20 movies like The Cobbler, ordered by similarity : Cold Souls(2009), Learning to Drive(2014), Dean(2016), Can You Ever Forgive Me?(2018), Carol(2015), Buddy(1997), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014), Shazam!(2019), Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer(2016), Looking for Eric(2009), Margarita Happy Hour(2001), Sweet and Lowdown(1999) ...
Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
USA
2014
99 Minutes
Adam Sandler Cliff "Method Man" Smith Ellen Barkin Melonie Diaz Dan Stevens Steve Buscemi Dascha Polanco Dustin Hoffman Sondra James Fritz Weaver Yul Vazquez
cobbler magician shoemaker engaging amusing emotional new york appearance shoes transformation
A cobbler, bored of his everyday life, stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to become other people and see the world in a different way.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Drama
USA|France
2009
101 Minutes
Paul Giamatti Dina Korzun Emily Watson David Strathairn Lauren Ambrose Katheryn Winnick Boris Kievsky Oksana Lada Natalia Zvereva Rebecca Brooksher
actor doctor courier actress poet russian engaging offbeat emotional amusing new york city st. petersburg, russia stage doctor's office street apartment unlikely allies self-discovery acting souls
Paul is an actor who feels bogged down by his participation in a production of Chekov's play, Vanya.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2014
90 Minutes
Patricia Clarkson Ben Kingsley Grace Gummer Jake Weber Sarita Choudhury Samantha Bee John Hodgman Matt Salinger Daniela Lavender
book critic instructor driver new yorker daughter bride-to-be amusing witty inspiring touching moving engaging new york driving new york city arranged marriage failed marriage unlikely friendship mismatched duo discovery
As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. In each other's company they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength to take the wheel.
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Biography, Drama
USA
2018
106 Minutes
Melissa McCarthy Richard E. Grant Dolly Wells Ben Falcone Gregory Korostishevsky Jane Curtin Stephen Spinella Christian Navarro Pun Bandhu Marc Evan Jackson Erik LaRay Harvey
celebrity biographer friend writer storyteller amusing creative emotional new york city office park bookstore street writing creative process unemployment forgery celebrities pop culture transformation
When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
1997
84 Minutes
Rene Russo Robbie Coltrane Alan Cumming Irma P. Hall Paul Reubens John Aylward Mimi Kennedy Jon Simmons Kathleen Klein Russell Young Frank Collison
socialite gorilla husband assistant maid engaging emotional amusing new york city mansion chicago fair movie theater wild animals husband/wife relationship eccentricity drunkenness human-animal friendship love transformation
An animal lover (Rene Russo) raises a baby gorilla in 1920s Brooklyn, along with a slew of geese, dogs, horses and chimps.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
119 Minutes
Michael Keaton Zach Galifianakis Edward Norton Andrea Riseborough Amy Ryan Emma Stone Naomi Watts Lindsay Duncan Merritt Wever Jeremy Shamos Bill Camp
action hero actor broadway director girlfriend daughter ex-wife creative charming emotional amusing dark apartment new york city broadway theater backstage street restaurant acting father/daughter relationship challenge
A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.
Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Adventure
USA|Canada
2019
132 Minutes
Zachary Levi Mark Strong Asher Angel Jack Dylan Grazer Djimon Hounsou Grace Fulton Ian Chen Jovan Armand Faithe Herman Cooper Andrews Marta Milans
teenager disabled boy bully foster mother superhero friend amusing emotional endearing uplifting hilarious cheeky philadelphia convenience store subway foster home school classroom superhuman abilities saving the world
A newly fostered young boy in search of his mother instead finds unexpected super powers and soon gains a powerful enemy.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Israel|USA
2016
118 Minutes
Richard Gere Lior Ashkenazi Michael Sheen Steve Buscemi Charlotte Gainsbourg Dan Stevens Hank Azaria Harris Yulin Josh Charles Yehuda Almagor Neta Riskin
fixer dignitary prime minister businessman politician israeli amusing brash confident engaging touching new york city park shoe store house big city business politics reputation unlikely allies
Norman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically changes for better and worse.
Drama, Comedy
UK|France|Italy|Belgium|Spain
2009
116 Minutes
Steve Evets Stephanie Bishop Gerard Kearns Stefan Gumbs Lucy-Jo Hudson Cole Williams Dylan Williams Matthew McNulty Laura Ainsworth Max Beesley Kelly Bowland
postal worker son daughter eric cantona gangster ex-wife amusing emotional engaging hospital house post office england soccer family parenthood divorce responsibility hard times discovery
Eric, a football fanatic postman whose life is descending into crisis, receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical Eric Cantona.
Drama
USA
2001
98 Minutes
Eleanor Hutchins Larry Fessenden Holly Ramos Jonah Leland Barbara Sicuranza Amanda Vogel Macha Ross Kristin Di Spaltro Will Keenan Michael Joseph Buscemi
single mother son artist writer roommate old friend endearing engaging amusing emotional new york city apartment brooklyn, n.y. bar parenthood music friendship drug addiction responsibility temptation
Five "disreputable" women from Brooklyn meet in the late-afternoon hours to throw back half-price drink specials and bitch uninhibitedly about life, libidos and lactation.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
95 Minutes
Sean Penn Samantha Morton Uma Thurman Brian Markinson Anthony LaPaglia Gretchen Mol Vincent Guastaferro John Waters Constance Schulman Kellie Overbey James Urbaniak
guitarist love interest mobster mute person pretty woman amusing emotional cheeky new york city new york state concert stage apartment musicians alcoholism performance eccentricity unlikely romance infidelity love temptation
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
Comedy, Drama
USA|France
2006
109 Minutes
Meryl Streep Anne Hathaway Adrian Grenier Stanley Tucci Emily Blunt Tracie Thoms Simon Baker-Denny Rebecca Mader Daniel Sunjata Eric Seltzer Rich Sommer
assistant editor stylist journalist boyfriend model amusing engaging new york city paris office fashion publishing ambition transformation rise 2000s
A smart but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2008
90 Minutes
John Malkovich Colin Hanks Emily Blunt Steve Zahn Tom Hanks B.J. Hendricks Jacquie Barnbrook Griffin Dunne Ricky Jay Patrick Fischler Wallace Langham
writer father magician publicist mentor offbeat amusing los angeles cincinnati television studio comeback magic law school writing performance life lessons quest transformation rise 2000s
A young man, much to the chagrin of his father, becomes the new assistant to an illusionist in decline.
Comedy, Drama
2014
97 Minutes
Catherine Deneuve Gustave Kervern Féodor Atkine Pio Marmaï Michela Moretti Nicolas Bouchaud Garance Clavel Oleg Kupchik
musician retiree woman manager janitor friend amusing heartwarming lighthearted emotional charming playful france paris concert stage aging new life success happiness relationships
Antoine quits his rock band, takes a job caring for an old building in Paris, and develops a close friendship with a recently retired woman.
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.
Drama
USA
2016
104 Minutes
Viola Davis Hayden Panettiere Catalina Sandino Moreno Ellen Burstyn Dan Fogler Jaden Michael Bryce Lorenzo Nicholas L. Ashe Julius Tennon Karen Pittman
judge latina mother lawyer woman american african-american woman emotional tense engaging gripping positive court courtroom new york new york city united states america court battles court decision
The lives of three women are unexpectedly changed when they cross paths at a New York Family Court.
Comedy, Drama
France
2014
119 Minutes
Omar Sy Olivier Nakache Charlotte Gainsbourg Tahar Rahim Izïa Higelin Youngar Fall Isaka Sawadogo Hélène Vincent Christiane Millet Clotilde Mollet Liya Kebede
worker fly illegal immigrant friend social worker engaging amusing suspenseful emotional heartwarming paris france construction site government offices unemployment office street welfare love organization race against time
Senegalese Samba has worked 10 years in France. He's arrested and befriends the woman helping him with legal matters as volunteer after a burnout at work. He's released after being told to leave France. Chemistry?
Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
91 Minutes
Jacqueline Kim Tzi Ma Kathy Shao-Lin Lee Elaine Kao Freda Foh Shen Rossif Sutherland Mia Riverton Jayce Bartok Sebastian Stan Stephen Rowe Cindy Cheung
father daughter businesswoman medical student high-school student engaging offbeat disheartening new york state new york city relationships escape lesbianism practical jokes communication suicide temptation transformation growing up fall
The Wongs struggle to cope with life, love, and family dysfunction in the suburbs of New York.