20 movies like Strange Wilderness, ordered by similarity : Hotel Salvation(2016), Hera Pheri(1975), Elling(2001), The Barbarian Invasions(2003), Sorry for Your Loss(2018), Gaz Bar Blues(2003), The Old Man & the Gun(2018), The Confirmation(2016), Isle of Dogs(2018), Down Terrace(2009), The Trip to Spain(2017), City Island(2009) ...
Comedy
USA
2008
86 Minutes
Steve Zahn Allen Covert Jonah Hill Ashley Scott Harry Hamlin Robert Patrick Justin Long Joe Don Baker Ernest Borgnine Blake Clark
father tv personality stoner idiot friend son amusing crafty spirited ecuador jungle u.s./mexican border pier funeral wildlife television show bigfoot journey career saving the day
With the ratings dropping for a wilderness-themed television show, two animal fans go to the Andes Mountains in search of Bigfoot.
Comedy, Drama
India
2016
102 Minutes
Adil Hussain Lalit Behl Geetanjali Kulkarni Palomi Ghosh Navnindra Behl Anil K. Rastogi
father son dying person emotional endearing sad india father/son relationship death journey discovery discovery adventure 21st century
Faced with his father's untimely and bizarre demand to go and die in the holy city of Varanasi and attain Salvation, a son is left with no choice but to embark on this journey.
Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action
India
1975
164 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Saira Banu Kimi Katkar Vinod Khanna Sulakshana Pandit Deepa Sahi Shilpa Shirodkar
young man young woman friend best friend father girlfriend amusing gripping thrilling intense emotional moving india city house bungalow restaurant street friendship best friends
Two friends Ajay and Vijay gets separated from each other when they discover secrets about their past in their own ways.
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
Canada|France
2003
99 Minutes
Rémy Girard Stéphane Rousseau Marie-Josée Croze Marina Hands Dorothée Berryman Johanne-Marie Tremblay Dominique Michel Louise Portal Yves Jacques Pierre Curzi Sophie Lorain
father professor son friend love interest emotional profound amusing montreal canada vermont death terminal illness health care father/son relationship philosophy sex discovery love 2000s
During his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2018
97 Minutes
Justin Bartha Bruce Greenwood Inbar Lavi Sandrine Holt Lolita Davidovich Kevin McDonald Darrin Rose Stephanie Czajkowski Arden Alfonso Stephen Eric McIntyre Marshall Williams
young man father dead person mother estranged father friend hilarious amusing playful emotional heartwarming sad field death of father relationships father/son relationship dying wish wish fulfillment discovery love
When a brand-new dad must return home to bury his estranged father, things get complicated when the dead man's final wish is to have his ashes scattered over the field of his favorite professional sports team.
Comedy
2003
115 Minutes
Serge Thériault Gilles Renaud Sébastien Delorme Danny Gilmore Maxime Dumontier Fanny Mallette Gaston Caron Gaston Lepage Daniel Gadouas Claude Legault Réal Bossé
gas station owner son neighbor photographer friend brother amusing touching montreal, quebec gas station family home parkinson's disease family business loss theft father/son relationship discovery sacrifice love
The owner (Serge Thériault) of a Montreal gas station/cafe deals with three sons, customers and the changing times.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2016
101 Minutes
Clive Owen Jaeden Martell Maria Bello Robert Forster Tim Blake Nelson Patton Oswalt Matthew Modine Stephen Tobolowsky
carpenter thief son father family mother charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted moving playful canada small town home father/son relationship fatherhood bonding life lessons growing up
A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.
Animation, Comedy, Adventure
Germany|Japan|USA|UK
2018
101 Minutes
dog boy stray animal friend politician police officer playful amusing endearing spirited hilarious offbeat japan island dump airplane gondola headquarters rule breaking isolation
Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
UK
2009
93 Minutes
Robert Hill Robin Hill Julia Deakin David Schaal Tony Way Kerry Peacock Michael Smiley Mark Kempner Gareth Tunley Kali Peacock
father son uncle girlfriend mother politician rousing suspenseful witty dark house prison bedroom england organized crime betrayal family pregnancy deception discovery
A crime family looks to unmask the police informant in their midst who threatens to take down their business.
Comedy
USA
2017
110 Minutes
Steve Coogan Rob Brydon Marta Barrio Claire Keelan Margo Stilley Rebecca Johnson
best friend man friend food expert traveler hilarious witty engaging amusing charming lighthearted spain car road trip food friendship new experiences comedy fun adventure
When troubled teen Milo, who has a fascination with vampire lore, meets the equally alienated Sophie, the two form a bond that begins to blur Milo's fantasy into reality.
Comedy
USA
2009
103 Minutes
Andy Garcia Julianna Margulies Steven Strait Emily Mortimer Ezra Miller Dominik García-Lorido Carrie Baker Reynolds Hope Glendon-Ross Alan Arkin Louis Mustillo Jee Young Han
prison guard ex-convict wife daughter father son hilarious touching bronx, n.y. prison audition school family home island family forgiveness father/son relationship responsibility love new life
Prison guard Vince tells Molly from acting class, that one inmate is his 24 y.o. love child. Vince takes him home to stay with his family - straight A son with fat girl fetish, college dropout/stripper daughter and cute wife.
Comedy
USA
2008
102 Minutes
Kal Penn Hayden Schlossberg John Cho Rob Corddry Jack Conley Roger Bart Danneel Harris Eric Winter Paula Garcés Jon Reep Missi Pyle
stoner girlfriend prison guard ex-girlfriend homeland security officer friend hilarious cheeky madcap airplane guantanamo, cuba swimming pool texas brothel prison terrorism drugs wrongfully accused romance friendship
After being mistaken for terrorists and thrown into Guantánamo Bay, stoners Harold and Kumar escape and return to the U.S., where they proceed to flee across the country with federal agents in hot pursuit.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
India
2003
146 Minutes
Sunil Dutt Sanjay Dutt Gracy Singh Arshad Warsi Rohini Hattangadi Boman Irani Jimmy Sheirgill
father mother son gangster childhood friend doctor india village city house bungalow hospital wish fulfillment cheating lying college admission doctor-patient relationship father/son relationship love rivalry
A gangster sets out to fulfill his father's dream of becoming a doctor.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
UK|USA
2014
102 Minutes
Jim Broadbent Rafe Spall Warwick Davis Kit Connor Nonso Anozie Jodie Whittaker Ewen Bremner Stephen Graham Joanna Scanlan
santa claus animal father son elf amusing hilarious charming lighthearted heartwarming engaging london christmas fairy tales fairies relationships saving the day father/son relationship adventure discovery
A father and son who team up to save Christmas once they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage after crashing his sleigh and finding himself on the run from the police.
Comedy, Drama
Canada|USA
2018
104 Minutes
Vera Farmiga Christopher Plummer Lewis MacDougall Bobby Cannavale Kristen Schaal Peter Fonda Christopher Lloyd Dolly Wells Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Ryan Robbins BJ Harrison
single mother estranged father son drug dealer ex-husband grandson amusing emotional tense touching car texas california hotel mother/son relationship father/daughter relationship estrangement road trip ex-husbands drugs
Laura and her son Henry are forced to drive her estranged, pot-dealing, carefree father Jack cross country after being kicked out of a nursing home.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
103 Minutes
Felicity Huffman Kevin Zegers Fionnula Flanagan Graham Greene Burt Young Elizabeth Peña Bianca Leigh Jon Budinoff Carrie Preston Maurice Orozco
transsexual son rancher mother therapist emotional uplifting positive los angeles new york city prison phoenix car road trip father/son relationship car theft sexual abuse sex change sexual identity transformation
A preoperative transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she fathered a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
103 Minutes
Bill Murray Melissa McCarthy Naomi Watts Chris O'Dowd Jaeden Martell Terrence Howard Kimberly Quinn Donna Mitchell Nathan Corddry Dario Barosso Ann Dowd
single mother son misanthrope mentor friend boss charming amusing cheeky brooklyn, n.y. apartment racetrack bar strip club office single mothers work misanthropy friendship gambling
A young boy whose parents have just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic war veteran who lives next door.
Musical, Comedy, Romance
India
2001
165 Minutes
hoodlum love interest engineer impersonator grandfather amusing witty spirited lighthearted charming india false identity crush obsession impersonation deception discovery love growing up pursuit
A young girl is torn between an obsessive lover and a mild-mannered suitor.
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.