20 movies like Brakes, ordered by similarity : Sunshine on Leith(2013), Sanctuary(2016), The Snow Queen 3(2016), Laggies(2014), This Beautiful Fantastic(2016), Someone Else(2006), Patrick(2018), Love & Friendship(2016), Hope Springs Eternal(2018), Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again(2018), Christopher Robin(2018), Kids in Love(2016) ...
Comedy
UK
2016
82 Minutes
Julian Barratt Kelly Campbell Seb Cardinal Juliet Cowan Julia Davis Noel Fielding Jess-Luisa Flynn Kerry Fox Roland Gift Salena Godden Mercedes Grower
love interest charming confident london relationships unrequited love growing up discovery 2010s
Brakes is an improv-based dark comedy set in London.
Musical, Romance, Comedy
UK
2013
100 Minutes
Paul Brannigan Jason Flemyng Peter Mullan Antonia Thomas George MacKay Jane Horrocks Freya Mavor Kevin Guthrie Emma Hartley-Miller Sara Vickers Elaine M. Ellis
young man young woman love interest boyfriend girlfriend family uplifting lighthearted moving charming scotland musicals growing up moving love relationships romance growing up adventure love
Two soldiers return home to Edinburgh to resume their romantic and family lives.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
2016
87 Minutes
Stephen Marcus Amy Joyce Hastings Tara Breathnach Christopher Dunne Robert Doherty Orla McGovern Jennifer Elise Cox Christian O'Reilly Caroline Grace-Cassidy Eileen Gibbons Kieran Coppinger
disabled boy disabled girl disabled person love interest young man caregiver charming heartwarming uplifting amusing ireland hospice restaurant bar port city disability love true love escape rebellion
Animation, Comedy, Adventure
UK
2016
89 Minutes
queen young woman troll young man parent missing person charming amusing endearing engaging lighthearted heartwarming kingdom fairy tale land adventure perseverance coming-of-age love relationships fairy tales
An in-depth look at Linkous, a influential figure in the alternative music scene who had a dramatic life that saw him battle with drug and alcohol addiction, paralysis, and mental illness that resulted in his eventual suicide.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
100 Minutes
Keira Knightley Chloë Grace Moretz Sam Rockwell Ellie Kemper Mark Webber Jeff Garlin Gretchen Mol Kaitlyn Dever Daniel Zovatto Jodi Thelen Dylan Arnold
woman boyfriend classmate girl friend teacher amusing charming cheeky quirky grocery store house bedroom school office car growing up life responsibility love
In the throes of a quarter-life crisis, Megan panics when her boyfriend proposes, then, taking an opportunity to escape for a week, hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year-old Annika, who lives with her world-weary single dad.
Drama, Comedy
2016
92 Minutes
Jessica Brown Findlay Tom Wilkinson Andrew Scott Jeremy Irvine Anna Chancellor Eileen Davies Paul Blackwell Charlotte Asprey Mia Farkasovska
young woman writer old man neighbor love interest uplifting witty creative charming endearing old house garden library england united kingdom love writing life fantasy imagination
A reclusive young woman who dreams of becoming a children's author finds an unlikely mentor in the rich curmudgeon who lives next door.
Comedy
UK
2006
78 Minutes
Lara Belmont Chris Coghill Shaun Dingwall Lydia Fox Bridget Fry John Henshaw Susan Lynch Stephen Mangan Frank Perozo Lydia Piechowiak Isobel Pravda
young man love interest girlfriend ex-girlfriend confident cool charming witty amusing london england united kingdom love romance breakup single life love growing up 21st century
David (Stephen Mangan) constantly stresses over his love life and feels a choice must be made, stay with his too-agreeable girlfriend, Lisa (Susan Lynch), or go after exciting and tricky Nina (Lara Belmont).
Comedy
2018
94 Minutes
Beattie Edmondson Jennifer Saunders Ed Skrein Tom Bennett Emily Atack Adrian Scarborough Gemma Jones Cherie Lunghi Milanka Brooks Roy Hudd Scott Chambers
dog pet pet owner veterinarian teacher headmaster love interest amusing playful lighthearted heartwarming london united kingdom school park city home pet care pets dog
A teacher's life gets turned upside down when she inherits her grandmother's cute but mischievous pug.
Comedy
Ireland|France|Netherlands
2016
93 Minutes
Kate Beckinsale Xavier Samuel Morfydd Clark Emma Greenwell Tom Bennett James Fleet Jemma Redgrave Justin Edwards Jenn Murray Stephen Fry Chloë Sevigny
woman lady lover widow friend amusing charming cheery heartwarming emotional passionate london england countryside love friendship search husband hunting wedding planning jane austen
Lady Susan Vernon takes up temporary residence at her in-laws' estate and, while there, is determined to be a matchmaker for her daughter Frederica -- and herself too, naturally.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
78 Minutes
Mia Rose Frampton Stony Blyden Beau Brooks Lauren Giraldo Pej Vahdat Beth Lacke Juliette Angelo Kate Rachesky
cancer patient survivor boyfriend friend family member amusing endearing moving touching charming high school cafeteria hospital doctor's office gym classroom survival new life second chance friendship
When 18 year old Hope Gracin suddenly finds herself in remission from end-stage cancer, she must learn to live without an expiration date.
Musical, Comedy
UK|USA|Japan
2018
114 Minutes
Amanda Seyfried Lily James Pierce Brosnan Colin Firth Stellan Skarsgård Meryl Streep Cher Andy Garcia Alexa Davies Jessica Keenan Wynn Josh Dylan
young woman college graduate friend boyfriend pregnant woman husband amusing charming confident heartwarming playful positive greece island university bar party tokyo pregnancy family history
Five years after the events of Mamma Mia! (2008), Sophie prepares for the grand reopening of the Hotel Bella Donna as she learns more about her mother's past.
Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|USA
2018
104 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Hayley Atwell Bronte Carmichael Mark Gatiss
christopher robin winnie the pooh tigger eeyore piglet rabbit cheeky charming playful thrilling heartwarming lighthearted office countryside england english countryside park london winnie-the-pooh adventure
A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.
Drama
UK
2016
87 Minutes
Will Poulter Alma Jodorowsky Sebastian de Souza Preston Thompson Cara Delevingne Gala Gordon Jamie Blackley Pip Torrens
young man friend love interest young woman confident cheeky cool creative charming brooding offbeat london england love growing up coming of age life party hedonism reality
Jack's thinking of a gap-year traveling with a friend before college, when he meets a cute French girl and her friends in London.
Comedy
France|Germany|Belgium
2016
122 Minutes
Fabrice Luchini Juliette Binoche Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi Jean-Luc Vincent Brandon Lavieville Raph Didier Després Cyril Rigaux Laura Dupré
family member wealthy man wealthy woman daughter son sibling amusing hilarious witty cheery lighthearted touching france sea relationships family love incest hysteria vacation
In the early 20th century, at the Pas de Calais, people mysteriously disappear as Ma Loute, son of the local fishermen family, and Billie, daughter of the snobbish Van Peteghems, fall in love each other.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1959
99 Minutes
Max Bygraves Barbara Murray Colin Petersen
social worker orphan electrician poor boy poor girl love interest heartwarming charming melodramatic engaging london orphanage orphans unlikely romance childcare love poverty work discovery love
A welfare worker becomes emotionally involved with her charges, a group of adorable, homeless orphans. Music by Larry Adler. (1959; B&W)
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.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2013
97 Minutes
Anna Friel Romola Garai Andrew Buchan Philip Davis Isaac Andrews Steven Cree Harry Hadden-Paton Hattie Morahan
love child fiancé fiancée former lover son father emotional engaging gripping heartwarming intense tender united kingdom coast town home hospital family relationships father/son relationship
Jack has finally managed to propose to his girlfriend when his life is turned upside down by the arrival of an old one-night stand that introduces him to his seven year old son.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|Australia|UK
2018
95 Minutes
Domhnall Gleeson Sam Neill Rose Byrne Natalie Dew Terenia Edwards Marianne Jean-Baptiste Gareth Davies Vauxhall Jermaine Tom Greaves Sam Haft Sacha Horler
rabbit fox bird neighbor man woman amusing hilarious playful lighthearted endearing charming london countryside country house lake hole garden adventure rivalry
Feature adaptation of Beatrix Potter's classic tale of a rebellious rabbit trying to sneak into a farmer's vegetable garden.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
104 Minutes
George Blagden Charleene Closshey Robbie Kay Stelio Savante Michael Beach Raymond J. Barry Michelle Moreno Matt Cornwell
hacker love interest husband marine widow impostor amusing touching shocking quirky hilarious fast food restaurant ice cream parlor police station restaurant house hackers deception theft love
Straight out of jail, a hacker steals letters hoping to find cash. He reads one of the letters, falls in love with the writer and decides to change his ways to be worthy of her.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
97 Minutes
Greg Kinnear Jennifer Connelly Lily Collins Logan Lerman Nat Wolff Patrick Schwarzenegger Liana Liberato Kristen Bell Michael Goodwin
author child parent father daughter son neighbor love interest romantic interest ex-wife engaging lighthearted inspiring playful mushy positive united states house beach bar
An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.
Comedy, Drama
India
2011
121 Minutes
John Abraham Rajat Barmecha Sanjay Dutt Anupam Kher Akshay Kumar Ashwin Mushran Deepika Padukone Sunil Shetty Chitrangda Singh Omi Vaidya Shekhar Bassi
banker financier fiancée unemployed person escort male escort charming cheeky passionate engaging hilarious amusing london money success new life escort making amends love discovery
Two friends lose their jobs, then part bitterly after they get exposed as male strippers.