20 movies like Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, ordered by similarity : Lady Bird(2017), Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day(2014), Barely Lethal(2015), Laid in America(2016), Booksmart(2019), Some Freaks(2016), Submarine(2010), World's Greatest Dad(2009), Girl Flu(2016), My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea(2016), A Simple Favor(2018), 21 Jump Street(2012) ...
Comedy
USA
2011
108 Minutes
Martin Lawrence Brandon T. Jackson Jessica Lucas Portia Doubleday Tony Curran Ana Ortiz Sherri Shepherd Michelle Ang Emily Rios Henri Lubatti Lorenzo Pisoni
fbi agent grandmother stepson criminal student security guard hilarious offbeat amusing suspenseful school united states vehicle dormitory art school warehouse cross-dressing murder case father/son relationship investigation
Malcolm Turner and his stepson Trent go undercover at an all-girls school to flush out a killer.
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, Kids & Family
USA
2014
81 Minutes
Steve Carell Jennifer Garner Ed Oxenbould Dylan Minnette Kerris Dorsey Megan Mullally Bella Thorne Sidney Fullmer Mekai Matthew Curtis Lincoln Melcher Elise Vargas
teen boy mother father sister brother friend campy cheeky amusing house bedroom school car chemistry class restaurant bad luck growing up family friendship school
Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. However, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother and sister - who all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
Comedy, Action
USA
2015
96 Minutes
Hailee Steinfeld Jessica Alba Samuel L. Jackson Sophie Turner Dove Cameron Thomas Mann Toby Sebastian Gabriel Basso Rachael Harris Dan Fogler Steve-O
agent spy adolescent adolescent girl hit man killer student love interest friend special agent cool heartwarming hilarious lighthearted quirky amusing united states school secret headquarters secret hideout
A teenage special ops agent coveting a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that surviving the treacherous waters of high school is more challenging than international espionage.
Comedy
USA
2016
85 Minutes
Peter Vass Caspar Lee Olajide Olatunji Bobby Lee Angela Trimbur Madison Iseman Josh Leyva Angela Kinsey Gerry Bednob
foreign exchange student high-school student kidnapper airy amusing witty hilarious unrestrained hedonistic high school united states high school kidnapping quest sex comedy teen culture growing up pursuit quest
Two foreign exchange high-school students are kidnapped during their quest to get laid on their last night in America and it will be the best night of their life.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
2019
102 Minutes
Kaitlyn Dever Beanie Feldstein Jessica Williams Jason Sudeikis Lisa Kudrow Will Forte Victoria Ruesga Mason Gooding Skyler Gisondo Diana Silvers Molly Gordon
teenager best friend overachiever classmate teacher principal offbeat unrestrained hilarious amusing emotional touching high school party house classroom graduation family home teenage rebellion overcoming fears
On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA|Mexico
2016
97 Minutes
Thomas Mann Lily Mae Harrington Ely Henry Marin Ireland Lachlan Buchanan Nikki Massoud Shannon Hartman Sylvia Kates
high-school student young woman friend girlfriend emotional confident passionate offbeat high school prom house party hospital growing up romance physical appearance physical disability growing up love pursuit
A charming romance develops between a boy with one eye and an overweight girl, though when she loses her weight after going to college, their relationship is tested in devastating ways they never dreamed would happen.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2010
97 Minutes
Craig Roberts Yasmin Paige Noah Taylor Paddy Considine Sally Hawkins Melanie Walters Sion Tudor Owen Gemma Chan
teen boy welshman classmate father mother girl endearing charming amusing offbeat wales school house beach bridge bedroom virginity coming of age family dysfunction marriage
15-year-old Oliver Tate has two objectives: To lose his virginity before his next birthday, and to extinguish the flame between his mother and an ex-lover who has resurfaced in her life.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
99 Minutes
Robin Williams Alexie Gilmore Daryl Sabara Tom Kenny Lorraine Nicholson Geoff Pierson Evan Martin Henry Simmons Jermaine Williams Toby Huss Mitzi McCall
son schoolteacher girlfriend colleague brash dark offbeat school house united states suicide subconscious father/son relationship writing deception transformation underdog rise 2000s
When his son's body is found in a humiliating accident, a lonely high school teacher inadvertently attracts an overwhelming amount of community and media attention after covering up the truth with a phony suicide note.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
92 Minutes
Katee Sackhoff Jade Pettyjohn Heather Matarazzo Jeremy Sisto Judy Reyes Diego Josef Isaiah Mustafa Jonah Beres
young girl mother sister classmate friend young boy cheeky amusing emotional california school house classroom bathroom bedroom menstruation growing up immaturity friendship self-esteem
Bird, 12, has to become a woman whether she wants to or not when - in the worst week of her life - she gets her first period, is ditched by her impulsive, free spirited mom, and learns that you can never really go back to The Valley.
Animation, Comedy, Adventure
USA
2016
72 Minutes
student high school teacher cook athlete goth amusing creative intense hilarious dark school bus high school library cafeteria natural disasters high school friendship escape fall growing up
An earthquake causes a high school to float into the sea, where it slowly sinks like a shipwreck.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Canada|USA
2018
117 Minutes
Anna Kendrick Blake Lively Henry Golding Ian Ho Joshua Satine Andrew Rannells Kelly McCormack Aparna Nancherla Rupert Friend Bashir Salahuddin Jean Smart
widow son friend husband single mother missing person sultry tense intricate confident dark thrilling suburb house school kitchen river airplane missing persons mysterious past
Stephanie is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily, a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate.
Comedy, Action
USA
2012
110 Minutes
Jonah Hill Christopher Miller Channing Tatum Brie Larson Dave Franco Rob Riggle Ice Cube DeRay Davis Ellie Kemper Chris Parnell Caroline Aaron
undercover cop police detective high-school student teacher drug dealer police captain hilarious melodramatic quirky amusing intense suspenseful police station high school los angeles police academy party headquarters undercover operations investigation
A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Canada|USA
1989
82 Minutes
Randy Quaid Mary Beth Hurt Sandy Dennis Bryan Madorsky Juno Mills Cockell Kathryn Grody Deborah Rush Graham Jarvis
mother father counselor son housewife mortician hilarious offbeat dark gory suburb family home massachusetts kitchen school cannibalism parent/child relationship family dysfunction coming of age family secrets
A young boy living in 1950s suburbia suspects his parents are cannibalistic murderers.
Horror, Comedy
USA|UK
2017
123 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Selma Blair Anne Winters Zackary Arthur Olivia Crocicchia George Griffith Samantha Lemole Bishop Stevens Theresa Cook Brionne Davis Joseph D. Reitman
father daughter son mother sibling crazy person chilling disturbing frightening unrestrained outlandish small town united states home school paranormal strange behavior violence fighting death
A teenage girl and her younger brother must survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origin causes parents to turn violently on their own kids.
Comedy, Drama
1982
103 Minutes
Anthony Higgins Janet Suzman Anne Louise Lambert Dave Hill Hugh Fraser Neil Cunningham David Gant David Meyer
artist wealthy woman mother wealthy man father daughter crafty intricate suspenseful sultry england estate house moat art infidelity murder schemes investigation wealth
An artist (Anthony Higgins) trades 12 drawings for sex with the mistress (Janet Suzman) of a 17th-century English estate.
Comedy
USA
2018
93 Minutes
Jon Heder Jim O'Heir Steve Berg Brendan Meyer Maya Erskine Anna Konkle Candi Milo Keith Kupferer Richard Esteras Roger Welp Robert Breuler
bowling alley manager owner high-school student janitor co-worker customer amusing hilarious lighthearted suspenseful offbeat bowling alley arcade parking lot loss of job bowling arrested development work relationships saving the day
When the manager of an old-school bowling alley discovers the owner's plans to sell, saving Winky's World means pulling himself out of the gutter, too.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2015
95 Minutes
young girl mother father imaginary friend teacher friend amusing charming emotional san francisco house imaginary world school dining room street emotion moving change adaptation hockey
After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
Comedy, Drama
1990
100 Minutes
Noah Taylor Thandie Newton Nicole Kidman Bartholomew Rose Kiri Paramore Kym Wilson Jeff Truman Marshall Napier Josh Picker
teen boy teen girl student teacher father mother winsome tender endearing amusing australia boarding school lake dorm all-boys school interracial romance young love prejudice teen angst coming of age
A white preppie (Noah Taylor) loves a Ugandan girl (Thandie Newton) in 1965 Australia in this sequel to "The Year My Voice Broke."
Comedy
USA
1983
96 Minutes
Tom Cruise Rebecca De Mornay Bronson Pinchot Joe Pantoliano Richard Masur Curtis Armstrong Nicholas Pryor Janet Carroll Shera Danese Raphael Sbarge Bruce A. Young
student prostitute best friend pimp mother father amusing wild crafty chicago house school street adolescence senior year sex friendship prostitution transformation discovery
A Chicago teenager is looking for fun at home while his parents are away, but the situation quickly gets out of hand.
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.