20 movies like Amateur Night, ordered by similarity : Leave It to Beaver(1997), The Confirmation(2016), The Adventures of Sebastian Cole(1998), The Miser(1980), Being Frank(2018), Christmas With the Karountzoses(2015), Elf(2003), City Island(2009), A Merry Friggin' Christmas(2014), Tulpan(2008), Ideal Home(2018), You Can't Take It With You(1938) ...
Comedy
USA|Mexico
2016
93 Minutes
Jason Biggs Joe Syracuse Janet Montgomery Jenny Mollen Bria L. Murphy Ashley Tisdale Steven Weber Cedric Yarbrough Adrian Voo
graduate student father driver prostitute architect husband airy amusing witty hilarious united states vehicle mansion home fatherhood life challenge change sex prostitution
An unemployed architect's pregnant wife finds him a job as driver on Craigslist. Showing up, he starts right away driving prostitutes to clients. Will he survive the day?
Comedy
USA
1997
88 Minutes
Christopher McDonald Janine Turner Cameron Finley Erik von Detten Adam Zolotin Barbara Billingsley Ken Osmond Frank Bank Erika Christensen Alan Rachins E.J. De La Pena
young boy father mother family witty airy amusing cheeky home united states suburb life growing up trials life lessons childish mischief growing up adventure discovery 1990s
The several misadventures and life-lessons learned by 8-year-old Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver in an entertaining and hilarious tale of a small-town Ohio family and the daily trials and tribunes of life.
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
104 Minutes
Adrian Grenier Margaret Colin Clark Gregg Greg Haberny Russel Harper Marni Lustig Gabriel Macht Aleksa Palladino John Shea
mother father transsexual son daughter ex-husband engaging witty touching amusing family home dining room new york state england high school family dysfunction sex change car accident teen angst alcoholism
In June, 1983, in Dutchess County, New York, Sebastian Cole joins his mother, step-father, and sister for dinner. Hank, Sebastian's step-father, drops a bomb: he announces he's changing ... See full summary »
Comedy
France
1980
120 Minutes
Louis De Funès Franck Cabot Claire Dupray Herve Bellon Michel Galabru Claude Gensac
man father wealthy man single woman amusing hilarious engaging witty charming cheeky family home marriage of convenience family family feud relationships wealth love pursuit rivalry 1980s
An incredible miser fights against the whole world to multiply his wealth.
Comedy
USA
2018
109 Minutes
Jim Gaffigan Anna Gunn Samantha Mathis Alex Karpovsky Logan Miller Danielle Campbell Theresa Burkhart Daniel Rashid Hayes MacArthur Michelle Hurd
teenager teen boy father family love interest mother engaging hilarious amusing charming lighthearted heartwarming united states family father/son relationship secret secret life secret love comedy adventure
A normal father's family life is turned upside down when his son discovers his dad has another family.
Comedy, Other
USA
2015
106 Minutes
Robert Krantz Robert Krantz Nicole Laino Angelo Tsarouchas Jon Alexi George Kosturos Chris Kerhulas Becky Brown Seth Ruffer
greek-american family mother father son daughter amusing airy lighthearted witty hilarious engaging chicago greek culture christmas family gathering promotion celebration fatherhood discovery
Christmas with the Karountzoses is a Greek Christmas film, set in present-day "Chicago", centered around a Greek family at their dinner table on Christmas Eve. Michael has chosen to work ... See full summary »
Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
USA
2003
97 Minutes
Will Ferrell James Caan Bob Newhart Ed Asner Mary Steenburgen Zooey Deschanel Daniel Tay Faizon Love Peter Dinklage Amy Sedaris Michael Lerner
son father girlfriend elf hilarious new york city department store north pole family home family christmas father/son relationship growing up transformation 2000s
Buddy, a human, is raised amongst elves at the North Pole. When he discovers that he is not an elf, he travels to New York to search for his biological father.
Comedy
USA
2009
103 Minutes
Andy Garcia Julianna Margulies Steven Strait Emily Mortimer Ezra Miller Dominik García-Lorido Carrie Baker Reynolds Hope Glendon-Ross Alan Arkin Louis Mustillo Jee Young Han
prison guard ex-convict wife daughter father son hilarious touching bronx, n.y. prison audition school family home island family forgiveness father/son relationship responsibility love new life
Prison guard Vince tells Molly from acting class, that one inmate is his 24 y.o. love child. Vince takes him home to stay with his family - straight A son with fat girl fetish, college dropout/stripper daughter and cute wife.
Other, Comedy
USA
2014
88 Minutes
Joel McHale Robin Williams Lauren Graham Clark Duke Oliver Platt Wendi McLendon-Covey Tim Heidecker Candice Bergen
robin williams father son santa claus family patriarch wife amusing charming lighthearted melodramatic emotional playful church family dinner family home christmas family family gathering family relationships fighting
Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.
Comedy, Drama
Kazakhstan|Russia|Germany|Poland|Switzerland|Italy
2008
100 Minutes
Askhat Kuchinchirekov Samal Esljamova Ondas Besikbasov Tolepbergen Baisakalov Bereke Turganbayev Mahabbat Turganbayeva
nomad young woman sister child mother father charming profound striking kazakhstan yurt mountain steppe new life marriage family nomadic lifestyle coming of age animal husbandry discovery
On the steppes of Kazakhstan, Asa lives in a yurt with his sister Samal, her husband Ondas, and their three children. Ondas is a herdsman, tough and strong. It's dry, dusty, and windy; too ... See full summary »
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
2018
91 Minutes
Paul Rudd Steve Coogan Alison Pill Jake McDorman Jack Gore Lora Martinez-Cunningham Jenny Gabrielle Frances Lee McCain Monique Candelaria
couple celebrity grandson boyfriend friend orphan amusing hilarious outlandish offbeat touching playful santa fe, n.m. mansion film set restaurant school jail estrangement family
A bickering gay couple must now deal with the unexpected task of raising a ten-year-old boy.
Comedy
USA
1938
127 Minutes
Jean Arthur Lionel Barrymore James Stewart Edward Arnold Mischa Auer Ann Miller Spring Byington Samuel S. Hinds Donald Meek H.B. Warner Halliwell Hobbes
ingénue boyfriend father mother sister grandfather amusing cheery madcap family home family love meaning of life marriage money love transformation 1930s
A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family.
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
UK
1968
100 Minutes
conservative dockworker wife son-in-law daughter father amusing unrestrained hilarious london essex, england family home soccer game prejudice father/daughter relationship culture clash marriage blitz of london family love
The film version of '""Till Death Do Us Part" (1965)'. tells the story of Alf Garnett and his family living through the London Blitz.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany
2005
102 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Michael Caine Hope Davis Michael Rispoli Gil Bellows Gemmenne de la Peña Nicholas Hoult Judith McConnell David Darlow Mike Bacarella Robyn Moler
weather forecaster father author wife daughter boyfriend amusing heartwarming quirky emotional suspenseful chicago newsroom household family home city apartment redemption family dysfunction career vs. family midlife crisis
A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.
Comedy, Drama
2004
111 Minutes
Marilou Berry Agnès Jaoui Jean-Pierre Bacri Laurent Grévill Virginie Desarnauts Keine Bouhiza Grégoire Oestermann Serge Riaboukine Michela Moretti Jean-Pierre Lazzerini Jacques Boko
singer daughter author father teacher stepmother amusing emotional sad inspiring paris classroom salon street family home music self-esteem growing up loneliness dysfunctional family
A gifted singer (Marilou Berry) seeks approval from her egotistical father (Jean-Pierre Bacri), who is a famous writer and publisher.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2008
111 Minutes
Anne Hathaway Rosemarie DeWitt Bill Irwin Debra Winger Tunde Adebimpe Mather Zickel Anisa George Anna Deavere Smith Jerome Lepage Beau Sia
sister bride father mother groom family member quirky brooding melodramatic new england family home hair salon home interracial romance drug addiction wedding family deception struggle rivalry
A young woman who has been in and out of rehab for the past ten years, returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.
Comedy
USA|Germany
2006
90 Minutes
Ron Livingston Neve Campbell Danny DeVito Kathy Bates Bob Odenkirk Edward Herrmann Christine Baranski Beverly D'Angelo
biological father biological mother professional wealthy man blue-collar worker amusing charming cheeky hilarious playful positive united states los angeles estrangement family family relationships family reunification parent/child relationship lifestyle discovery
A hip, well-dressed yuppie tracks down his biological parents, only to find that they live in a trailer park.
Comedy
2017
94 Minutes
Woody Harrelson Laura Dern Judy Greer Margo Martindale Cheryl Hines Isabella Amara David Warshofsky Mary Lynn Rajskub James Saito Tom Proctor Bruce Bohne
misanthrope father estranged wife teen girl daughter airy amusing witty uplifting wild quirky united states prison city happiness eccentricity family connections family relationships love
After reuniting with his ex-wife (Laura Dern), a lonely and neurotic misanthrope (Woody Harrelson) tries to form a connection with the teenage daughter (Isabella Amara) he never knew he had.
Comedy, Drama
France
2017
113 Minutes
Pio Marmaï Ana Girardot François Civil Jean-Marc Roulot María Valverde Yamée Couture Jean-Marie Winling Florence Pernel Éric Caravaca Tewfik Jallab Karidja Touré
father sick person child brother sister winemaker engaging charming playful hilarious witty emotional winery wine cellar family family relationships sibling rivalry relationships sibling relationship family business
After a 10 year absence, Jean returns to his hometown when his father falls ill. Reuniting with his sister Juliette and his brother Jérémie, they have to re-build their relationship and trust as a family again.