Best movies like Delivery Man
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Plot Summary:
An affable underachiever finds out he's fathered 533 children through anonymous donations to a fertility clinic 20 years ago. Now he must decide whether or not to come forward when 142 of them file a lawsuit to reveal his identity.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 82000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, India, Canada
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, sentimental, touching, entertaining, melancholic, humorous, semi serious, funny, hilarious
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Fonzy (2013)
Plot Summary:
Set in Paris, a man working in fish delivery becomes involved in a legal battle with his sperm donations.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 643
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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The Dilemma (2011)
Plot Summary:
Longtime friends Ronny and Nick are partners in an auto-design firm. They are hard at work on a presentation for a dream project that would really launch their company. Then Ronny spots Nick's wife out with another man, and in the process of investigating the possible affair, he learns that Nick has a few secrets of his own. As the presentation nears, Ronny agonizes over what might happen if the truth gets out.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, semi serious, realistic, funny, slapstick, melancholic, visually appealing, happy, comedy drama
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The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
Plot Summary:
Exactly one year after Tom meets Violet, he surprises her with a wedding ring. By all accounts, Tom and Violet are destined for their happily ever after. However, this engaged couple just keep getting tripped up on the long walk down the aisle.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 102000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: romantic, funny, humorous, light, psychological, clever, sweet, melancholic, sentimental, touching
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10 Years (2011)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends reunite ten years after their high-school graduation.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, sweet, light, melancholic, semi serious, romantic comedy, funny, realistic, satirical
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Starbuck (2011)
Plot Summary:
Starbuck is a 2011 Canadian comedy film directed by Ken Scott and written by Martin Petit and Ken Scott. The main character David Wozniak is a perpetual adolescent who discovers that, as a sperm donor, he has fathered 533 children. David, a deliveryman for a butcher shop, is being pursued by thugs because he owes them money. Next, he is advised that more than 100 of his offspring are trying to force the fertility clinic to reveal the true identity of "Starbuck", the pseudonym he used when donating sperm. In addition, his girlfriend Valérie is pregnant with his child but doesn't feel that he is mature enough to be a father. Starbuck was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14 and 15, 2011. The film's title refers to a Canadian Holstein bull who produced hundreds of thousands of progeny by artificial insemination in the 1980s and 1990s.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: feel good, sweet, touching, unusual plot structure, funny, humorous, semi serious, thought provoking, light, sincere
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The Thing About My Folks (2005)
Plot Summary:
Ben's dad Sam shows up one night with a note from Ben's mother (Sam's wife of 46 years), that she has left. While Ben's wife and his three sisters try to find her, Ben takes Sam on a day trip to see a farmhouse that's for sale. The day trip turns into a road trip while dad and son explore their past, their relationship, and why Sam's wife might have left him. The road trip includes fishing, drinking, playing pool, sleeping under the stars, and frank discussion. Anger simmers close at hand, as do love and hope. Where Sam's wife is - and why she left - leads to the movie's resolution.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: talky, sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Adult Beginners (2014)
Plot Summary:
A young, hipster entrepreneur crashes and burns on the eve of his company’s big launch. With his entire life in disarray, he leaves Manhattan to move in with his estranged pregnant sister, brother-in-law and three year-old nephew in the suburbs — only to become their manny. Faced with real responsibility, he may finally have to grow up — but not without some bad behavior first.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, entertaining, mumblecore, feel good, hilarious, realistic, independent film
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Out of the Blue (2013)
Plot Summary:
Andrea (Raoul Bova) is a handsome and confident thirty-eight-year old man: single, 'womanizer' and superficial, with a successful career in a major product placement agency. His life of one-night stands seems to be just perfect: no responsibilities, hard work and endless fun. Until one day, he gets back home which he shares with Paulo (Edoardo Leo), a bizarre and unemployed friend of his, he finds Layla (Rosabel Laurenti Sellers), an extravagant seventeen-year old girl who claims to be his daughter. And she is not alone... She brought along her grandfather Enzo (Mark Giallini), an unlikely ex-rocker and the father of Andrea's first fleeting and forgotten conquest... and they have come to stay!.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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Wish I Was Here (2014)
Plot Summary:
Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to find a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic Space-Knight he'd always dreamed he'd be as a little kid. When his ailing father can no longer afford to pay for private school for his two kids and the only available public school is on its last legs, Aidan reluctantly agrees to attempt to home-school them. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn't find.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: independent film, inspirational, touching, sentimental, light, sweet, emotional, melancholic, sincere, realistic
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The Bad Mother's Handbook (2007)
Plot Summary:
Karen Cooper wants to domineer her family and believes she's its pillar. In fact she does everything wrong. Thus she messes up all their lives and futures, rather then help her loved-ones.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, emotional, semi serious, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, realistic
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Expecting (2013)
Plot Summary:
Lizzie's best friend, Andie, becomes pregnant and offers to give the baby to her. Lizzie's husband, Peter, reluctantly goes along with being the child's father, and Andie moves into the guest room for the remainder of the pregnancy.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: realistic, touching, humorous, semi serious, indie film, independent film
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People Like Us (2012)
Plot Summary:
It tells the story of a struggling man who, after flying home to L.A. for the funeral of his estranged record-producer father, discovers that the will stipulates that he must deliver $150,000 in cash to a 30-year-old alcoholic sister he never knew existed, and her troubled 12-year-old son.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, sentimental, intense, semi serious, feel good, entertaining, realistic, talky, inspirational
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Preggoland (2014)
Plot Summary:
A 35-year-old woman fakes being pregnant to fit in with her friends.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 826
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, captivating, offbeat, realistic
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The Break-Up (2006)
Plot Summary:
Cohabitating couple Gary and Brooke find their once-blissful romance on the rocks when petty spats about lemons and dirty dishes mushroom into an all-out battle for custody of their upscale Chicago condo. An escalating argument ensues as Gary and Brooke continue to live under the same roof, all while cooking up schemes to drive each other off the premises.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 138000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: funny, romantic, humorous, sentimental, romantic comedy, intense, cynical, light, dramatic, entertaining
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The Switch (2010)
Plot Summary:
An unmarried 40-year-old woman turns to a turkey baster in order to become pregnant. Seven years later, she reunites with her best friend, who has been living with a secret: he replaced her preferred sperm sample with his own.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 111000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: romantic, humorous, feel good, romantic comedy, cute, sweet, sentimental, funny, sincere, light
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City Island (2009)
Plot Summary:
The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con brought home by Vince, the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, and a hopeful actor in private.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: feel good, emotional, witty, independent film, funny, humorous, semi serious, sentimental, touching, realistic
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Swingers (1996)
Plot Summary:
This is a story about Mike, a guy who left his girl in New York when he came to LA to be a star. It's been six months since his girlfriend left him and he's not doing so good. So, his pal and some other friends try and get him back in the social scene and forget about his 6 year relationship.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 87000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: entertaining, funny, realistic, feel good, cult classic, independent film, clever, witty, talky, sex comedy
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What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)
Plot Summary:
Challenges of impending parenthood turn the lives of five couples upside down. Two celebrities are unprepared for the surprise demands of pregnancy; hormones wreak havoc on a baby-crazy author, while her husband tries not to be outdone by his father, who's expecting twins with his young trophy wife; a photographer's husband isn't sure about his wife's adoption plans; a one-time hook-up results in a surprise pregnancy for rival food-truck owners.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, romantic, funny, cute, romantic comedy, teen, sweet, parody, sexy
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Big Daddy (1999)
Plot Summary:
A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned and he becomes the unlikely foster father.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 230000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: funny, sentimental, feel good, light, hilarious, entertaining, slapstick, romantic comedy, predictable, touching
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Manhood (2003)
Plot Summary:
A black comedy about a reformed womanizer who struggles to keep his family together.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 293
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, emotional, realistic, semi serious
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This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
Plot Summary:
When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother and a collection of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. As the brothers and sisters re-examine their shared history and the status of each tattered relationship among those who know and love them best, they reconnect in hysterically funny and emotionally significant ways.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, independent film, emotional, melancholic, funny, realistic, hilarious, teen, thought provoking
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Heartlands (2002)
Plot Summary:
Gentle Colin 'Col' Lawes happily lead a quiet life, running a news agency with his soiled-rotten wife Sandra and playing competition darts in the Atletic Arms team. Colin catches her committing adultery with team captain Geoff, a cop, who pretends Colin abused her. Col is thrown off the team just after it qualified for the league finals in Blackpool. He decides to travel there alone, hoping to win her back. The adventurous journey feels like the start of a more playful life.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, sentimental, funny, light, captivating, entertaining, road movie, feel good
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Four Christmases (2008)
Plot Summary:
Brad and Kate have made something of an art form out of avoiding their families during the holidays, but this year their foolproof plan is about go bust -- big time. Stuck at the city airport after all departing flights are canceled, the couple is embarrassed to see their ruse exposed to the world by an overzealous television reporter. Now, Brad and Kate are left with precious little choice other than to swallow their pride and suffer the rounds.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 78000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, feel good, romantic, romantic comedy, entertaining, light, sex comedy, teen, happy
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Girl in Progress (2012)
Plot Summary:
As single mom Grace juggles work, bills, and her affair with a married doctor, her daughter, Ansiedad, plots a shortcut to adulthood after finding inspiration in the coming-of-age stories she's reading for school.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, independent film, teen, realistic
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Friends with Kids (2011)
Plot Summary:
In the wake of their friends' marriages and eventual offspring, longtime pals Julie and Jason decide to have a child together without becoming a couple. By becoming "time-share" parents, they reason, they can experience the joys of parenthood without significantly curbing their personal freedom. However, when Julie and Jason both become involved with others, they discover that they secretly harbor romantic feelings for each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: romantic, sweet, realistic, clever, entertaining, sexy, unusual plot structure, touching, sentimental, humorous
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Raising Helen (2004)
Plot Summary:
Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must chose between the life she's always loved, and the new loves of her life!.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, feel good, touching, entertaining, funny, sweet, cute, humorous, realistic
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Life as We Know It (2010)
Plot Summary:
After a distastrous first date for caterer Holly and network sports director Messer, all they have is common is a dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in this world, Holly and Messer must set their differences aside. Juggling careers and social calendars, they'll have to find common ground while living under the same roof.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 137000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: touching, romantic, entertaining, romantic comedy, cute, funny, feel good, humorous, semi serious, teen
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Motherhood (2009)
Plot Summary:
Motherhood is a comedy written and directed by Katherine Dieckmann, and stars Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards and Minnie Driver. Shot on location in New York’s West Village, focuses on the dilemmas of motherhood, such as marriage, work, and self, shown in the trials and tribulations of one pivotal day.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, touching, semi serious, independent film, neurotic
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Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Plot Summary:
Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as an English nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 285000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, funny, hilarious, light, sentimental, romantic, sweet, romantic comedy, clever
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Juno (2007)
Plot Summary:
A young girl named Juno gets herself pregnant and tries to stand on her own, but soon learns a few lessons about being grown up.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 543000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: funny, touching, sweet, sentimental, feel good, teen, humorous, realistic, comedy drama, cute