20 movies like When Jeff Tried to Save the World, ordered by similarity : Night of the Living Deb(2015), Lars and the Real Girl(2007), The Snow Queen 3(2016), The Island(2018), Patrick(2018), No Postage Necessary(2017), Microbe and Gasoline(2015), Peter Rabbit(2018), Better Start Running(2018), Tully(2018), Blockers(2018), Bandslam(2009) ...
Comedy
USA
2018
93 Minutes
Jon Heder Jim O'Heir Steve Berg Brendan Meyer Maya Erskine Anna Konkle Candi Milo Keith Kupferer Richard Esteras Roger Welp Robert Breuler
bowling alley manager owner high-school student janitor co-worker customer amusing hilarious lighthearted suspenseful offbeat bowling alley arcade parking lot loss of job bowling arrested development work relationships saving the day
When the manager of an old-school bowling alley discovers the owner's plans to sell, saving Winky's World means pulling himself out of the gutter, too.
Comedy
USA
2015
85 Minutes
Maria Thayer Ray Wise Michael Cassidy Chris Marquette Syd Wilder Brian Sacca Julie Brister Almarie Guerra
zombie love interest woman man attacker friend amusing thrilling lighthearted witty cheeky hilarious united states apartment bar zombies lovers secrets comedy relationships
After a girls' night out, endearingly awkward Deb wakes up in the apartment of the most attractive guy in Portland, Maine. She's thrilled, but she can't remember much of what got her there.... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada
2007
107 Minutes
Ryan Gosling Paul Schneider Emily Mortimer Patricia Clarkson Kelli Garner Nancy Beatty Karen Robinson R.D. Reid
loner brother sister-in-law doctor co-worker townsperson quirky amusing small town household bowling alley love loss family delusion relationships love 2000s
A delusional young man strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet.
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.
Comedy, Adventure
2018
134 Minutes
Huang Bo Qi Shu Wang Baoqiang Zhang Yixing Hewei Yu Wang Xun
man colleague castaway coworker survivor amusing hilarious dark tense emotional uneasy island forest beach cave post-apocalypse stranded irony relationships friendship
After a meteorite strikes the planet, a man and some of his odd co-workers become shipwrecked on an island.
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, 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, Adventure
France
2015
104 Minutes
Ange Dargent Théophile Baquet Diane Besnier Audrey Tautou Vincent Lamoureux Agathe Peigney Douglas Brosset Charles Raymond Ferdinand Roux-Balme Marc Delarue
teen boy teenager artist mother love interest friend amusing playful charming cheeky lighthearted emotional france lake vacation home coming-of-age relationships first love mother/son relationship escape
Two young friends embark on a road trip across France in a vehicle they built themselves.
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.
Adventure, Comedy
USA
2018
92 Minutes
Alex Sharp Analeigh Tipton Edi Gathegi Karan Soni Maria Bello Jeremy Irons Jane Seymour
store clerk grandfather love interest police officer fbi agent hitchhiker amusing thrilling emotional heartwarming offbeat car gas station parking lot office nursing home running away on the run relationships love
An eclectic band of misfits becomes an unlikely family as they take a wild journey in the name of love while on the run from an overzealous FBI duo who wants them dead or alive - preferably dead.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada
2018
94 Minutes
Charlize Theron Mackenzie Davis Mark Duplass Ron Livingston Emily Haine Elaine Tan Asher Miles Fallica Lia Frankland Gameela Wright Colleen Wheeler Maddie Dixon-Poirier
mother wife husband brother child nanny amusing emotional tense raw touching house school parking lot barbecue concert stage motherhood marriage relationships childcare
A struggling mother of three forms an unexpected bond with the night nanny hired to help with her newborn baby.
Comedy
USA
2018
102 Minutes
Leslie Mann Ike Barinholtz John Cena Kathryn Newton Geraldine Viswanathan Gideon Adlon Graham Phillips Miles Robbins Jimmy Bellinger Ramona Young Jake Picking
parent daughter teenager friend teen boy teen girl cool confident amusing hilarious lighthearted playful prom house school limousine party parent/child relationship parenthood teen romance
Three parents try to stop their daughters from losing their virginity on prom night.
Musical, Romance, Comedy
USA
2009
111 Minutes
Aly Michalka Vanessa Hudgens Gaelan Connell Lisa Kudrow Scott Porter Charlie Saxton Tim Jo Ryan Donowho
singer-songwriter manager ex-boyfriend guitarist rock star newcomer lighthearted endearing tender amusing heartwarming charming stage competition hall garage library house school music young love
A new kid in town assembles a fledgling rock band -- together, they achieve their dreams and compete against the best in the biggest event of the year, a battle of the bands.
Comedy, Action
USA
2015
96 Minutes
Hailee Steinfeld Jessica Alba Samuel L. Jackson Sophie Turner Dove Cameron Thomas Mann Toby Sebastian Gabriel Basso Rachael Harris Dan Fogler Steve-O
agent spy adolescent adolescent girl hit man killer student love interest friend special agent cool heartwarming hilarious lighthearted quirky amusing united states school secret headquarters secret hideout
A teenage special ops agent coveting a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that surviving the treacherous waters of high school is more challenging than international espionage.
Comedy
USA
1989
90 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Alex Winter George Carlin Bernie Casey Amy Stoch Terry Camilleri Dan Shor Tony Steedman Rod Loomis Al Leong Robert Barron
student father abraham lincoln mentor napoleon bonaparte socrates hilarious lighthearted witty california school bowling alley jail amusement park high school historical events time travel best friends daunting task adventure
Two seemingly dumb teens set off on a quest to prepare the ultimate historical presentation with the help of a time machine.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2019
102 Minutes
Emma Thompson Mindy Kaling John Lithgow Hugh Dancy Reid Scott Denis O'Hare Max Casella Paul Walter Hauser John Early Luke Slattery Ike Barinholtz
talk show host writer co-worker friend amusing hilarious cheeky inspiring uplifting new york city television studio office stage women comedy unlikely allies unlikely friendship friendship working woman transformation
A late night talk show host suspects that she may soon lose her long-running show.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
UK|USA
2014
102 Minutes
Jim Broadbent Rafe Spall Warwick Davis Kit Connor Nonso Anozie Jodie Whittaker Ewen Bremner Stephen Graham Joanna Scanlan
santa claus animal father son elf amusing hilarious charming lighthearted heartwarming engaging london christmas fairy tales fairies relationships saving the day father/son relationship adventure discovery
A father and son who team up to save Christmas once they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage after crashing his sleigh and finding himself on the run from the police.
Comedy
UK|Germany
1999
116 Minutes
Gordon John Sinclair Carly McKinnon Dougray Scott Maria Doyle Kennedy Kevin Anderson Martin Schwab Fiona Bell Hugh McCue John Murtagh Matt Costello Jane Stabler
teacher student young girl businessman love interest friend amusing engaging witty playful lighthearted heartwarming school relationships love sexual fantasy heist adventure growing up forbidden love
Bill Forsyth returns to the romantic comedy of Gregory's Girl. Twenty years after his teenage crush on a football-mad schoolgirl, Gregory is back at his old school, teaching English. When ... See full summary »
Comedy, Fantasy
2019
109 Minutes
Regina Hall Issa Rae Marsai Martin Justin Hartley Tracee Ellis Ross Tone Bell Mikey Day JD McCrary Tucker Meek Thalia Tran Marley Taylor
co-worker media mogul assistant employee teenager amusing brash hilarious outlandish unrestrained school apartment office physical transformation role reversal friendship career transformation adventure discovery
Jordan is a take-no-prisoners mogul who torments her long-suffering assistant and employees on a daily basis. She soon faces an unexpected threat to her personal life and career when she magically transforms into a 13-year-old version of herself.
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
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