20 movies like An American Pickle, ordered by similarity : Almanya - Welcome to Germany(2011), Learning to Drive(2014), True Bromance(2011), Somewhere Slow(2013), My Life as a Zucchini(2016), Good Posture(2019), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014), How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World(2019), Bye Bye Germany(2017), Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer(2016), Help!(1965), Driving Miss Daisy(1989) ...
Comedy
USA
2020
88 Minutes
Seth Rogen Sarah Snook Jorma Taccone Sean Whalen Joanna Adler David Mattey Geoffrey Cantor Eliot Glazer Jon Donahue
factory worker computer programmer eastern european man touching endearing amusing brooklyn new york america eastern europe preservation time travel jewish immigration pursuit discovery 21st century
An immigrant worker at a pickle factory is accidentally preserved for 100 years and wakes up in modern-day Brooklyn.
Comedy, Drama
Germany
2011
101 Minutes
Vedat Erincin Fahri Ögün Yardim Lilay Huser Demet Gül Aykut Kayacik Aycan Vardar Siir Eloglu Aliya Artuc
man turkish man german migrant worker amusing witty touching germany turkey identity self-discovery journey culture cliché adventure discovery pursuit 1960s
The story of three generations of a Turkish immigrant family.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2014
90 Minutes
Patricia Clarkson Ben Kingsley Grace Gummer Jake Weber Sarita Choudhury Samantha Bee John Hodgman Matt Salinger Daniela Lavender
book critic instructor driver new yorker daughter bride-to-be amusing witty inspiring touching moving engaging new york driving new york city arranged marriage failed marriage unlikely friendship mismatched duo discovery
As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. In each other's company they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength to take the wheel.
Comedy
UK|USA
2011
96 Minutes
Adrian Grenier Frank Luntz Jim Norton
american man american man love interest romantic interest politician secretary amusing lighthearted hilarious united states documentaries documentary filmmaking reality love quest love pursuit quest 21st century
The film follows the quest of actor Devin Ratray, who wants to win the heart of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA
2013
125 Minutes
Jessalyn Gilsig David Costabile Graham Martin Robert Forster Lindsay Crouse Melissa Claire Egan Wallace Langham Clifford Bañagale Kim Yarbrough Blaise Embry Denise Grayson
woman teen boy teenager drifter mysterious drifter love interest romantic interest lighthearted emotional endearing heartwarming inspiring united states discovery new life starting over self-discovery robbery travel traveling
When Anna Thompson gets mixed up in a convenience store robbery, she makes a split-second decision to walk out of her life and into the unknown. On her travels, she meets Travis, a teenage drifter on his own journey of self-discovery.
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Switzerland|France
2016
66 Minutes
orphan police officer amusing charming cheeky confident creative endearing heartwarming inspiring playful positive foster home switzerland france meaning of life trust true love growing up orphans
After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to a foster home with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2019
91 Minutes
Emily Mortimer Norbert Leo Butz Ebon Moss-Bachrach Condola Rashad Grace Van Patten Nat Wolff Mary Holland John Early Timm Sharp
woman man family amusing charming touching spirited positive inspiring brooklyn, n.y. responsibility self-discovery creative process love growing up 2010s
Set in current day Brooklyn, Good Posture is the gentle comedy story of a lazy but charming and beautiful young woman who has got used to using men to make her life easier, but after finally pushing one man too far, is forced to discover that she can live a happier life by taking responsibility for herself and not rely on those around her as easy props.
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.
Comedy, Animation, Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|Japan
2019
104 Minutes
friend dragon leader viking hero amusing playful endearing touching emotional secret location forest village hideout dragon discovery saving the day friendship animal taming escape
When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn't the only Night Fury, he must seek "The Hidden World", a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first.
Drama, War, Comedy
Germany|Luxembourg|Belgium|France
2017
102 Minutes
Moritz Bleibtreu Antje Traue Tim Seyfi Mark Ivanir Anatole Taubman Hans Löw Pál Mácsai Vaclav Jakoubek Joachim Paul Assböck Joel Basman Harvey Friedman
german jew jewish man american agent war criminal amusing hilarious witty engaging playful charming germany postwar germany money jewish people investigation relationships adventure discovery
David Berman and his friends, all Holocaust survivors, have only one purpose: to go to America as soon as possible. For this they need money. Close to his aim, David is not only deprived of his savings but also overtaken by his shady past.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Israel|USA
2016
118 Minutes
Richard Gere Lior Ashkenazi Michael Sheen Steve Buscemi Charlotte Gainsbourg Dan Stevens Hank Azaria Harris Yulin Josh Charles Yehuda Almagor Neta Riskin
fixer dignitary prime minister businessman politician israeli amusing brash confident engaging touching new york city park shoe store house big city business politics reputation unlikely allies
Norman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically changes for better and worse.
Musical, Comedy
UK
1965
92 Minutes
The Beatles Leo McKern Eleanor Bron Victor Spinetti Roy Kinnear John Bluthal Patrick Cargill
musician jeweler cult member amusing cheeky lighthearted europe airplane alps bahamas music travel rock 'n' roll performance the beatles discovery escape 1960s
Sir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1989
99 Minutes
Morgan Freeman Jessica Tandy Dan Aykroyd Patti LuPone Esther Rolle Crystal Fox Joann Havrilla William Hall Jr.
elderly person driver widow son jewish woman daughter-in-law charming endearing heartwarming touching amusing car household georgia american south party rally friendship racism aging
An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
Germany|Canada|UK|South Africa|USA
2014
114 Minutes
Simon Pegg Toni Collette Rosamund Pike Stellan Skarsgård Jean Reno Christopher Plummer Chad Willett Veronica Ferres Jakob Davies
psychiatrist girlfriend patient friend traveler doctor amusing confident emotional quirky touching witty london office apartment airplane hospital house identity crisis happiness
A psychiatrist searches the globe to find the secret of happiness.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
103 Minutes
Bill Murray Melissa McCarthy Naomi Watts Chris O'Dowd Jaeden Martell Terrence Howard Kimberly Quinn Donna Mitchell Nathan Corddry Dario Barosso Ann Dowd
single mother son misanthrope mentor friend boss charming amusing cheeky brooklyn, n.y. apartment racetrack bar strip club office single mothers work misanthropy friendship gambling
A young boy whose parents have just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic war veteran who lives next door.
Comedy
2017
92 Minutes
Liam O Mochain Norma Sheahan Brendan Conroy Aoibhin Garrihy Liam Carney Lynette Callaghan Seamus Hughes Barbara Adair Diarmuid Noyes Olga Wehrly
office worker bride-to-be bar owner irishman community member beggar amusing winsome witty emotional moving touching ireland stories irish life small-town life work community humor discovery
Comedy
USA
1950
90 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Dorothy McGuire Edmund Gwenn Millard Mitchell Minor Watson Howard St. John
secret service agent counterfeiter neighbor salesman old man crafty endearing lighthearted amusing new york city counterfeit money investigation secret life friendship community pursuit discovery 1940s
Gentle romantic comedy about a Secret Service Agent trying to catch a cold case counterfeiter and a United Nations translator.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
UK
2017
111 Minutes
Joanna Lumley Celia Imrie Timothy Spall Imelda Staunton David Hayman John Sessions Josie Lawrence Indra Ové Victoria Wicks Marianne Oldham Sian Thomas
jilted lover husband best friend sister man amusing charming emotional touching mansion apartment dance hall park rome divorce starting over romance dancing family dysfunction family relationships
On the eve of retirement a middle class, judgmental snob discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and is forced into exile with her bohemian sister who lives on an impoverished inner-city council estate.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
108 Minutes
Renée Zellweger Logan Lerman Kevin Bacon Troy Garity David Koechner Eric McCormack Chris Noth Mark Rendall Nick Stahl Steven Weber Robin Weigert
wife unfaithful husband husband son love interest suitor amusing hilarious engaging charming witty playful united states new york new york city unhappy marriage relationships attraction new life happiness
After leaving her philandering husband, an elegant socialite takes her two sons on a road trip across America in search of a better life.
Comedy, Drama
Germany
2017
90 Minutes
Toby Ashraf Milena Dreißig Judith Engel Stephan Grossmann Tim Kalkhof Corinna Kirchhoff Andrea Sawatzki Andreas Lust Markus von Lingen
actor director perfectionist casting director gripping quirky amusing film set city room relationships passion self-discovery film industry filmmaking learning experience discovery pursuit 2010s
For her first television film - a remake of Fassbinder's Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant - director Vera wants the perfect cast. But the first day of shooting is fast approaching and... See full summary »
Comedy
1941
95 Minutes
Carole Lombard Robert Montgomery Gene Raymond Jack Carson Philip Merivale Lucile Watson William Tracy Charles Halton Esther Dale Emma Dunn William Edmunds
husband wife romantic rival colleague spirited amusing endearing new york city ski resort nightclub world's fair ferris wheel marital problems courtship rules love discovery pursuit 1940s
Bickering New Yorkers (Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery) learn from a lawyer that, technically, they're not married.