20 movies like The Extra Man, ordered by similarity : The Royal Family of Broadway(1930), Desi Boyz(2011), City Lights(1931), Tootsie(1982), Shall We Dance(1937), For Heaven's Sake(1926), We Married Margo(2000), My One and Only(2009), The Matinee Idol(1928), Little Murders(1971), The Heat(2013), Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe(2009) ...
Comedy
France|USA
2010
108 Minutes
Kevin Kline Robert Pulcini Paul Dano John C. Reilly Katie Holmes Marian Seldes Celia Weston Patti D'Arbanville Dan Hedaya Lynn Cohen John Pankow
extra professor escort amusing new york city literature cross-dressing relationships transformation 1920s
A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing.
Comedy
USA
1930
82 Minutes
Fredric March Ina Claire Mary Brian Henrietta Crosman Charles Starrett Arnold Korff Frank Conroy
family matriarch actor actress manager daughter brother melodramatic amusing lighthearted new york city broadway theater family home family acting love retirement theater relationships transformation sacrifice
Julie Cavendish comes from a family of great Broadway actors. Her mother Fanny staunchly continues acting. Her boisterous brother Tony is fleeing a breach of promise suit in Hollywood. Her ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
India
2011
121 Minutes
John Abraham Rajat Barmecha Sanjay Dutt Anupam Kher Akshay Kumar Ashwin Mushran Deepika Padukone Sunil Shetty Chitrangda Singh Omi Vaidya Shekhar Bassi
banker financier fiancée unemployed person escort male escort charming cheeky passionate engaging hilarious amusing london money success new life escort making amends love discovery
Two friends lose their jobs, then part bitterly after they get exposed as male strippers.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
1931
87 Minutes
Charles Chaplin Virginia Cherrill Harry Myers Hank Mann Al Ernest Garcia Florence Lee Henry Bergman Albert Austin John Rand James Donnelly Robert Parrish
tramp blind person millionaire grandmother amusing heartwarming charming city street boxing ring bridge love mistaken identity wealth virtue love sacrifice transformation 1920s
With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
1982
111 Minutes
Dustin Hoffman Jessica Lange Teri Garr Dabney Coleman Charles Durning Bill Murray Sydney Pollack George Gaynes Geena Davis Doris Belack Ellen Foley
actor actress agent director roommate girlfriend amusing charming new york city television studio apartment restaurant family home love triangle deception cross-dressing actors transformation love 1980s
Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
109 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Eric Blore Edward Everett Horton Jerome Cowan Ketti Gallian William Brisbane Ann Shoemaker Ben Alexander Emma Young Sherwood Bailey
dancer fan agent husband wife amusing lighthearted paris new york city ship dance show business love marriage love temptation transformation 1930s
A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.
Comedy
USA
1926
86 Minutes
Harold Lloyd Jobyna Ralston Noah Young James Mason Robert Dudley Paul Weigel Richard Daniels Francis Gaspart Jack Herrick Earl Mohan Blanche Payson
bachelor gangster priest millionaire daughter amusing endearing cheeky mission city romance class distinctions poverty religion forbidden love pursuit transformation 1920s
An irresponsible young millionaire changes his tune when he falls for the daughter of a downtown minister.
Comedy
USA
2000
90 Minutes
William Dozier Jillian Johns Sal Catalano Peter P. Starson Jr. Kylie Bax Michael R. Blaha Margaret Easley Jessica Meyerson
filmmaker surfer ex-wife actor model kevin bacon amusing cheeky new york city los angeles apartment boardwalk ship relationships coincidence roommates filmmaking confession ex-husbands quest
Based on a true story (written by and starring the two dingbats who lived it). It's about two men who both used to be married to the same woman. Now divorced from her, they move in together... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
108 Minutes
Renée Zellweger Logan Lerman Kevin Bacon Troy Garity David Koechner Eric McCormack Chris Noth Mark Rendall Nick Stahl Steven Weber Robin Weigert
wife unfaithful husband husband son love interest suitor amusing hilarious engaging charming witty playful united states new york new york city unhappy marriage relationships attraction new life happiness
After leaving her philandering husband, an elegant socialite takes her two sons on a road trip across America in search of a better life.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1928
66 Minutes
Bessie Love Johnny Walker Ernest Hilliard Lionel Belmore David Mir Sidney D'Albrook
broadway star aspiring actress father producer manager charming amusing emotional small town broadway theater new york city backstage unlikely romance deception secret identity humiliation fame acting love discovery
A Broadway matinee idol famous for his black-face portrayals anonymously joins an amateur acting troupe and falls in love with the leading lady.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1971
110 Minutes
Elliott Gould Marcia Rodd Vincent Gardenia Elizabeth Wilson Jon Korkes John Randolph Doris Roberts Lou Jacobi Donald Sutherland Alan Arkin
photographer interior decorator in-law parent brother lieutenant dark quirky amusing new york city subway household marriage tragic death relationships violence opposites attract love transformation 1970s
Pitch black comedy about a young nihilistic New Yorker coping with pervasive urban violence, obscene phone calls, rusty water pipes, electrical blackouts, paranoia and ethnic-racial conflict during a typical summer of the 1970s.
Action, Comedy
USA
2013
117 Minutes
Sandra Bullock Melissa McCarthy Demián Bichir Marlon Wayans Michael Rapaport Jane Curtin Spoken Reasons Dan Bakkedahl Taran Killam Michael McDonald Thomas F. Wilson
fbi agent detective woman partner drug lord brother amusing spirited powerful city fbi headquarters warehouse bar police station hospital unlikely friendship investigation female bonding crime ring friendship
An uptight FBI Special Agent is paired with a foul-mouthed Boston cop to take down a ruthless drug lord.
Other, Comedy, Fantasy
Philippines|USA
2009
90 Minutes
Jenny McCarthy Paul Sorvino Dean McDermott Kelly Stables Mig Macario Kris Holdenreid Gabe Khouth Lynne Griffin
business woman santa claus elf woman daughter father charming engaging playful lighthearted heartwarming cheery north pole santa's workshop new york city relationships christmas family relationships love business
Following his mother's death, Hector arrives in Manila to live with his grandmother. Unable to speak Tagalog, Hector falls in with a street gang before a photographer takes him under his ... See full summary »
Comedy
1980
97 Minutes
Alan Arkin Madeline Kahn Austin Pendleton Judy Graubart William Finley Wallace Shawn Max Wright Fred Gwynne Adolph Green Keith Szarabajka David Warrilow
professor scientist genius soldier amusing madcap quirky new york city university commune brainwashing academia scientific experiments on the run psychology practical jokes adventure transformation discovery 1980s
An egghead (Austin Pendleton) and his think-tank colleagues brainwash a professor (Alan Arkin) to think he's from another planet.
Comedy
USA
1988
103 Minutes
Billy Crystal Alan King JoBeth Williams Janet Carroll David Ackroyd Phil Fondacaro Robert Pastorelli Mark L. Taylor
surgeon father son extra fiancée actor amusing lighthearted heartwarming tender new york city los angeles california hospital movie set family heart attack reconciliation father/son relationship film industry
On his girlfriend's insistence, a disgruntled man tries to make peace with his high-spirited, street-smart and often irritatingly careless father, a failed actor who never quit his dream to be a success.
Comedy
USA
1989
90 Minutes
John Travolta Kirstie Alley Olympia Dukakis George Segal Abe Vigoda Twink Caplan Joy Boushel
accountant baby cab driver married man single mother womanizer cheeky hilarious touching amusing heartwarming charming hospital taxi new york city apartment doctor's office restaurant romantic dilemma parenthood
After a single, career-minded woman is left on her own to give birth to the child of a married man, she finds a new romantic chance in a cab driver. Meanwhile, the point-of-view of the newborn boy is narrated through voice-over.
Comedy
USA
1967
95 Minutes
Jack Lemmon Peter Falk Elaine May Nina Wayne Eddie Mayehoff David Hartman Severn Darden Alan DeWitt
man friend wife mistress stockbroker offbeat amusing endearing new york city apartment law office manhattan bridge suicide divorce marriage love triangle relationships love rescue transformation
Harry is a barely functional human. He meets an old friend who is having marital problems as Harry is about to leap off of a bridge. His friend decides that Harry is the man to take his ... See full summary »
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
98 Minutes
John Turturro Woody Allen Sharon Stone Sofía Vergara Vanessa Paradis Liev Schreiber Bob Balaban Eugenia Kuzmina
woody allen gigolo don juan woman male prostitute pimp charming rousing confident amusing new york city bedroom big city money greed escort change of lifestyle unintended consequences financial scheme transformation
Fioravante decides to become a professional Don Juan as a way of making money to help his cash-strapped friend, Murray. With Murray acting as his "manager", the duo quickly finds themselves caught up in the crosscurrents of love and money.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA
2007
87 Minutes
Jesse Archer Charlie David Cory Grant J.R. Rolley Allison Lane Jeremy Gender John Kaisner William Hernandez Virginia Bryan Steven Goldsmith
gay man alcoholic boyfriend fiancé friend boss amusing witty new york city gay bar apartment homosexuality relationships stereotypes sexual identity living together therapy love transformation 2000s
Hook up artist Luke surprises himself when he considers becoming monogamous after meeting and dating smug and handsome Stephen, but Stephen might not be all that he seems, will Luke be disappointed?
Comedy
Australia|USA
2000
111 Minutes
Salvatore Coco Sacha Horler Nikki Bennett Carter Edwards Robert Coleby Skye Wansey John Burgess Jon English Nicki Wendt David Franklin Bille Brown
agent girlfriend singer young woman chanteuse ex-convict amusing offbeat australia city nightclub apartment self-help seminar aspirations failing career deception show business new life relationships quest
A well-meaning but misguided talent agent uses his paraplegic girlfriend's government compensation to fund his quest to resurrect a faded club singer's career.
Comedy
UK
2006
100 Minutes
Mathew Pritchard Lee Dainton Mike Locke Dan Joyce Myke Hawke Pierce Howard Marks Elizabeth Tan Kasumi Kitano
stuntman welshman devil amusing brash fascinating gripping raw shocking united kingdom moscow bangkok thailand tokyo mexico stunts sin world travel challenge adventure
Four guys set off on a world tour to enact the seven deadly sins. Based on the MTV Europe series "Dirty Sanchez".