20 movies like Costa Rican Summer, ordered by similarity : The Big Mouth(1967), Easy Living(1937), Gold Diggers of 1935(1935), The Ghost and Mr. Chicken(1966), The Last Film Festival(2016), The Reluctant Astronaut(1967), Step Lively(1944), Bhoothnath(2008), Give Us the Moon(1944), Pup Star: Better 2Gether(2017), Beverly Hills Chihuahua(2008), Love and Death(1975) ...
Comedy
USA
2009
93 Minutes
surfer aunt ward amusing sun costa rica foreclosure hotel contest underdog
A titillating teen comedy, a young surfer and his friends head to Costa Rica to save his beautiful aunt's beach motel, resurrect an old surf champion and find enough waves and women to make for a totally tasty time.
Comedy
USA
1967
107 Minutes
Jerry Lewis Harold J. Stone Susan Bay Buddy Lester Del Moore Paul Lambert Jeannine Riley Leonard Stone Charlie Callas Frank De Vol Vern Rowe
nerd look-alike hotel worker stewardess mobster police officer amusing madcap san diego fishing boat hotel street beach chase hunting jewelry theft crime mistaken identity pursuit underdog
On a San Diego beach, Gerald Clamson fishes out of the water a look-alike frog man who gives him a map to a stash of stolen-diamonds coveted by several crime syndicates.
Comedy
USA
1937
86 Minutes
Jean Arthur Edward Arnold Ray Milland Luis Alberni Mary Nash Franklin Pangborn Barlowe Borland William Demarest Andrew Tombes Esther Dale Harlan Briggs
office worker wealthy man son wife hotel owner stockbroker cheeky playful frenetic new york city bus office hotel automat chance meeting class distinctions misunderstanding great depression rags to riches romance
A wealthy banker throws his wife's expensive fur coat off the roof of a building; it lands on the head of a stenographer, leading to everyone assuming she is his mistress and has access to his millions.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
95 Minutes
Dick Powell Gloria Stuart Adolphe Menjou Glenda Farrell Grant Mitchell Dorothy Dare Alice Brady Frank McHugh Hugh Herbert Winifred Shaw Joseph Cawthorn
mother daughter son fiancée lover hotel desk clerk amusing lighthearted hotel romance rivalry love wealth performance pursuit underdog 1930s
Romantic antics abound among the guests at a luxury hotel, including a stage director, an eccentric millionaire, and the daughter of a financial backer.
Comedy
USA
1966
90 Minutes
Don Knotts Joan Staley Liam Redmond Dick Sargent Skip Homeier Reta Shaw Lurene Tuttle Philip Ober Harry Hickox Charles Lane Jesslyn Fax
reporter editor love interest wealthy man coward typesetter lighthearted madcap amusing cheeky small town newsroom mansion ghosts fear haunted houses aspirations mistaken identity mystery underdog
A timid typesetter hasn't a ghost of a chance of becoming a reporter - until he decides to solve a murder mystery and ends up spending a fright-filled night in a haunted house.
Comedy
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Dennis Hopper Jacqueline Bisset Chris Kattan JoBeth Williams Leelee Sobieski
movie producer actor actress missing person mayor judge charming cheeky hilarious small town awards ceremony film festival car hotel press conference desperation film festival search hijinx determination
Harriet is a retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her. When she decides to write her own obituary, a young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth resulting in a life-altering friendship.
Comedy
USA
1967
101 Minutes
Don Knotts Leslie Nielsen Joan Freeman Arthur O'Connell Jesse White Jeanette Nolan Frank McGrath
neurotic father mother astronaut sweetheart aunt lighthearted positive amusing madcap nasa facility small town fair house spaceship space race misunderstanding lie father/son relationship phobias
A NASA janitor is sent into space.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
88 Minutes
Frank Sinatra George Murphy Adolphe Menjou Gloria DeHaven Eugene Pallette Anne Jeffreys Walter Slezak
playwright producer hotel manager hotel owner airy endearing spirited new york city hotel theater broadway scam music money rise underdog quest 1940s
Gordon Miller is rehearsing a musical comedy in the penthouse suite of Gribble's hotel...on credit. The mounting bill is driving Gribble frantic. Chaos increases when playwright Glen ... See full summary »
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
India
2008
140 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Juhi Chawla Shah Rukh Khan Satish Shah Rajpal Yadav Aman Siddiqui Tejas Priyanshu Chatterjee
young man young woman husband wife child spirit emotional gripping intense suspenseful amusing hilarious house haunted house street spirit world haunted houses haunting sacrifice adventure
Moving into a new house, a family witnesses an unfriendly ghost who wants to drive them away from the house. However, he befriends a little boy who changes his outlook forever.
Comedy
UK
1944
95 Minutes
Margaret Lockwood Vic Oliver Roland Culver Peter Graves Frank Cellier Eliot Makeham George Relph Max Bacon Alan Keith Jean Simmons Iris Lang
war hero hotel owner pilot outcast russian amusing offbeat playful madcap united kingdom hotel club london secret society work quest transformation underdog 20th century
In Britain after the end of WWII, it is a time of general euphoria at having won the war, with full employment and general happiness for all (or nearly all). Peter, the young wastrel son of... See full summary »
Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy
Canada
2017
92 Minutes
dog talking dog aspiring singer singer celebrity star charming heartwarming playful creative amusing hilarious music competition celebrities animals singing career career aspirations competition adventure
The action-packed new season of the franchise continues with the story of Tiny, an adorable Yorkie pup who, after winning the 'Pup Star' TV singing competition, is suddenly launched into an adventure when she's replaced by a street Yorkie, Scrappy, and the two swap lives in a dog-filled, fish-out-of-water tale that ultimately demonstrates life truly is 'better together.'
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|Mexico
2008
91 Minutes
dog chihuahua pet owner stranger rat amusing madcap lighthearted tijuana, mexico beverly hills, calif. hotel street train lost class distinctions survival going home friendship talking animals adventure
While on vacation in Mexico, Chloe, a ritzy Beverly Hills chihuahua, finds herself lost and in need of assistance in order to get back home.
Comedy
USA
1975
85 Minutes
Woody Allen Diane Keaton Georges Adet Frank Adu Edmund Ardisson Féodor Atkine Albert Augier Yves Barsacq Lloyd Battista Jack Berard George Birt
peasant cousin military officer soldier merchant witty amusing russia village countryside battlefield family home love war meaning of life assassination love underdog 19th century
In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
1984
107 Minutes
Bill Murray Dan Aykroyd Harold Ramis Sigourney Weaver Rick Moranis Annie Potts William Atherton Ernie Hudson
parapsychologist love interest nerd supernatural being ghost secretary hilarious eerie amusing new york city firehouse apartment library city apartment college campus ghosts demonic possession supernatural daunting task showdown
Three former parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service.
Comedy
Australia
2000
100 Minutes
Sam Neill Kevin Harrington Tom Long Patrick Warburton Genevieve Mooy Tayler Kane Bille Brown Roy Billing Andrew Gilbert Lenka Kripac Matthew Moore
mayor wife scientist mathematician american guard amusing inspiring australia small town countryside apollo program astronomy daunting task eccentricity heroism adventure underdog 1960s
A remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing.
Animation, Comedy
France|Belgium|Canada|UK|Latvia|USA
2003
82 Minutes
grandmother grandchild vaudevillian singer dog elderly woman amusing playful creative france belleville rescue organized crime kidnapping friendship bicycling devotion adventure rescue underdog
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters--an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire--to rescue him.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1980
95 Minutes
Paul Le Mat Jason Robards Mary Steenburgen Jack Kehoe Pamela Reed Dabney Coleman Michael J. Pollard Gloria Grahame Elizabeth Cheshire Martine Beswick Charles Napier
gas station owner wife billionaire lawyer judge amusing offbeat sad las vegas desert gas station courtroom strip club utah howard hughes money american dream inheritance luck underdog
The story of hard-luck Melvin E. Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.
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, Drama, Music
USA
2000
122 Minutes
Billy Crudup Frances McDormand Kate Hudson Jason Lee Patrick Fugit Anna Paquin Fairuza Balk Noah Taylor Zooey Deschanel John Fedevich Bijou Phillips
journalist young boy musician rock star mother groupie touching tender amusing bus concert stage hotel hospital tour bus musicians music road trip romance drugs jealousy
A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.
Comedy
USA
1944
96 Minutes
Charles Laughton Robert Young Margaret O'Brien William Gargan Reginald Owen Rags Ragland Una O'Connor Donald Stuart Elisabeth Risdon Frank Faylen
ghost soldier young girl father amusing winsome lighthearted playful england castle bravery cowardice family honor curse haunted houses quest rescue 1940s
The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.
Animation, Comedy, Adventure
France|Denmark
2006
79 Minutes
Stefan Fjeldmark
dog viking magician airy amusing hilarious heartwarming creative charming gaul comic books magic fighting kidnapping adventure discovery underdog transformation rescue quest
The vikings come to Gaul and kidnap the chief's nephew. The chief sends Asterix and Obelix up north to get him back but the nephew has fallen in love with the viking chief's daughter v.v. What to do?