20 movies like Starbuck, ordered by similarity : The Confirmation(2016), Never Steady, Never Still(2017), Dean(2016), Papillon(2017), Hotel Salvation(2016), Manhattan Murder Mystery(1993), Her(2013), Staying Together(1989), The Barbarian Invasions(2003), Sky Without Stars(1955), Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison(1951), Somewhere Slow(2013) ...
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Canada
2011
108 Minutes
Patrick Huard Julie LeBreton Antoine Bertrand David Michael Patrick Martin Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse Dominic Philie Marc Bélanger
biological father sperm donor pregnant woman son heartwarming amusing canada city responsibility discovery
As his lover announces her pregnancy, a fortysomething slacker receives other life-changing news: 142 people, all of them the result of artificial insemination, have filed a class action lawsuit against him, their biological father.
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.
Drama
Canada
2017
111 Minutes
Shirley Henderson Théodore Pellerin Mary Galloway Nicholas Campbell Jared Abrahamson Jonathan Whitesell Beverley Elliott Lorne Cardinal Eric Keenleyside Chilton Crane Sean Owen Roberts
mother son teenager father oil worker disabled person emotional heartwarming inspiring moving sad alberta, canada oil field house support group small town parkinson's disease mother/son relationship alienation struggle
A mother struggles to take control of her life in the face of advanced Parkinson's disease, while her son battles his sexual and emotional identity amongst the violence of Alberta's oil field work camps.
Comedy, Drama
2016
94 Minutes
Demetri Martin Kevin Kline Gillian Jacobs Rory Scovel Christine Woods Ginger Gonzaga Briga Heelan Reid Scott Mary Steenburgen Asif Ali Kate Berlant
illustrator new yorker mother son father lover young man young woman moving emotional amusing charming los angeles family home new york city brooklyn love grief new experiences family
An illustrator falls in love with a woman while trying to keep his father from burning down the family home after his wife dies.
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
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.
Comedy
USA
1993
105 Minutes
Woody Allen Diane Keaton Alan Alda Anjelica Huston Jerry Adler Lynn Cohen Ron Rifkin Joy Behar Marge Redmond Aida Turturro
husband wife son writer amateur sleuth neighbor amusing playful new york city apartment restaurant movie theater city apartment big city murder investigation marriage romance death city life suspicion
A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
119 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Amy Adams Rooney Mara Chris Pratt Olivia Wilde Matt Letscher Kristen Wiig Spike Jonze Portia Doubleday
man writer amusing charming heartwarming home office city computer world apartment love friendship male/female relationship loneliness discovery escape love 2010s
In a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.
Drama
USA
1989
91 Minutes
Sean Astin Stockard Channing Melinda Dillon Jim Haynie Levon Helm Dinah Manoff Dermot Mulroney Tim Quill Keith Szarabajka Daphne Zuniga
father mother brother son older brother younger brother emotional heartwarming amusing small town restaurant family business life lessons coming of age father/son relationship mother/son relationship brotherhood growing up 1980s
The complacent life of three small town brothers is shattered when their father sells the family business from under them.
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.
Drama, Romance
West Germany
1955
105 Minutes
Eva Kotthaus Erik Schumann Horst Buchholz Georg Thomalla Gustav Knuth Camilla Spira Erich Ponto Lucie Höflich Siegfried Lowitz Otto Wernicke Wolfgang Neuss
german woman son border patrol officer love interest great-grandmother emotional melodramatic engaging heartwarming passionate charming east germany germany west germany border mother/son relationship east/west clash family relationships father/son relationship
A border police officer helps a woman cross between West and East Germany with her son. Despite being increasingly united by love, the distance between them increases as border security tightens.
Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Steve Cochran David Brian Philip Carey Ted de Corsia Scott Forbes Michael Tolan Dick Wesson Paul Picerni William Campbell
warden prison guard prisoner prison official sergeant inmate brooding intense engaging emotional brutal bleak folsom state prison reformation prison life prison riot prison break humanity human rights escape
At California's Folsom Prison, escape attempts and riots are on the rise due to the old-school sadistic style of management of a brutal warden.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA
2013
125 Minutes
Jessalyn Gilsig David Costabile Graham Martin Robert Forster Lindsay Crouse Melissa Claire Egan Wallace Langham Clifford Bañagale Kim Yarbrough Blaise Embry Denise Grayson
woman teen boy teenager drifter mysterious drifter love interest romantic interest lighthearted emotional endearing heartwarming inspiring united states discovery new life starting over self-discovery robbery travel traveling
When Anna Thompson gets mixed up in a convenience store robbery, she makes a split-second decision to walk out of her life and into the unknown. On her travels, she meets Travis, a teenage drifter on his own journey of self-discovery.
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, Drama
USA
2016
88 Minutes
John Krasinski Margo Martindale Sharlto Copley Richard Jenkins Anna Kendrick Charlie Day Josh Groban Randall Park Mary Elizabeth Winstead Mary Kay Place Ashley Dyke
artist doctor brain surgeon pregnant woman dying person ex-girlfriend engaging amusing endearing emotional sad small town new york city united states big city parent/child relationship going home illness family life discovery
A man returns to his small hometown after learning that his mother has fallen ill and is about to undergo surgery.
Comedy
USA|India|Canada
2013
105 Minutes
Vince Vaughn Chris Pratt Cobie Smulders Andrzej Blumenfeld Simon Delaney Bobby Moynihan Dave Patten Adam Chanler-Berat Britt Robertson Jack Reynor Amos Vanderpoel
sperm donor slacker truck driver girlfriend friend father charming heartwarming amusing new york city truck doctor's office house courtroom city sperm donation family business fatherhood father/son relationship father/daughter relationship
An affable underachiever finds out he's fathered 533 children through anonymous donations to a fertility clinic 20 years ago. Now he must decide whether or not to come forward when 142 of them file a lawsuit to reveal his identity.
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.
Adventure, Action, Animation
2015
79 Minutes
batman robin child father son enemy confident fascinating spirited engaging cool gotham city fictional city city theater street saving the day heroes secret identity secret life
Damian Wayne has a hard time accepting his father's no-killing rule, and soon starts to believe his destiny lies within a secret society.
Drama
USA
1992
99 Minutes
Glenn Plummer Byron Keith Minns Lexie D. Bigham Vincent Craig Dupree LaRita Shelby Kevin Best Allan Hatcher Christian Coleman Ivory Ocean Starletta DuPois Carl Lumbly
gang member girlfriend son best friend convict father gripping brutal moving south central los angeles prison street gangs drug addiction mentorship father/son relationship self-discovery prison transformation
A former gangster fresh out of prison wants to change his life for the better and must save his 10 year old son who has already chosen a gang life.
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2008
100 Minutes
Tyler Perry Angela Bassett David Mann Tamela Mann Lance Gross Chloe Bailey Mariana Tolbert Rick Fox Sofía Vergara Irma P. Hall
single mother father uncle son daughter relative amusing heartwarming moving georgia small town bus chicago housing project family death romance unemployment relationships new life
A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father -- a man she never met. There, her clan is introduced to the crass, fun-loving Brown family.