wife uncle businessperson banker heartwarming emotional charming new york state store small town christmas big business suicide marriage money ambition fall rescue
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
UK
1961
100 Minutes
teenager daughter mother sailor boyfriend gay/lesbian bleak emotional england household love friendship mother/daughter relationship emotional abuse pregnancy family dysfunction growing up love discovery 1960s
A pregnant teenage girl must fend for herself when her mother remarries, leaving the girl with only a new male friend for support.
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.
Drama, Comedy
UK|France|Italy|Belgium|Spain
2009
116 Minutes
Steve Evets Stephanie Bishop Gerard Kearns Stefan Gumbs Lucy-Jo Hudson Cole Williams Dylan Williams Matthew McNulty Laura Ainsworth Max Beesley Kelly Bowland
postal worker son daughter eric cantona gangster ex-wife amusing emotional engaging hospital house post office england soccer family parenthood divorce responsibility hard times discovery
Eric, a football fanatic postman whose life is descending into crisis, receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical Eric Cantona.
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.
Comedy, Drama
2017
126 Minutes
Kevin Hart Bryan Cranston Nicole Kidman Aja Naomi King Jahi Di'Allo Winston Genevieve Angelson Golshifteh Farahani Tate Donovan Julianna Margulies Suzanne Savoy
wealthy man disabled person parolee ex-wife son assistant amusing hilarious emotional tense inspiring incredible penthouse new york city hospital restaurant party unlikely friendship disability caregiving
A wealthy quadriplegic hires a struggling parolee to be his caretaker in his upscale New York penthouse. Despite coming from two different worlds, an unlikely friendship starts to blossom as both men rediscover the joy of living life to the fullest.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1989
99 Minutes
Morgan Freeman Jessica Tandy Dan Aykroyd Patti LuPone Esther Rolle Crystal Fox Joann Havrilla William Hall Jr.
elderly person driver widow son jewish woman daughter-in-law charming endearing heartwarming touching amusing car household georgia american south party rally friendship racism aging
An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2019
102 Minutes
Emma Thompson Mindy Kaling John Lithgow Hugh Dancy Reid Scott Denis O'Hare Max Casella Paul Walter Hauser John Early Luke Slattery Ike Barinholtz
talk show host writer co-worker friend amusing hilarious cheeky inspiring uplifting new york city television studio office stage women comedy unlikely allies unlikely friendship friendship working woman transformation
A late night talk show host suspects that she may soon lose her long-running show.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
110 Minutes
Channing Tatum Alex Pettyfer Matthew McConaughey Cody Horn Olivia Munn Matt Bomer Riley Keough Joe Manganiello Adam Rodriguez Kevin Nash Gabriel Iglesias
stripper friend protégé strip-club owner sister patron charming cheeky cool house strip club street car bar restaurant stripping friendship mentorship money travel
A male stripper teaches a younger performer how to party, pick up women, and make easy money.
Comedy, Drama
USA|China
2018
130 Minutes
Viggo Mortensen Mahershala Ali Linda Cardellini Sebastian Maniscalco Dimiter D. Marinov Mike Hatton P.J. Byrne Joe Cortese Maggie Nixon Von Lewis Jon Sortland
pianist driver bodyguard bouncer musician emotional touching amusing creative moving stage club car jail bar racism unlikely friendship unlikely allies travel music
A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
120 Minutes
Amber Tamblyn Alexis Bledel America Ferrera Blake Lively Jenna Boyd Bradley Whitford Nancy Travis Rachel Ticotin Mike Vogel Michael Rady Leonardo Nam
teen girl friend love interest father grandfather grandmother amusing emotional maryland south carolina mexico greece friendship family romance traveling coming of age teen angst transformation discovery
Four best girlfriends hatch a plan to stay connected with one another as their lives start off in different directions: they pass around a pair of secondhand jeans that fits each of their bodies perfectly.