20 movies like Folk Hero & Funny Guy, ordered by similarity : Green Book(2018), My Art(2016), Donald Cried(2016), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014), Ella and Friends(2012), The Last Word(2017), Hearts Beat Loud(2018), Uncle Drew(2018), Top Five(2014), The Trip to Spain(2017), Begin Again(2013), Inside Out(2015) ...
Comedy
USA
2016
88 Minutes
Alex Karpovsky Wyatt Russell Meredith Hagner Melanie Lynskey Hannah Simone Michael Ian Black Heather Morris David Cross
comedian copywriter club owner childhood friend musician young woman charming creative emotional inspiring club radio station car road small town self-discovery failure adventure midlife crisis road trip
A successful singer-songwriter hatches a plan to help his friend's struggling comedy career and broken love life by hiring him as his opening act on his solo tour.
Comedy, Drama
USA|China
2018
130 Minutes
Viggo Mortensen Mahershala Ali Linda Cardellini Sebastian Maniscalco Dimiter D. Marinov Mike Hatton P.J. Byrne Joe Cortese Maggie Nixon Von Lewis Jon Sortland
pianist driver bodyguard bouncer musician emotional touching amusing creative moving stage club car jail bar racism unlikely friendship unlikely allies travel music
A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
Comedy, Drama
2016
86 Minutes
Parker Posey Lena Dunham John Rothman Joshua Safdie Robert Clohessy Barbara Sukowa Al Thompson Grace Dunham Laurie Simmons Benjamin Eakeley Garland Hunter
artist friend dog man amusing charming emotional endearing cheeky creative new york city gallery office garden restaurant artistic struggle creative process creative block friendship small town
Frustrated by her lack of recognition, a middle-aged artist leaves the city for upstate New York to regain her creative spark.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
85 Minutes
Jesse Wakeman Kris Avedisian Louisa Krause Ted Arcidi Shawn Contois Kate Fitzgerald Patrick Languzzi Robby Morse Levy Alexander Cook Kyle Espeleta
man childhood friend neighbor family member co-worker businessman cheeky emotional creative new york city wall street rhode island train boat funeral going home childhood friends loss memories self-discovery
With sudden passing of his grandmother, Peter Latang returns to his hometown and encounters his long lost, childhood friend, Donald Treebeck. What begins as a simple favor, turns into a long day's journey into the past.
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.
Kids & Family, Comedy
Finland
2012
101 Minutes
Eero Milonoff Kari Ketonen Freja Teijonsalo Artturi Auvinen Emilia Paasonen Aki Laiho Jyry Kortelainen Pamela Tola Ville Virtanen
race car driver young girl friend teacher young boy champion amusing charming playful lighthearted inspiring cheery racetrack school small town childhood uprising fighting school children vs. adults
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
108 Minutes
Shirley MacLaine Amanda Seyfried AnnJewel Lee Majestic Dixon Thomas Sadoski Philip Baker Hall Gedde Watanabe Tom Everett Scott Joel Murray Yvette Freeman Valeri Ross Anne Heche
businesswoman writer old woman young woman confident calm emotional inspiring big city office house small town car death life self-discovery friendship adventure discovery love
Harriet is a retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her. When she decides to write her own obituary, a young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth resulting in a life-altering friendship.
Comedy, Drama, Music
USA
2018
97 Minutes
Nick Offerman Kiersey Clemons Ted Danson Sasha Lane Blythe Danner Toni Collette Quincy Dunn-Baker Alex Reznik
single father daughter musician store owner singer heartwarming emotional touching moving creative record store house coffee shop bedroom recording studio father/daughter relationship band growing up musicians singing
A father and daughter form an unlikely songwriting duo in the summer before she leaves for college.
Comedy
USA
2018
104 Minutes
Kyrie Irving Lil Rel Howery Nick Kroll Shaquille O'Neal Chris Webber Reggie Miller Nate Robinson Lisa Leslie Erica Ash Tiffany Haddish JB Smoove
team owner teammate rival elderly man basketball player basketball coach amusing cheeky hilarious harlem, n.y. basketball court park van road club basketball road trip tournament prize rivalry
An anti-ageist comedy about a man's dream to win the Rucker Classic street ball tournament in Harlem.
Comedy
USA
2014
101 Minutes
Chris Rock Rosario Dawson Kevin Hart Gabrielle Union Tracy Morgan Cedric Kyles JB Smoove Sherri Shepherd Anders Holm Romany Malco Leslie Jones
comedian actor writer friend manager film critic charming confident cool movie set street car new york city bar restaurant comedy acting criticism honesty life
A comedian tries to make it as a serious actor when his reality television star fiancée talks him into broadcasting their wedding on her television show.
Comedy
USA
2017
110 Minutes
Steve Coogan Rob Brydon Marta Barrio Claire Keelan Margo Stilley Rebecca Johnson
best friend man friend food expert traveler hilarious witty engaging amusing charming lighthearted spain car road trip food friendship new experiences comedy fun adventure
When troubled teen Milo, who has a fascination with vampire lore, meets the equally alienated Sophie, the two form a bond that begins to blur Milo's fantasy into reality.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
104 Minutes
Keira Knightley Mark Ruffalo Hailee Steinfeld Adam Levine Catherine Keener James Corden CeeLo Green Yasiin Bey Maddie Corman
woman boyfriend executive singer-songwriter friend groupie charming cool creative new york city apartment recording studio concert stage club central park fame friendship music passion travel
A chance encounter between a down-and-out music-business executive and a young singer-songwriter, new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2015
95 Minutes
young girl mother father imaginary friend teacher friend amusing charming emotional san francisco house imaginary world school dining room street emotion moving change adaptation hockey
After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
Comedy, Drama
2016
93 Minutes
Tristan Göbel Anand Batbileg Alexander Scheer Friederike Kempter Nicole Mercedes Müller Xenia Assenza Udo Samel Uwe Bohm
teen boy teenager bully friend immigrant grandfather charming emotional heartwarming lighthearted engaging hilarious germany berlin car romania coming of age friendship relationships happiness
Fourteen-year-old Maik, an outsider at school, is facing a long and boring summer. When his classmate Tschick turns up with a stolen car, Maik decides to accompany him on a trip to Wallachia.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
2019
81 Minutes
Katie Brayben Poppy Roe Ben Lloyd-Hughes Sarah Ball Tomiwa Edun Sinead Matthews Sian Clifford Owain Rhys Davies
addict life coach young woman serial killer brash engaging gripping gutsy quirky england road house car murder unlikely allies unlikely criminal road trip adventure discovery mystery
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
118 Minutes
Annette Bening Elle Fanning Greta Gerwig Billy Crudup Lucas Jade Zumann Alison Elliott Thea Gill Vitaly A. Lebeau Olivia Hone Waleed Zuaiter Curran Walters
single mother adolescent young woman artist neighbor friend brooding emotional creative california house street car party skate park teenage rebellion single mothers helping others change growing up
The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
99 Minutes
Asa Butterfield Maisie Williams Nina Dobrev Tyler Hoechlin Peyton List Ken Jeong David Koechner Tituss Burgess Sonya Walger Ann Osmond Colin Moss
hypochondriac terminally ill person friend family amusing charming cheeky creative emotional fiery hilarious inspiring playful quirky sad spirited wild united states terminal illness hypochondria
A hypochondriac working as an airport baggage handler is forced to confront his fears when a British teenager with a terminal illness enlists him to help her carry out her eccentric bucket list.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
93 Minutes
Dakota Fanning Toni Collette Alice Eve Patton Oswalt Michael Stahl-David River Alexander Tony Revolori Jessica Rothe William Stanford Davis
autistic person caregiver writer traveler runaway amusing inspiring moving positive endearing nursing home car highway runway autism writing following your dreams competition road trip coming of age
A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in an attempt to submit her 500-page manuscript to a "Star Trek" writing competition at Paramount Pictures.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
94 Minutes
Ben Stiller Naomi Watts Adam Driver Amanda Seyfried Charles Grodin Adam Horovitz Maria Dizzia Ryan Serhant Dree Hemingway Matthew Maher Brady Corbet
filmmaker wife middle-aged man middle-aged woman couple friend amusing charming cheery classroom club apartment subway new york city street middle age age difference acceptance youth friendship
A middle-aged couple's career and marriage are overturned when a disarming young couple enters their lives.
Comedy
Chile
2013
100 Minutes
Michael Cera Gaby Hoffmann Agustín Silva José Miguel Silva Juan Andrés Silva Mariana Nicolich Aristich Garciela Gonzalez Cruz Sebastián Silva
young man young woman drug addict spiritualist friend drunk amusing cheery lighthearted quirky playful raw road car bar chile relationships drug addiction road trip crystal methamphetamine
As Jamie travels in Chile, he invites an eccentric woman to join his group's quest to score a fabled hallucinogen, a move that finds him at odds with his new companion, until they drink the magic brew on a beach at the edge of the desert.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
110 Minutes
Channing Tatum Alex Pettyfer Matthew McConaughey Cody Horn Olivia Munn Matt Bomer Riley Keough Joe Manganiello Adam Rodriguez Kevin Nash Gabriel Iglesias
stripper friend protégé strip-club owner sister patron charming cheeky cool house strip club street car bar restaurant stripping friendship mentorship money travel
A male stripper teaches a younger performer how to party, pick up women, and make easy money.