20 movies like Flammable Children, ordered by similarity : A Man Called Ove(2015), Infinitely Polar Bear(2014), Conversations With My Gardener(2007), Tanguy, le retour(2019), My Winnipeg(2007), New Waterford Girl(1999), 20th Century Women(2016), The Gilded Cage(2013), While We're Young(2014), Red Dog(2011), Everything Must Go(2010), Tapas(2005) ...
Comedy
2018
97 Minutes
Guy Pearce Kylie Minogue Radha Mitchell Julian McMahon Asher Keddie Jeremy Sims Darcey Wilson Jack Thompson Oscar Bailey
filmmaker teenager whale couple neighbor heartwarming unintended consequences life story coming-of-age nostalgia bad choices community 1970s
Local kids get a dose of excitement when a 200-ton blue whale washes up on a beach in 1970s Australia, and their parents find their own good time by drinking and playing games behind closed doors.
Comedy, Drama
Sweden
2015
116 Minutes
Rolf Lassgård Bahar Pars Zozan Akgün Tobias Almborg Filip Berg Ida Engvoll Klas Wiljergård Chatarina Larsson Börje Lundberg Stefan Gödicke Johan Widerberg
old man neighbor friend government official senior citizen widower confident endearing heartwarming sad touching amusing neighborhood house cemetery suburb sweden living room solitude neighbors
Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
87 Minutes
Mark Ruffalo Zoe Saldana Imogene Wolodarsky Ashley Aufderheide Beth Dixon Keir Dullea Georgia Lyman Chris Papavasiliou Alicia Love Manoah Angelo
mother african-american daughter white person sister father emotional heartwarming powerful vehicle restaurant workplace home life story growth life romantic dilemma motherhood 1970s
A father struggling with bipolar disorder tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
Comedy
France
2019
93 Minutes
Sabine Azéma André Dussollier Eric Berger Emilie Yili Kang Weiting Cao Nicolas Tang Frédérique Tirmont Olivier Claverie Domitille Bioret Jean-Marie Fonbonne
wastrel senior citizen couple adult teen girl amusing hilarious heartwarming family home suburb kitchen bedroom france parenting life story film living with parents uninvited guests change 2010s
16 years later, Tanguy, now 44, returns to his parents' house with his daughter Zhu under his arm because Meï Lin left him. Disappointed to see their "little one" in this state, Paul and ... See full summary »
Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Canada
2007
80 Minutes
filmmaker fan mother winsome offbeat canada small town family home winnipeg, canada film historical events nostalgia loyalty discovery love growing up 2000s
Fact, fantasy and memory are woven seamlessly together in this portrait of film-maker Guy Maddin's home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Comedy
Canada
1999
97 Minutes
Liane Balaban Tara Spencer-Nairn Andrew McCarthy Mary Walsh Nicholas Campbell Cathy Moriarty Kevin Curran Krista MacDonald Cassie MacDonald
teen girl misfit newcomer teacher mother father winsome passionate amusing hedonistic nova scotia cape breton island seaside school canada small town boxing art ambition friendship
A gifted teenager dreaming of life beyond her small town becomes inspired when a 15-year-old girl from New York moves in next door.
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.
Comedy
2013
90 Minutes
Rita Blanco Joaquim de Almeida Roland Giraud Chantal Lauby Barbara Cabrita Lannick Gautry Jacqueline Corado Maria Vieira
couple concierge son daughter neighbor emotional spirited amusing charming portugal cage apartment building city apartment paris neighbors favors construction change of lifestyle relationships
Maria and Jose live for 30 years on the ground floor of a building and become an integral part of the other residents' lives. When they plan to return to Portugal, their neighbors do everything they can to make them stay.
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.
Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
Australia|USA
2011
92 Minutes
Josh Lucas Rachael Taylor Keisha Castle-Hughes Noah Taylor Luke Ford Bill Hunter Rohan Nichol John Batchelor Eamon Farren Tiffany Lyndall-Knight Arthur Angel
hero master john emotional mining town settlement community time heart rescue 1970s
Based on the legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2010
97 Minutes
Will Ferrell Christopher Jordan Wallace Rebecca Hall Michael Peña Laura Dern Rosalie Michaels Stephen Root Glenn Howerton Jason Spisak
salesman alcoholic wife neighbor boss young boy heartwarming hedonistic amusing emotional house office neighborhood gas station parking lot pool unemployment new life alcoholism starting over
When an alcoholic relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighbor might be the key to his return to form.
Comedy, Drama
Spain|Argentina|Mexico
2005
84 Minutes
Ángel de Andrés López María Galiana Elvira Mínguez Rubén Ochandiano Alberto de Mendoza Darío Paso Alberto Jo Lee Amparo Moreno
chef restaurant owner old woman teen boy clerk lonely woman heartwarming offbeat engaging profound barcelona, spain neighborhood supermarket restaurant kitchen tapas bar community modern life alienation sex
The small, everyday stories of a group of neighbours who live in a suburb of Barcelona, and the little secrets that they hide.
Comedy
Italy
2009
85 Minutes
Claudia Pandolfi Sergio Rubini Pietro Del Giudice Susanna Nicchiarelli Angelo Orlando Marianna Raschillà
teenager communist classmate younger brother idealist girl offbeat heartwarming family home school italy hometown postwar italy social issues passion coming-of-age following your heart idealism growing up 1950s
Late '50s to early '60s, when the space war between the Soviet and US was fiercely going on, a fifteen-year-old member of the communist party, Luciana, develops her ideals while living with... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1973
88 Minutes
Sidney James Sally Geeson Robin Askwith Diana Coupland Terry Scott June Whitfield Peter Butterworth Carol Hawkins Janet Brown Johnny Briggs George A. Cooper
husband wife child wedding planner neighbor amusing hilarious witty lighthearted playful wedding wedding reception family home house comedy romance fun wedding planning neighbors adventure
1970s English suburbia: middle-aged homeowner Sid Abbot just wants to get on with building his illegal whisky still, but is frustrated by his workshy son, and otherworldly daughter. Then ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Puerto Rico|UK|USA
2018
108 Minutes
Jason Sudeikis Lee Pace Judy Greer Corey Stoll Asher Miles Fallica Michael Cudlitz Tara Summers Iddo Goldberg Yuji Okumoto Isabel Arraiza
automobile executive informant con man magnate neighbor drug trafficker playful outlandish hilarious tense amusing california affluent neighborhood upscale neighborhood automotive industry fbi entrapment drug trafficking greed idealism
Intense thriller where politics, big business and narcotics collide.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2008
95 Minutes
Steven Yaffee Wallace Langham Rosanna Arquette Katie Boland Jon Cor Denis Theriault Rachel Blanchard Bill Carr Jason Daley Brandon Ellis Kate Lavender
teenager girl neighbor amusing high school home marijuana life growing up growing up
In an average American neighborhood, a family of four breaks all conformity making it difficult for their 18 year old son to fit in to society.
Horror, Comedy, Drama
UK|Ireland|Belgium
2015
119 Minutes
Tom Hiddleston Jeremy Irons Sienna Miller Luke Evans Elisabeth Moss James Purefoy Keeley Hawes Dan Renton Skinner
doctor socialite neighbor single mother father figure filmmaker dark tense london skyscraper dystopia relationships injustice class conflict isolation fall rivalry revenge wretched excess 1970s
Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control.
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
France|India|Belgium|Singapore|USA
2018
92 Minutes
Dhanush Bérénice Bejo Erin Moriarty Barkhad Abdi Gérard Jugnot Ben Miller Abel Jafri Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse
artist mother young woman indian american magician emotional amusing inspiring creative charming heartwarming mumbai, india paris closet village city home family history death of mother
Ajatashatru Lavash Patel has lived all his life in a small Mumbai neighborhood tricking people with street magic and fakir stunts. He sets out on a journey to find his estranged father but instead gets dragged on a never-ending adventure.
Comedy, Romance
USA
2009
Minutes
Vincent Pastore David Fonteno Peter McRobbie Paul Borghese Morgin Felicia Sebastian Tillinger Nitya Vidyasagar Jicky Schnee Jerry Ryan Richard Bekins
employee hairdresser neighbor tough woman heartwarming public space courtroom hair salon workplace city new jersey corporate greed rebellion banding together power struggle community challenge underdog 2000s
A feisty hairdresser faces off with an unscrupulous developer - and faces up to the uncertainties of her own life in a small, New Jersey town.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
2016
88 Minutes
Jason Isaacs Thomas Cocquerel Levi Miller Bryan Brown Hanna Mangan Lawrence John Jarratt Justine Clarke Steve Le Marquand
father son brother dog pet pet owner animal endearing emotional heartwarming playful positive australia pet care human connection human-animal friendship family childhood trials life
An iconic Australian story of family, friendship and adventure, between a young boy and a scrappy one-of-a-kind dog that would grow up to become an Australian legend.