20 movies like A Serious Man, ordered by similarity : Lady Bird(2017), Her Twelve Men(1954), Five Days Without Nora(2008), Tully(2018), The Chumscrubber(2005), The Human Comedy(1943), The Ax(2005), Soul Kitchen(2009), Brahmachari(1968), Lovers, Happy Lovers!(1954), Sing Street(2016), There Goes My Baby(1994) ...
Drama, Comedy
UK|France|USA
2009
105 Minutes
Michael Stuhlbarg Ethan Coen Richard Kind Fred Melamed Sari Lennick Aaron Wolff Jessica McManus Amy Landecker Peter Breitmayer Brent Braunschweig David Kang
professor wife brother rabbi student co-worker disheartening somber amusing minnesota household school temple suburbia judaism infidelity divorce religion paranoia love triangle
Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.
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, Drama
USA
1954
91 Minutes
Greer Garson Robert Ryan Barry Sullivan Richard Haydn Barbara Lawrence James Arness Rex Thompson Tim Considine David Stollery Frances Bergen Ian Wolfe
teacher student father professor widow classmate cheery heartwarming inspiring boarding school classroom dormitory gym student-teacher relationship disapproval boarding-school life school teaching new life underdog
An inexperienced female teacher is hired at a private elite school for boys where she raises a few eyebrows among the all-male faculty.
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|Canada
2018
94 Minutes
Charlize Theron Mackenzie Davis Mark Duplass Ron Livingston Emily Haine Elaine Tan Asher Miles Fallica Lia Frankland Gameela Wright Colleen Wheeler Maddie Dixon-Poirier
mother wife husband brother child nanny amusing emotional tense raw touching house school parking lot barbecue concert stage motherhood marriage relationships childcare
A struggling mother of three forms an unexpected bond with the night nanny hired to help with her newborn baby.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany
2005
107 Minutes
Ralph Fiennes Jamie Bell Carrie-Anne Moss Rita Wilson Glenn Close Allison Janney Camilla Belle Justin Chatwin Rory Culkin Lauren Holly Josh Janowicz
high-school student drug dealer younger brother mother father police officer offbeat amusing emotional southern california high school house suburbia shop police station substance abuse kidnapping suicide brother relationship hallucinations
A darkly satiric story about life crumbling in the midst of a seemingly idyllic suburbia.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1943
118 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Frank Morgan James Craig Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Marsha Hunt Fay Bainter Darryl Hickman Donna Reed Van Johnson
young boy young girl boss man woman brother heartwarming emotional amusing small town house high school track office europe world war ii home front young love family communication
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Comedy, Drama
Belgium|France|Spain
2005
122 Minutes
José Garcia Karin Viard Olivier Gourmet Ulrich Tukur Yvon Back Thierry Hancisse Geordy Monfils Christa Théret Olga Grumberg Yolande Moreau Dieudonné Kabongo
unemployed person wife executive police detective son husband dark emotional amusing suspenseful suburb motel house europe unemployment murder capitalism desperation financial crisis marriage
A chemist (Garcia) loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition.
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.
Musical, Comedy, Drama
India
1968
157 Minutes
Shammi Kapoor Rajshree Pran Mumtaz Dhumal Madhavi Mohan Choti Asit Sen Krishan Dhawan Ratnamala Mridula
orphan landlord neighbor poor woman emotional endearing amusing moving india house bungalow apartment building love betrayal orphans love triangle pact love quest pursuit
Of unknown parentage, as he was abandoned as a child, calling himself Brahmachari (Shammi Kapoor) lives in a heavily mortgaged house, with twelve other young orphans, and a servant/former ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
France|UK
1954
85 Minutes
Gérard Philipe Natasha Parry Valerie Hobson Joan Greenwood Margaret Johnson Germaine Montero Julie Anslow Mae Bacon
husband wife boss best friend young woman wealthy woman witty amusing emotional london apartment household bus office england infidelity marriage romance deception sexual conquests
A philanderer fakes suicide with unexpected consequences.
Romance, Comedy, Drama, Music
Ireland|UK
2016
106 Minutes
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo Lucy Boynton Jack Reynor Aidan Gillen Maria Doyle Kennedy Mark McKenna Kelly Thornton Ian Kenny Ben Carolan Percy Chamburuka Karl Rice
teen boy teen girl friend band member parent older brother amusing charming cheeky confident engaging inspiring uplifting dublin harbor street city home high school band
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1994
99 Minutes
Dermot Mulroney Rick Schroder Kelli Williams Noah Wyle Jill Schoelen Kristin Minter Lucy Deakins Kenny Ransom Seymour Cassel Paul Gleason Frederick Coffin
high-school student hippie poor boy surfer african-american teenager valedictorian amusing uneasy brooding los angeles inner city house high school beach class conflict life lessons vietnam war watts riots political activism coming of age
Graduates of a Los Angeles high school in 1965 see America's culture and politics gradually change.
Drama, Comedy
UK|USA
2010
129 Minutes
Jim Broadbent Ruth Sheen Lesley Manville Oliver Maltman Peter Wight David Bradley Martin Savage Karina Fernandez Michele Austin Philip Davis Imelda Staunton
husband friend wife psychiatrist son lawyer amusing moving charming england house family marriage relationships heartbreak matchmaking husband/wife relationship quest love forbidden love
A look at four seasons in the lives of a happily married couple and their relationships with their family and friends.
Drama, Comedy
USA
2009
109 Minutes
George Clooney Vera Farmiga Anna Kendrick Jason Bateman Danny McBride Melanie Lynskey Amy Morton Sam Elliott J.K. Simmons Zach Galifianakis Chris Lowell
corporate downsizer co-worker love interest sister brother-in-law boss charming moving airplane airport office hotel apartment travel love loneliness business transformation quest love
Ryan Bingham enjoys living out of a suitcase for his job, travelling around the country firing people, but finds that lifestyle threatened by the presence of a potential love interest, and a new hire presenting a new business model.
Comedy, Drama
India
2017
140 Minutes
Vidya Balan Neha Dhupia Manav Kaul Vijay Maurya Santanu Ghatak Trupti Khamkar Malishka Mendonsa Sindhu Shekharan Uday Lagoo Abhishek Sharma Seema Taneja
wife husband son friend boss confident spirited passionate emotional inspiring lighthearted india city house restaurant school love chasing dreams couples love
Sulu is an ambitious housewife with a loving husband and a happy family. Things start changing for her when she accidentally lands a job as a radio jockey and her show becomes an instant hit.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
122 Minutes
Kevin Spacey Annette Bening Thora Birch Wes Bentley Mena Suvari Peter Gallagher Allison Janney Scott Bakula Sam Robards Chris Cooper Barry Del Sherman
husband father young girl stalker student boyfriend witty disheartening intense household high school car suburbia infatuation mother/child relationship sex depression death family escape
A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
Comedy, Drama
Canada|USA
2000
95 Minutes
Cybill Shepherd Peter Outerbridge Alexandra Purvis Gabrielle Miller Michael Hogan
lounge singer mother boyfriend daughter young woman teen girl somber disheartening emotional canada nightclub household midlife crisis family dysfunction divorce alcoholism career aging fall transformation
Marine Life revolves around the choatic family life of June, a middle-aged lounge singer and mother. June is trying to hold on to her career, her beauty, her children and her most recent ... See full summary »
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
101 Minutes
Steve Carell Keira Knightley Adam Brody Connie Britton Melanie Lynskey Rob Corddry Patton Oswalt Derek Luke Martin Sheen Roger Aaron Brown Rob Huebel
salesman neighbor wife ex-girlfriend co-worker amusing cheeky offbeat suburb office household open road united states car apocalypse road trip search unlikely friendship lost love discovery
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada
2007
107 Minutes
Ryan Gosling Paul Schneider Emily Mortimer Patricia Clarkson Kelli Garner Nancy Beatty Karen Robinson R.D. Reid
loner brother sister-in-law doctor co-worker townsperson quirky amusing small town household bowling alley love loss family delusion relationships love 2000s
A delusional young man strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
119 Minutes
Mark Wahlberg Rose Byrne Octavia Spencer Isabela Moner Tig Notaro Gustavo Quiroz Julianna Gamiz Margo Martindale Julie Hagerty Michael O'Keefe Tom Segura
wife husband adopted daughter brother sister airy amusing hilarious emotional melodramatic heartwarming united states orphanage school adoption orphanage new experiences trust lie sibling relationship
A couple find themselves in over their heads when they foster three children.