20 movies like Mistress America, ordered by similarity : Les gamins(2013), Divergent(2014), Drive Me Crazy(1999), Turbo Kid(2015), The Hot Chick(2002), The Sleazy Uncle(1989), Kokowääh(2011), Loners(2019), Omamamia(2012), Iqraar: By Chance(2006), Walk the Talk(2000), Wild Child(2008) ...
Comedy
USA
2015
84 Minutes
Greta Gerwig Lola Kirke Matthew Shear Jasmine Cephas Jones Heather Lind Michael Chernus Cindy Cheung Dean Wareham
mistress girl stepsister amusing future big city life schemes loneliness transformation future
A lonely college freshman's life is turned upside-down by her impetuous, adventurous stepsister-to-be.
Comedy
France
2013
97 Minutes
Alain Chabat Max Boublil Sandrine Kiberlain Mélanie Bernier Arié Elmaleh Elisa Sednaoui François Dunoyer Nicolas Briançon Mélusine Mayance Alban Lenoir
father-in-law musician girlfriend amusing future ring midlife crisis marriage youth love future
A young, frustrated musician finds unexpected kinship with his girlfriend's father.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA
2014
140 Minutes
Shailene Woodley Theo James Ashley Judd Jai Courtney Ray Stevenson Zoë Kravitz Miles Teller Tony Goldwyn Ansel Elgort Maggie Q Mekhi Phifer
teen girl rebel group leader brother teen boy father brooding cool disturbing thrilling suspenseful melancholy future city training area school chicago home group dynamics future
In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.
Comedy
USA
1999
91 Minutes
Melissa Joan Hart Adrian Grenier Susan May Pratt Kris Park Mark Webber Ali Larter Stephen Collins Gabriel Carpenter Mark Metcalf William Converse-Roberts Faye Grant
teen boy teen girl ex-girlfriend ex-boyfriend girl next door basketball player lighthearted playful amusing high school family home nightclub bedroom basketball court classroom schemes unlikely romance dating prom jealousy
Nicole and Chase used to be BFFs, then junior high happened. The high school centennial dance is coming but Nicole gets dumped. So does Chase. They stage a relationship to get at their exes. They visit each other's worlds. Love in the air?
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Canada|New Zealand|USA
2015
95 Minutes
Munro Chambers Anouk Whissell Laurence Leboeuf Edwin Wright Aaron Jeffery Romano Orzari Michael Ironside Orphée Ladouceur Steeve Léonard
scavenger hero mysterious girl war lord cowboy henchmen outlandish offbeat amusing witty madcap thrilling post-apocalyptic wasteland post-apocalypse courage unlikely hero saving the world weapons friendship adventure
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland in 1997, a comic book fan adopts the persona of his favourite hero to save his enthusiastic friend and fight a tyrannical overlord.
Comedy
USA
2002
101 Minutes
Rob Schneider Anna Faris Matthew Lawrence Eric Christian Olsen Robert Davi Melora Hardin Alexandra Holden Rachel McAdams Maritza Murray Fay Hauser Jodi Long
teen girl popular girl small-time crook cheerleader boyfriend girlfriend amusing hysterical madcap high school football field los angeles gas station family home mall curse switching bodies change of lifestyle bullying coming of age
An attractive and popular teenager, who is mean-spirited toward others, finds herself in the body of an older man, and must find a way to get back to her original body.
Comedy
Italy
1989
105 Minutes
Vittorio Gassman Giancarlo Giannini Andréa Ferréol Kim Rossi-Stuart Beatrice Palme Simona Cavallari Stefania Sandrelli
old man middle-aged man business owner poet mistress bohemian amusing frenetic heartwarming italy apartment hospital mismatched duo life lessons love interest family lifestyle changes illness love underdog
A businessman has trouble reuniting with his roguish con artist uncle, especially when the uncle propositions school age girls and comes on to the nephew's mistress.
Romance, Comedy, Kids & Family
Germany
2011
123 Minutes
Emma Schweiger Jasmin Gerat Samuel Finzi Meret Becker Friederike Kempter Anna Julia Kapfelsperger Jessica Richter Misel Maticevic
man ex-girlfriend little girl foster mother daughter author amusing airy cheery touching endearing mellow germany flat school family home berlin breakup one-night stand love
Henry is a handsome screenwriter who is trying to win the heart of the woman he truly loves. His plans are interrupted when he finds Magdalena, a little girl at his house.
Comedy
USA
2019
90 Minutes
Brian Letscher Tyson Turrou David Christian Welborn Melissa Paladino Brenda Davidson Stephen Tobolowsky Neil McGowan Khary Payton Denise Dowse Matt Riedy
loner therapist fbi agent group member friend government agent hilarious amusing cheeky outlandish offbeat los angeles apartment group therapy office conference room isolation loneliness government secrets conspiracy
A satire about a group of introverts who are scapegoated for violence and forced into a government group therapy program as part of its "War On Loneliness." Caught up in a conspiracy they stand up for their right to be alone - together.
Comedy
Germany
2012
105 Minutes
Marianne Sagebrecht Annette Frier Miriam Stein Giancarlo Giannini Raz Degan Giovanni Esposito Paul Barrett Thomas Kylau
grandmother pope canadian emotional rome redemption peace life future love future
Marguerita wants to go to Rome and see the Pope. She succeeds - but with countless adventures along the way, including a charming con man, a rocker bartender granddaughter, a perpetually worrying daughter and, of course, the Pope.
Comedy, Romance
India|UK
2006
Minutes
Arbaaz Khan Rahul Dev Amar Jeet Shilpa Anand Deepa Bakshi Amarjeet
disc jockey police officer wealthy girl daughter father producer amusing playful outlandish emotional england radio station television studio london apartment city mistaken identity schemes reality television bet
Born to East Indian parents, Rashmi Mehra lives a wealthy and care-free life in England, often overspends money, leading her dad to question her closely. On one such occasion, she manages ... See full summary »
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
USA|UK|France
2008
98 Minutes
Emma Roberts Natasha Richardson Shirley Henderson Aidan Quinn Alex Pettyfer Georgia King Kimberley Nixon Ruby Thomas
spoiled girl teen girl father headmistress high-school student teacher charming amusing uplifting malibu, calif. england boarding school coming of age boarding-school life culture shock romance popularity father/daughter relationship growing up 2000s
A rebellious Malibu princess is shipped off to a strict English boarding school by her father.
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, Romance, Drama
USA
2015
101 Minutes
Eliza Dushku Louisa Krause Gabriel Ebert Amir Arison Jon Bass Polly Draper Franco Gonzalez Gary Hilborn
sister young woman love interest parent boyfriend girlfriend moving engaging endearing new york city city united states family home party autism sister relationship sisterhood first love city life discovery
A young woman with Asperger's syndrome tries to find her first boyfriend with a little help from her older sister.
Comedy
UK
1983
110 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Peter Riegert Denis Lawson Fulton Mackay Norman Chancer Peter Capaldi Rikki Fulton Alex Norton Jenny Seagrove Jennifer Black Christopher Rozycki
businessperson fisherman boss innkeeper marine biologist charming amusing endearing heartwarming scotland small town small-town life culture clash meaning of life friendship oil business love transformation 1980s
An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.
Comedy, Drama
1989
102 Minutes
Dorotha Segda Oleg Yankovsky Péter Andorai Paulus Manker Gábor Máté Andrej Schwartz Gyula Kéry Sándor Téri
mistress passenger anarchist sister lover thomas edison offbeat striking amusing budapest, hungary train twins wealth estrangement unusual romance chance meeting technology discovery transformation quest
Born in 1880 Budapest, separated identical twins (Dorotha Segda) finally meet as playgirl and anarchist on the Orient Express.
Comedy, Action, Animation
2019
76 Minutes
Scott Menville Khary Payton Tara Charendoff Hynden Walch Kevin Michael Richardson Robert Morse Al Yankovic
superhero supervillain teenager santa claus villain teamwork amusing cool frenetic playful positive spirited city metropolis time travel good versus evil alternate reality showdown fighting superheroes
Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
USA|India
2017
120 Minutes
Dennis Quaid Peggy Lipton Bryce Gheisar KJ Apa Juliet Rylance Luke Kirby Gabrielle Rose Michael Bofshever Britt Robertson Logan Miller Kirby Howell-Baptiste
dog husband wife son girlfriend police officer endearing heartwarming moving passionate amusing house park field carnival neighborhood family pets life lessons reincarnation
A dog looks to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes and owners.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2001
92 Minutes
monster young girl friend worker amusing hilarious heartwarming factory bedroom city friendship redemption conspiracy kidnapping competition prejudice quest transformation rescue love
In order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets through, 2 monsters realize things may not be what they think.
Romance, Comedy, Drama, Music
Ireland|UK
2016
106 Minutes
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo Lucy Boynton Jack Reynor Aidan Gillen Maria Doyle Kennedy Mark McKenna Kelly Thornton Ian Kenny Ben Carolan Percy Chamburuka Karl Rice
teen boy teen girl friend band member parent older brother amusing charming cheeky confident engaging inspiring uplifting dublin harbor street city home high school band
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.