Best movies like Unmade Beds
Last updated March 2024
Looking for movies similar to Unmade Beds? Provide your insights to navigate others towards films and tv series you've watched before that they may also enjoy. Help enlarge the group of people suggesting videos to each other. We welcome your input!
Plot Summary:
Axl wants to find his long-lost father and rediscover his past. Vera just wants to forget hers as she tries to move on from heartbreak. Their stories come together in the melting-pot of 21st century London.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, erotic, sexy, clever, realistic, semi serious, avant garde
Best tv shows and movies like Unmade Beds (2009):
Similar in 84%
Bad Seeds (2016)
Plot Summary:
Jacques is an actor who runs away to the countryside to escape his gambling debts. He meets Simon, a rough and wily farmer who manipulates him into a business relationship. After a difficult start, the men help each other grow marijuana. They happen to meet Francesca, a sharp young woman who soon embraces their venture. By the time they get to the winter harvest, the three have learned to live together, but outside forces threaten the delicate balance of their little business.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 526
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, light, sexy, unusual plot structure, humorous, entertaining, gay cinema
Similar in 85%
Kill the Monsters (2018)
Plot Summary:
Three men struggle to save their relationship while traveling across country in search of a doctor they believe will make one of them well.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 150
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: road movie, psychological, tense, light, romantic, sexy, touching, humorous, captivating, entertaining
Similar in 77%
Junkhearts (2011)
Plot Summary:
Frank is an ex-soldier, haunted by a violent past. He lives alone, drowning his nightmares with alcohol. Christine - smart and successful... on the surface, tackles life as a single working mother by immersing herself in drugs, parties and sex. Lynette, a young rough sleeper watches Christine stumble out of a club whilst she sits in the cold waiting for loose change to fall on her lap; her luck seems to change when she meets Frank who despite his misgivings, offers her a place to stay.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 787
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: realistic, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, rough, serious, gloomy
Similar in 75%
Public Sex (2009)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring Gordie journalist drops his inhibitions to research the UK's North East outdoor sex scene. He meets a certain girl in a car park, and the totally unexpected happens.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 620
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: sexy, semi serious, sincere, humorous, realistic, witty, erotic, dark comedy, romantic comedy, hot
Similar in 80%
Scorchers (1991)
Plot Summary:
Bayou La Teche, Louisiana sizzles as the Cajun town celebrates the wedding of Splendid and Dolan. The trouble comes on the wedding night when Splendid is determined to maintain her innocence. On the other side of town Splendids' cousin has her own problems. Her man has been sleeping with Thais, the town hooker. She heads to the Tiger Cafe with gun in hand to get back her man.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 664
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: independent film, erotic, sexy, clever, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious, sexual
Similar in 90%
Bonobo (2014)
Plot Summary:
Judith, an uptight divorcee, is appalled when her daughter Lily quits law school to move into a commune of hippie-misfits who live according to the behavioural principles of the bonobo monkey, a species famous for its 'make love not war' philosophy.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 546
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, psychological, light, realistic, sexual
Similar in 84%
Solino (2002)
Plot Summary:
The movie portrays the story of an Italian family emigrated in Germany in the 1970s. Romano (Gigi Savoia), the father, decides to open a pizzeria which, by mutual decision with the wife Rosa (Antonella Attili), will call Solino, leaving his sons Gigi and Giancarlo to work there. A hostile relationship comes to life between the father and his sons, which will end up in the escape of the boys from family.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, independent film, offbeat
Similar in 87%
Seat in Shadow (2016)
Plot Summary:
An ageing Glaswegian psychoanalyst finds his lust for life renewed following an encounter with the charismatic partner of a young patient.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Spain
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sexy, psychological, unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative, erotic, queer cinema, gay cinema
Similar in 78%
Riff-Raff (1991)
Plot Summary:
The story of Stevie, a construction worker, and his girlfriend, an unemployed pop singer, serves to show the living conditions of the British poor class.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: political, social, independent film, humorous, realistic, gloomy, semi serious
Similar in 80%
Leather (2013)
Plot Summary:
Birch, a young man living in the Catskill Mountains, reunites with his childhood friend from the city, Andrew.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 536
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychological, sexy, touching, humorous, captivating, melancholic, independent film, gay cinema, queer cinema
Similar in 81%
Everywhere and Nowhere (2011)
Plot Summary:
Ash is a man torn between two worlds, that of his family and friends and the other, of his dreams. This is his story set across London with it's fast paced nightlife and run ins with the law all caught on camera from the Director of Kidulthood.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 329
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, psychological, atmospheric, erotic, multicultural, sincere, humorous, semi serious
Similar in 90%
Montenegro (1981)
Plot Summary:
Marilyn Jordan, an American, lives in Stockholm with her Swedish husband and family. Her behavior is bizarre, perhaps mad: she poisons the dog's milk and advises the dog not to drink it; she sets the sheets afire as her husband sleeps; she crawls under the dining table to sing. While detained at airport customs for carrying pruning shears, she meets a young Yugoslav woman and goes with her to a Gypsy enclave where she's fought over, takes a lover, helps with the sordid entertainment at a bar, and returns home more dangerous than before. The film also tells parallel stories of Marilyn's daughter becoming a junior homemaker as the young immigrant practices her striptease.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Comedy
Country: Sweden, UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, sexy, cult classic, humorous, surreal, sex comedy, black comedy, offbeat, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 85%
Suzie Gold (2004)
Plot Summary:
Suzie Gold is a twentysomething torn between the nice Jewish boy her family is keen on and the non-Jewish boy she loves.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 651
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, not serious, touching
Similar in 86%
Maestro (2014)
Plot Summary:
Henry, a young actor, finds himself involved in a film by cinema superstar, Cédric Rovere. Charmed by his benevolence, feelings hitherto unknown are aroused, while Rovere, intrigued by Henry's dream, lives this shoot as an unexpected gift.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 655
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, captivating, clever, realistic
Similar in 88%
Metroland (1997)
Plot Summary:
After ten years absence Toni, Chris's best friend, suddenly reappears in London to bring chaos and doubt into Chris's calm, tranquil, slightly boring, predictable life. Chris starts to remember his carefree youth as a photographer in Paris when he lived with and enjoyed a torrid affair with Annick. It was also in Paris that he first met and fell in love with Marion. The temptations and pressure exerted on Chris by Toni to return to their former carefree life of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll soon starts to have an impact on Chris's marriage. He starts to question his values, his lifestyle choices and his relationship with Marion and even suspects her of starting an affair with Toni whom she dislikes! Eventually circumstances come to a head and Chris is forced to decide whether to follow Toni back to the hedonistic, irresponsible life of his youth or face the harsh realities of the present and stay with Marion.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, France, UK
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: cult classic, sexual, comedy drama, sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, crying, weeping
Similar in 78%
Some Voices (2000)
Plot Summary:
Schizophrenic Ray tries to adjust to the outside world after being released from an institution.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, erotic, mysterious, independent film
Similar in 84%
Only Decent People (2012)
Plot Summary:
David Samuels is from an intellectual Jewish family from the posh Amsterdam Old South, where he is often mistaken as Moroccan because of his dark hair. David is a remarkable man on a mission: to find a ghetto fabulous queen with great tits and thick buttocks. His parents and friends declare him mad, but David continues unabated. His search leads him to the Bijlmer, where, after some wild adventures he is left disappointed. Will David ever find his ideal woman - a large, dark sex goddess with booty and brains?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, melancholic, light, captivating, controversial, sex comedy
Similar in 90%
God Send Me a Man (2009)
Plot Summary:
A stage play about a young lady in her 20's who keeps dating the wrong men, her friends and family try to make her see what she's doing wrong but she learns on her own that that the man she really needed was right in front of her the whole time.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: semi serious, captivating, psychological, emotional, humorous, realistic, christian film
Similar in 78%
City Baby (2013)
Plot Summary:
Sexy. Style-conscious. Extreme love affairs. Complicated friendships. Life happens all too quickly when Cloey is reluctantly plucked from her comfort zone and complete reliance on others is overturned – a secure relationship with her boyfriend unravels, her childhood best friend is moving away and daddy’s (Daniel Baldwin) checkbook closes. City Baby comments on the ladder-climbing mentality of always reaching for the next bigger, better thing – relationship, city, job – when sometimes what's right in front of us is just fine. Scattered with cameos from Portland musicians like Stephen Malkmus of Pavement, live musical performances by Glass Candy and Starfucker, and a thoughtful soundtrack featuring all Portland bands and musicians, City Baby depicts a playground for semi-adults, revolving through the lives of cool kids.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, captivating, psychological, sexy, independent film, sincere, semi serious, sexual
Similar in 90%
Three and Out (2008)
Plot Summary:
A London tube driver considers pursuing a third fatal accident to collect a huge payout.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, clever, semi serious, offbeat, cynical, biting, black comedy, dark comedy
Similar in 75%
SoulBoy (2010)
Plot Summary:
1974. Amidst power cuts, strikes and boot-boy aggro on the football terraces, Joe McCain is bored of a life that's going nowhere. Enter hair-dresser Jane: blonde, beautiful, and moving to the beat of a whole new world of sound, movement and all-nighter dancing at The Wigan Casino - the home of Northern Soul. Swept along on this tide of pulsating dance and lust, Joe becomes embroiled in the darker side of soul scene that will put his friendship to the test.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: humorous, psychological, captivating, contemplative, sentimental, touching, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 81%
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
Similar in 80%
Somers Town (2008)
Plot Summary:
Two teenagers, both newcomers to London, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer. Tomo (Thomas Turgoose) is a runaway from Nottingham; Marek (Piotr Jagiello) lives in the district of Somers Town, between King's Cross and Euston stations, where his dad is working on a new rail link.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, semi serious, black and white, social, humorous, witty
Similar in 84%
Gone Too Far! (2013)
Plot Summary:
GONE TOO FAR follows two estranged teenage brothers over the course of a single day as they meet for the first time, and struggle to accept each other for who they are. Yemi can't wait for his big brother to join him on the estate in Peckham - but when Ikudayisi arrives from Nigeria wearing socks and sandals Yemi questions both his judgement and his African heritage. A day on the estate filled with danger and excitement teaches both of them the values of family and self respect.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 422
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Nigeria
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: uplifting, humorous, semi serious, captivating, psychological, sentimental, touching, realistic
Similar in 85%
Anita & Me (2002)
Plot Summary:
Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her a better life. This idyllic existence is upset by the arrival in the village of Anita Rutter and her dysfunctional family.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, realistic, humorous, semi serious
Similar in 80%
How to Be (2008)
Plot Summary:
A young man having an existential crisis convinces a Canadian self-help guru to come to London and become his personal life coach.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, touching, melancholic, postmodern, indie film, clever, witty, talky
Similar in 76%
The Be All and End All (2009)
Plot Summary:
At fifteen Robbie has only one thing on his mind - losing his virginity. The problem is that he's in hospital with a fatal heart condition. And who has to overcome the odds and help him fulfil his final wish? His best friend Ziggy.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 369
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, captivating, sex comedy, sentimental, offbeat, semi serious, sexual, sexy
Similar in 84%
Acne (2008)
Plot Summary:
At the age of 13, Rafael Bregman has already lost his virginity, but has never kissed a girl. With his pimple-riddled face, his dysfunctional family, and a lowered self-esteem, getting this much anticipated first kiss proves trickier than expected. It's now time for Rafa to build up some self confidence and attract the attention of his class mate, Nicole.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 464
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Uruguay, Argentina, Spain, Mexico, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, psychological, captivating, sex comedy, touching, realistic, sexual, sexy
Similar in 89%
Learners (2007)
Plot Summary:
Bev is a downtrodden housewife who's failed her driving test eight times, having only been instructed by her impatient husband Ian. After registering with a driving school, she develops a crush on her instructor, Chris.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 652
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, captivating, light, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 87%
Call Me Dil (2010)
Plot Summary:
A suicidal woman's "final" call mistakenly connects her to a man who gives her something to live for.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India, UK
Duration: 142 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, psychological, captivating, realistic