Best movies like The Rooster
Last updated March 2024
Looking for movies related to The Rooster? Contribute your knowledge to steer others toward movies and tv shows you've already seen that might similarly enthrall them. Aid in enlarging the circle of people referring videos amongst each other. We encourage your engagement!
Plot Summary:
In 1944, Cederqvist comes to a small cloth factory to see how the all-women employees can work more efficiently. At the beginning he is greeted with suspicion and his efforts at courting the young ladies are futile. But as soon as he buys himself a car it becomes much easier, especially since he has the power to relocate people to an easier line of work. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious
Best tv shows and movies like The Rooster (1981):
Similar in 89%
Waiting for Dublin (2007)
Plot Summary:
On New Year's Eve 1944, American pilot Mike Clarke inadvertently bets Al Capone's nephew $10,000.00 that he can shoot down five enemy aircraft. Later, forced to land near a remote village in Ireland after running out of fuel, Mike learns that he is cut off from the rest of the world with no way to rejoin the war and shoot down his fifth plane, which is the only way he can win the bet and save his own life. With nowhere to go, he eventually befriends the colorful villagers and meets a fiery red-head named Maggie who shows this pilot that combat can take place on the ground just as well as in the air. It doesn't take long for Mike and Maggie to grow close as she helps him figure out how to win his bet while winning her heart in the process.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Romance
Country: Belgium
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
Similar in 90%
La Brassiere (2001)
Plot Summary:
A Hong Kong bra company breaks tradition by hiring two men, Johnny and Wayne, to design an "ultimate bra" in 3 months.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 590
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, sexy, offbeat, realistic, fast, crying, motion capture
Similar in 87%
Southern Belles (2005)
Plot Summary:
Bell and Belle want to break out of their trailer park lives and get up and out to the "Big City" of Atlanta. Just when they think they are on their way to getting a nest egg Bell falls for a handsome police officer named Rhett Butler.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 992
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, romantic, ironic, offbeat, independent film, campy
Similar in 87%
Women Talking Dirty (1999)
Plot Summary:
A lively, outspoken single mother develops an unlikely friendship with a shy cartoonist.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 815
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sentimental, clever, touching, humorous, realistic, contemplative, talky, semi serious, independent film
Similar in 77%
Fanfan (1993)
Plot Summary:
After seeing the initial passion and romance fade into a series of routine and boring relationships, Alexandre (Vincent Perez) concludes that romance ends when sex enters into a relationship. Determined to prevent this from happening with his latest love-interest—a sexy young woman named Fanfan (Sophie Marceau)—he decides that platonic love is the solution. Despite the wonderful, romantic, and inventive ways Alexandre finds for them to spend time together, Fanfan is left disappointed by his refusal to make love to her. Their exciting relationship becomes jeopardized by Alexandre's unwillingness to change his new approach to love.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: erotic, romantic comedy, sexy, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual
Similar in 85%
What's It All About (1995)
Plot Summary:
Minimalistic frieze fifteen episodes about human behavior (desire, submission, love, jealousy, wisdom, honesty, sincerity, passion, faith, ...) located between two fantastic stories about the will and doubt.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 259
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: anthology, manga, clever, humorous, realistic, talky, cynical, semi serious, biting, sexual
Similar in 77%
The Ellen Show (2001)
Plot Summary:
The Ellen Show is a television sitcom starring Ellen DeGeneres that was broadcast during the 2001–2002 season on CBS. It was DeGeneres's second attempt at a sitcom, following Ellen on ABC, but it was unable to attract strong ratings and was quickly cancelled. After coming out as a lesbian on her first sitcom, DeGeneres's character on The Ellen Show, Ellen Richmond, was also a lesbian, although the show did not focus as heavily on the character's sexuality as did the final season of her first sitcom. The Ellen Show also starred Cloris Leachman, Martin Mull, Kerri Kenney, Jim Gaffigan and Emily Rutherfurd.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, sitcom
Similar in 84%
The Tall Guy (1989)
Plot Summary:
An American actor in England tries to find love and work.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: romantic, clever, humorous, witty, erotic, offbeat, feel good, realistic, not serious, independent film
Similar in 75%
Schnitzel Paradise (2005)
Plot Summary:
Schnitzel Paradise is a Dutch film about a young Moroccan man working in the kitchen of popular Dutch restaurant.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, captivating, multicultural
Similar in 76%
Unbeatable Harold (2006)
Plot Summary:
A wannabe Elvis meets his true love, the best waitress in the West.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 188
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, offbeat
Similar in 77%
Spanish Affair (2014)
Plot Summary:
Rafael, a Seville citizen who has never left the Spanish region of Andalucia, decides to leave his homeland to follow Amaia, a Basque girl unlike other women he has known.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, feel good, realistic, romantic, hispanic, romantic comedy
Similar in 86%
Never on the First Night (2014)
Plot Summary:
Julie, a woman who is unlucky in love despite her bubbly demeanor. Her job at a bookstore takes an interesting twist when she discovers a book titled "Happiness Can Be Learned," and she sets out to fix her love life once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 827
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, not serious, biting, suspense
Similar in 90%
Bimboland (1998)
Plot Summary:
A shy French anthropologist who happens to be secretly in love with her college superior, chooses "bimbos" as the subject of her thesis. She becomes one of them in order to do that, and the professor she loves falls for her new identity.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, offbeat, humorous, realistic, not serious
Similar in 88%
16 to Life (2009)
Plot Summary:
Romantic comedy. A small town teenager's angst about sexual inexperience drives a comic quest for love and understanding on a birthday to end all birthdays.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 503
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, funny, romantic, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining
Similar in 79%
A Little Sex (1982)
Plot Summary:
Michael and Katherine have enjoyed a long relationship together even before they tie the knot. But Michael does not hide the fact he's a womanizer and sex addict, cheating on Katherine during their pre-married relationship. Because Katherine is genuinely in love with him, she is willing to overlook this and believes that perhaps marriage will change things.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 600
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, independent film, sexy
Similar in 80%
Finding Bliss (2009)
Plot Summary:
Jody Balaban, an aspiring filmmaker, is fresh to L.A. with New York film school accolades and the dream of making her movie. Unable to get a job where she can use the skills she so finely honed, Jody must edit adult entertainment to make ends meet. The uncompromising desire to make her movie, leads Jody to secretly film in the porn studio facilities at night - until she is caught in the act.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, witty, realistic, semi serious, sexy, offbeat, sexual, sex comedy, hot
Similar in 85%
Sex Ed (2014)
Plot Summary:
Eddie lands his first teaching gig at an inner city middle school and finds his highly pubescent pupils are receiving no form of sexual education. Eddie isn't really equipped to teach them...he's not exactly experienced romantically.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, humorous, not serious, sexy, funny, light, social, non fiction, relaxing, feel good
Similar in 75%
A NY Thing (2009)
Plot Summary:
Masquerading as another man, Antoine flies to New York for a three-day stay and promptly falls in love with Alice, who's dating someone else. When that doesn't work out for him, Antoine turns to the city itself for inspiration.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, mumblecore, offbeat
Similar in 85%
Just Add Water (2008)
Plot Summary:
An offbeat romantic comedy about a decent guy, Ray Tuckby, with a dead-end life in the dead-end town of Trona, CA. After encouragement from a stranger whom he happens upon, Ray begins to dream again. He sheds the parasites in his life, musters the nerve to pursue his childhood love, and finally takes back his community by toppling the local teenage Meth-baron.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, touching, realistic, semi serious, entertaining, dark comedy
Similar in 75%
Sex, Love & Therapy (2014)
Plot Summary:
A romantic comedy about two Parisian therapists who are so obsessed about getting into the sack with anyone they meet, they can’t ever get it on with each other.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, sexy, light, funny, cynical, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 90%
Love and Lemons (2013)
Plot Summary:
Agnes has most things in life: a family who are always there for her, a good job in the restaurant industry, a boyfriend who loves her, and a best friend whom she knows inside out. Or does she? All of a sudden things begin to crumble, one by one, and soon nothing is as it was.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, extraordinary
Similar in 79%
Nice Guys Sleep Alone (1999)
Plot Summary:
Carter (O'Bryan) wonders if he's ever going to find a woman who wants to be more than "just friends." His conniving best friend Pat and beautiful step-sister Erin (Vanessa Marcil) both know what's causing the problem: He's too nice! Having never taken them seriously in the past, Carter reconsiders when he meets Maggie (Sybil Temchen), a woman he feels just might be the one. Could it be time for this nice guy to finally start playing games? Set among the gorgeous backdrop of Kentucky horse country, "Nice Guys Sleep Alone" is a hilarious, touching and thoughtful romantic comedy.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 570
Genere: Romance, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 86%
Every Jack Has a Jill (2009)
Plot Summary:
Jack is encouraged to take the romantic Paris vacation he won, despite just being dumped by his girlfriend. His trip soon devolves into chaos and adventure, when his luggage is swapped for a French businesswoman's belongings who soon takes a liking to his belongings -- especially his shoes -- and sets out to find him.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sex comedy, offbeat
Similar in 90%
Spring Break (1983)
Plot Summary:
Two sets of two college guys spend a spring break together in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There they have lots of fun in and out of the sun.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, cult classic, sex comedy, erotic, humorous, realistic, not serious, sexual, parody, funny
Similar in 85%
BachelorMan (2003)
Plot Summary:
In these times of enlightened sexual politics, Ted Davis is a scoring machine. He's got the rap, the charm and his little black book weighs several pounds. Ted has become a guru to his buddies who can only aspire in awe to his greatness. This is a man's man, a ladies man, a super-hero: He's Ted Davis: "BachelorMan".
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 466
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 75%
Hall Pass (2011)
Plot Summary:
When best buds Rick and Fred begin to show signs of restlessness at home, their wives take a bold approach to revitalize their marriages: they grant the guys a "hall pass", one week of freedom to do whatever they want. At first, it seems like a dream come true, but they quickly discover that their expectations of the single life - and themselves - are completely and hilariously out of sync with reality.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 130000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, sex comedy, light, hilarious, entertaining, not serious, teen, sexual, visually appealing
Similar in 77%
New in Town (2009)
Plot Summary:
Lucy Hill is an ambitious up-and-coming executive living in Miami. She loves her shoes, she loves her cars and she loves climbing the corporate ladder. When she is offered a temporary assignment – in the middle of nowhere – to restructure a manufacturing plant, she jumps at the opportunity, knowing that a big promotion is close at hand. What begins as a straight-forward assignment becomes a life-changing experience as Lucy discovers greater meaning in her life and, most unexpectedly, the man of her dreams.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, sweet, light, entertaining, romantic, romantic comedy, cute, teen, philosophical
Similar in 88%
Booty Call (1997)
Plot Summary:
Rushon is sexually pent-up and ready to take thing things to the next level with his girlfriend, Nikki. But when he calls for a date, she asks to make it a double -- bringing along her brash friend Lysterine, whom Rushon sets up with his lewd buddy, Bunz. Things go better than expected. As the evening transitions from the restaurant to the bedroom, the two men go on a madcap search for what will surely make the night complete: condoms.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: sexy, humorous, black comedy, sexual, hood, romantic comedy, realistic, witty, semi serious, sex comedy
Similar in 89%
Soup of the Day (2006)
Plot Summary:
Brandon Craig is a regular guy who loves split pea soup and happens to be in monogamous relationships with three amazing women: Monique, his photo editor boss; Wendy, an undercover cop; and Franki, host of the popular Internet show Missleblast. Brandon knows he must eventually choose between them, but when all three women wind up in the same place at the same time to sample Brandon's favorite soup, his love life boils over. Even though there are lots of flavors to choose from - you just can't have 'em all!.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, light, feel good
Similar in 79%
Frivolous Lola (1998)
Plot Summary:
The story takes place in northern Italy in the 1950's. Lola and Masetto are about to get married. Masetto wants to keep Lola as a virgin until they are married. But Lola is impatient to remain in chastity until the wedding night. She wants to be sure that Masetto is a good lover, before she commits herself into marriage. She does everything to trick Masetto into breaking the moral tradition.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: erotic, sensual, sex comedy, sexy, romantic, explicit, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual