Here we've displayed a list of the best Unusual Friendship films : Silver Linings Playbook(2012), A Monkey in Winter(1962), Bioscopewala(2018), They Live by Night(1948), The Fox and the Hound(1981), Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid(1973), The Mighty(1998), Some Mother's Son(1996), Apartment for Peggy(1948), Meet Joe Black(1998), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral(1957), Sidewalk Stories(1989) ... ...
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
122 Minutes
Bradley Cooper Jennifer Lawrence Robert De Niro Jacki Weaver Chris Tucker Anupam Kher Julia Stiles John Ortiz Shea Whigham Dash Mihok Paul Herman
ex-convict mother father wife young woman quirky witty inspiring household philadelphia rehabilitation returning home football unusual friendship reconciliation underdog quest love 2010s
After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.
Comedy, Drama
France
1962
105 Minutes
Jean Gabin Jean-Paul Belmondo Suzanne Flon Noël Roquevert Paul Frankeur Gabrielle Dorziat Hella Petri Anne-Marie Coffinet
alcoholic young man child advertiser innkeeper wife amusing madcap normandy, france inn coast world war ii alcoholism resistance unusual friendship family survival adventure transformation 1950s
Albert is an inn owner who vowed never to drink again if he and his wife survived the war. They did, and the reformed alcoholic keeps his vow. But times have changed and soon after the war,... See full summary »
Drama
India
2018
115 Minutes
Danny Denzongpa Geetanjali Thapa Adil Hussain Tisca Chopra Brijendra Kala Ekavali Khanna Simon Frenay Sahra Khan Sahibi
middle-aged man husband wife daughter neighbor emotional endearing moving sad disheartening gripping india kabul, afghanistan france house street desert unusual friendship bonding death of father
A woman meets her dead father's old friend, who was the operator of a Bioscope show that she loved in her childhood. Connecting India and Afghanistan, a story of love and cinema unfolds.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
95 Minutes
Cathy O'Donnell Farley Granger Howard da Silva Jay C. Flippen Helen Craig Will Wright Marie Bryant Ian Wolfe Bill Phipps Harry Harvey
fugitive wrongly accused brother niece tense passionate sad gripping texas small town cabin prison break unusual friendship bank heist doomed romance betrayal escape underdog love 1940s
An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.
Animation, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1981
83 Minutes
Ted Berman
fox dog owl bird widow hunter charming emotional heartwarming spirited countryside woods unusual friendship conflict of interest loyalty growing up rivalry transformation 20th century
A little fox named Tod, and Copper, a hound puppy, vow to be best buddies forever. But as Copper grows into a hunting dog, their unlikely friendship faces the ultimate test.
Western
USA|Mexico
1973
122 Minutes
James Coburn Kris Kristofferson Bob Dylan Jason Robards Richard Jaeckel Katy Jurado Slim Pickens Chill Wills John Beck Rita Coolidge R. G. Armstrong
pat garrett outlaw deputy governor cattleman partner gritty suspenseful wild thrilling new mexico territory fort sumner wild west old west billy the kid lawlessness betrayal unusual friendship pursuit rivalry
Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.
Drama
USA
1998
100 Minutes
Sharon Stone Elden Henson Kieran Culkin Gena Rowlands Harry Dean Stanton Gillian Anderson James Gandolfini Joseph Perrino Meat Loaf Aday Jenifer Lewis
teen boy boy gang member murderer biker mother sad touching school family home lake hospital unusual friendship disability abandonment outsider male bonding coming of age growing up transformation
Two young boys, both social outcasts in their small town, form an unlikely friendship.
Drama
Ireland|USA
1996
112 Minutes
Helen Mirren Fionnula Flanagan Aidan Gillen David O'Hara John Lynch Tim Woodward Tom Hollander Ciarán Hinds Gerard McSorley Geraldine O'Rawe Dan Gordon
teacher irishman woman prisoner friend mother emotional gritty gory belfast, northern ireland prison irish republican army pacifism mother/son relationship unusual friendship hunger strike political unrest sacrifice discovery 1980s
The 1981 hunger strike in an Irish prison, in which I.R.A. prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against their treatment as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. It focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle.
Drama
USA
1948
96 Minutes
professor veteran wife director doctor engaging charming uplifting emotional college attic house depression old age veterans young love unusual friendship meaning of life discovery transformation
A retired professor rents his attic apartment to pregnant Peggy and her GI-Bill-student husband. The professor ponders if his life is no longer useful while the young couple faces the challenges shared with many WW II veterans' families.
Drama, Romance, Fantasy
USA
1998
180 Minutes
Brad Pitt Anthony Hopkins Claire Forlani Jake Weber Marcia Gay Harden Jeffrey Tambor David S. Howard Lois Kelly-Miller
businessman father daughter mysterious man son-in-law heartwarming powerful engaging new york city world trade center apartment hospital party coffee shop death unusual friendship father/daughter relationship humanity supernatural romance race against time
Death, who takes the form of a young man, asks a media mogul to act as a guide to teach him about life on Earth, and in the process, he falls in love with his guide's daughter.
Western
USA
1957
122 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Kirk Douglas Rhonda Fleming Jo Van Fleet John Ireland Lee Van Cleef Frank Faylen Kenneth Tobey DeForest Kelley Earl Holliman Dennis Hopper
lawman gunslinger sheriff thief criminal love interest intense brooding thrilling tombstone, ariz. o.k. corral gambling house family home wild west showdown justice unusual friendship o.k. corral rivalry quest
Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
Comedy
USA
1989
97 Minutes
Charles Lane Nicole Alysia Sandye Wilson Darnell Williams Trula Hoosier Tanya Cunningham Edie Falco Tom Hoover
artist beautiful woman young girl mother father street performer amusing heartwarming new york city slum street church homelessness murder search unusual friendship quest underdog pursuit mystery
Nearly silent comedy filmed in black and white follows a street artist (Charles Lane), who rescues a baby after her father was murdered. The artist then sets off to find the mother, but has... See full summary »
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA|UK
2005
107 Minutes
Joel Edgerton Chiwetel Ejiofor Sarah Jane Potts Jemima Rooper Linda Bassett Nick Frost Ewan Hooper Robert Pugh Geoffrey Streatfield Kellie Bright Mona Hammond
entrepreneur drag queen fiancé employee charming witty quirky northampton, england factory runway milan, italy fashion cross-dressing business unusual friendship rise underdog transformation 2000s
A drag queen comes to the rescue of a man who, after inheriting his father's shoe factory, needs to diversify his product if he wants to keep the business afloat.
Comedy
USA
1925
70 Minutes
Jackie Coogan Max Davidson Lydia Yeamans Titus Robert Edeson William Conklin Ethel Wales
orphan junk dealer cop attorney wife boss amusing emotional new york city orphanage shop household country club running away fire presumed dead partnership unusual friendship redemption quest
Tim Kelly is an orphan who runs away after his orphanage burns down. Presumed to be killed in the fire, he is able to roam the streets of New York freely. He meets Max Ginsberg, an old ... See full summary »
Drama
Canada|Japan
2005
110 Minutes
Matthew Smiley Tatsuya Fuji Kazuko Yoshiyuki Lisle Wilkerson Naho Watanabe Chris Heyerdahl
uncle mother suicidal person young woman love interest student engaging touching melodramatic japan house canada countryside suicide attempt depression unusual friendship bereavement family relationships discovery
Ken, a 23-year-old, is devastated at the death of his father. He decides to commit suicide by jumping into the near-freezing river, but somehow miraculously survived. His mother thinks that... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1952
91 Minutes
Ethel Waters Julie Harris Brandon de Wilde Arthur Franz Nancy Gates William Hansen James Edwards Harry Bolden Dickie Moore Danny Mummert June Hedin
girl cousin maid brother girlfriend father dark amusing small town family home kitchen wedding the south alienation puberty fantasy unusual friendship coming of age transformation discovery
A boy steals a powerful magnet from a younger boy and gets him into all sorts of trouble.
Crime, Drama
Germany|USA
2006
118 Minutes
Bruce Willis Emile Hirsch Justin Timberlake Ben Foster Shawn Hatosy Chris Marquette Anton Yelchin Harry Dean Stanton Dominique Swain Vincent Kartheiser Sharon Stone
drug dealer brother drug addict friend best friend disturbing engaging shocking california drug addiction unusual friendship youth fraternity kidnapping escape discovery 2000s
Johnny and a couple pals kidnap Jake's 15-year-old brother, Zach, then assigns his buddy Frankie to be Zach's minder. They develop a brotherly friendship. Zach parties with his captors as things begin to spin out of control.
Drama
Spain
2003
86 Minutes
Nancho Novo Teresa Hurtado De Ory Juan Motilla Alex O'Dogherty Jons Pappila Enrico Vecchi Manolo Solo Julián Villagrán
drug addict runaway brother pastor shepherd creative touching profound playful spain village apartment going straight unusual friendship addiction animation isolation discovery transformation growing up
Daniel is approaching forty. Laura is fifteen... almost sixteen. From what they say about him he must be a poet or a comic-strip illustrator, or both. He has just overcome a long addiction ... See full summary »
Fantasy
UK
1985
93 Minutes
Coral Browne Ian Holm Peter Gallagher Caris Corfman Nicola Cowper Jane Asher Amelia Shankley
writer minister elderly woman young girl orphan dreamy sad winsome oxford, england new york city lewis carroll alice liddell adult-child romance unusual friendship memory inspiration forbidden love growing up 1930s
Exploring the somewhat darker and more mysterious side of Lewis Carroll's classic book, the movie follows Alice Liddell Hargreaves (Coral Browne) (the book's inspiration) as an old woman ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Drama
Canada|USA
1980
95 Minutes
Will Sampson Charles Fields Geoffrey Bowes Mary Pirie Don Francks Chris Wiggins
young boy farmhand native american alcoholic settler emotional tender moving ozark mountains wilderness mountain small town frontier coming of age alcoholism race relations nature survival unusual friendship adventure
An embittered, hard-drinking Indian finds himself befriending a young white farmboy, and together they determine to help him end his drinking problems and return to his former life.
Drama
USA
1998
98 Minutes
Kevin Bacon Mary Stuart Masterson Cathy Moriarty Evan Rachel Wood Marian Seldes Amanda Minikus Nicole Burdette Annie Jaynes
young girl mentally disabled person alcoholic sister mother terminally ill person emotional endearing heartwarming tender new hampshire motel woods small town unusual friendship imagination loneliness small-town life family secrets alcoholism
10 y.o. Harriet's divorced mom owns and runs a motel. Harriet's an outsider and wants to leave. A woman stays there with her adult, disabled son who befriends Harriet.
Adventure
USA
1942
109 Minutes
Sabu Joseph Calleia John Qualen Frank Puglia Rosemary DeCamp Noble Johnson Patricia O'Rourke Ralph Byrd John Mather
young boy father mother panther tiger young girl emotional heartwarming suspenseful tender jungle village forbidden city unusual friendship assimilation treasure greed young love adventure love
A boy raised by wild animals tries to adapt to human village life.
Biography, Drama
UK|France|USA
2009
117 Minutes
Jamie Foxx Robert Downey Jr. Catherine Keener Tom Hollander LisaGay Hamilton Stephen Root Nelsan Ellis Rachael Harris Jena Malone
journalist homeless person ex-wife sister cellist doctor tender heartwarming los angeles street opera house schizophrenia unusual friendship music life lessons rise underdog transformation 2000s
A newspaper journalist discovers a homeless musical genius and tries to improve his situation.
Comedy
Canada
1985
80 Minutes
John Paizs Eva Kovacs Neil Laurie Darrell Baran Jeffrey Owen Madden Tea Andrea Tanner Mark Yuill Neil Lawrie
screenwriter neighbor partner texan boarder young girl amusing offbeat campy emotional family home street canada rented room texas screenwriting writer's block opposites attract obsession unusual friendship
A young director intent on making "the greatest color crime movie ever" can't seem to finish his script--he has a beginning and an end, but he can't quite figure out the middle. The ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1987
106 Minutes
Hume Cronyn Jessica Tandy Frank McRae Elizabeth Peña Michael Carmine Dennis Boutsikaris Tom Aldredge Jane Hoffman
thug artist handyman landlord pregnant woman man outlandish heartwarming offbeat new york city apartment building aliens eviction fire unusual friendship discovery transformation 1980s
Aliens help a feisty old New York couple in their battle against the ruthless land developer who's out to evict them.
Crime, Drama
USA
2000
90 Minutes
Willem Dafoe Edward Furlong Seymour Cassel Mickey Rourke Steve Buscemi Tom Arnold John Heard Danny Trejo Jake La Botz Mark Boone Junior Edward Bunker
young man convict sexual predator guard judge transvestite gritty raw touching tense prison cell cafeteria court classroom unusual friendship prison life protection unlikely criminal survival
A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.
Drama
USA
1998
111 Minutes
Dan Byrd Julie Harris Charles Nelson Reilly Robin O'Dell Tom Nowicki Mickey Rooney Gerard Christopher
orphan old woman circus owner circus performer clown audience airy amusing cheery heartwarming foster home circus nursing home road town loneliness unusual friendship circus running away show business
Eleven-year-old Cory (Dan Byrd) is a foster child nobody wants. Carlotta (Academy Award-nominee Julie Harris) is an elderly woman the world has forgotten.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1964
89 Minutes
Victor Buono David McLean Diane Sayer Davey Davison Baynes Barron Ellen Corby Michael Ryan
serial killer lab worker nurse detective young woman dark brutal tense suspenseful city amusement park apartment hospital serial murders loneliness murder investigation change of heart unusual friendship pursuit mystery
An overweight lab technician with low self esteem, brought on by his dominant mother, becomes a serial killer of female nurses.
Crime, Drama
USA
1987
92 Minutes
James Woods Brian Dennehy Victoria Tennant Allison Balson Paul Shenar George Coe Anne Pitoniak Mary Carver Sully Boyar Kathleen Lloyd Harold Tyner
detective hit man executive daughter author gritty suspenseful los angeles police station family home crime writer's block kidnapping unusual friendship corporate espionage escape discovery 1980s
A hitman approachs a writer to help him create the next best seller on his career, but the violent world he was a part of has other plans.
Drama
UK
1969
100 Minutes
John Mills Mark Lester Sylvia Syms Gordon Jackson Bernard Mills Fiona Fullerton
young boy father mother ex-soldier horse uplifting touching dreamy spirited devonshire, england family home moor psychosomatic illness horses unusual friendship mentorship loneliness accident rescue transformation
Philip Ransome, a northern English boy about ten-years-old, has been mute since age three and spends his days roaming the moors alone. His parents despair of a cure. One day, he sees a ... See full summary »