Movies like Mumford
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Mumford (1999)
10K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In the small town of Mumford, a psychologist of the same name moves in and quickly becomes very popular, despite a questionable past.
Style:
humorous, realistic, psychological, melancholic, compassionate, light, touching, semi serious, clever, talky ...
Plot:
therapy, small town, depression, starting over, mental illness, psychologist, friendship, attorney, psychiatrist, trust, sexual fantasy, secret, flashback, fugitive, life philosophy, character study, loneliness, happy ending, fall in love, hidden identity, small town life, mysterious character, power relations, psychology, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999
Place:
china, west virginia, phoenix arizona, seattle
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and clever films with plots about drinking alcohol, drinking, depression, storytelling, dialogue, dysfunctional family and life philosophy mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Mumford: Thumbsucker (2005), The Daytrippers (1996), Year of the Dog (2007), The Road to Wellville (1994), Young Adult (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Justin, a teenager boy, throws himself and everyone around him into chaos when he attempts to break free from his addiction to his thumb.
Style:
humorous, witty, sentimental, dark comedy, gothic ...
Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, teenager, high school, addiction, youth, depression, debate, teenage life, lifestyle, self discovery, teenage crush, grownups ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
oregon, new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
closeted homosexual, dysfunctional family, adultery, marriage, infidelity, road trip, family relations, thanksgiving, love, storytelling, gay, holiday ...
Time:
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Place:
new york
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A secretary's life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies.
Style:
dark comedy, melancholic, touching, humorous, black comedy ...
Plot:
friendship, pets, eccentricity, depression, rescue, infidelity, human nature, couple relations, dark humor, relationships, african american, single woman ...
Time:
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Place:
california
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
An unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustler tries get into the breakfast-cereal business and compete against John Kellogg's corn flakes.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
michigan, usa, america
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family.
Style:
dark comedy, depressing, talky, black comedy, emotional ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
mental illness, high school, small town, emotional breakdown, drinking, hometown, divorce, depression, borderline personality disorder, thirtysomething life, hate crime, old love ...
Time:
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Place:
minnesota, usa, minneapolis minnesota, new jersey, california
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Awkward teenager Charlie Bartlett (Anton Yelchin) has trouble fitting in at a new high school. Charlie needs some friends fast, and decides that the best way to find them is to appoint himself the resident psychiatrist. He becomes one of the most ...
Style:
teen, independent film, entertaining, cynical, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night, kids ...
Plot:
coming of age, teenage life, youth, adolescence, bully, psychiatrist, therapy, misfit, bullying, girlfriend, high school, mental disorder ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients.
Style:
psychological, depressing, emotional, serious, sentimental ...
Plot:
therapist, suicide, mental illness, hollywood, character study, life philosophy, suicide attempt, widower, haunted by the past, power relations, doctors and patients, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
2000s, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A young man's peculiar upbringing renders him unable to competently cope with the struggle of growing up.
Style:
dark comedy, depressing, cynical, clever, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, dysfunctional family, mental illness, dark humor, addiction, fall in love, depression, existentialism, youth, teenage life, eccentric family, eccentricity ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, new jersey, washington d.c., manhattan new york city, new york ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Diggers is a coming-of-age story directed by Katherine Dieckmann. It portrays four working-class friends who grow up in The Hamptons, on the South Shore of Long Island, New York, as clam diggers in 1976. Their fathers were clam diggers as well as ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, touching, witty ...
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, parents and children, youth, love and romance, save the day, social differences, social relations, working class, father son relationship, male nudity, skinny dipping ...
Time:
70s, year 2006, 20th century
Place:
new york, long island, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.
Style:
romantic, touching, romantic comedy, inspirational, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens, adult
Plot:
mental illness, love, family drama, bipolar disorder, depression, adaptation, character study, social misfits, supportive parent, father son relationship, male female friendship, mental patient ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, peru, usa, pennsylvania, america ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980's.
Style:
depressing, sincere, talky, dark comedy, absurd ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
divorce, dysfunctional family, coming of age, father son relationship, infidelity, boy, adultery, marriage, drinking, cat, underage drinking, childhood ...
Time:
20th century, near future, year 2005, 80s, 2000s
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
After her husband runs off with his secretary, Terry Wolfmeyer is left to fend for herself -- and her four daughters. As she hits rock bottom, Terry finds a friend and drinking buddy in next-door neighbor Denny, a former baseball player. As the two ...
Style:
sexy, sentimental, witty, melancholic, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
dysfunctional family, friendship, suburban life, couples, neighbor, parenthood, family relations, starting over, love and romance, couple relations, lifestyle, fall in love ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
usa, michigan, detroit, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
Style:
sentimental, emotional, sincere, black comedy, independent film ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, dysfunctional family, father daughter relationship, cheerleader, childhood, character study, redemption, family relations, nursing, parents and children, siblings relations, sibling relationship ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
arizona, poland, new york, usa, phoenix arizona ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of ...
Style:
cult classic, stylized, disturbing, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
coming of age, mental illness, gay interest, dysfunctional family, therapist, mental disorder, unhappy, lgbt, family relations, lesbian, marital problem, drinking problem ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, seattle, massachusetts, california, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When an alcoholic relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighbor might be the key to his return to form.
Style:
touching, realistic, talky, humorous, dark comedy ...
Plot:
friendship, salesman, addiction, unemployment, alcohol abuse, bittersweet, recovery, loneliness, tragedy, character study, self discovery, starting over ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
arizona, texas, usa, phoenix arizona, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.
Style:
sincere, sentimental, humorous, touching, tragicomedy ...
Audience:
family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
loneliness, friendship, bittersweet, depression, small town, grief, melancholy, loner, train, new in town, loss, solitude ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
nebraska, usa, new jersey, manhattan new york city, canada ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Margot and her son Claude decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is getting married to less-than-impressive Malcolm. In short order, the storm the sisters create leaves behind a mess of thrashed relationships and exposed ...
Style:
cynical, talky, depressing, melancholic, stylized ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, wedding, nudity, complex characters, family relations, jealousy, greed, secrets, character study, confession, family problems, family gatherings ...
Time:
year 2007, 70s, 21st century
Place:
usa, long island, vermont, harvard university
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in the apartment the couple owns.
Style:
sincere, melancholic, depressing, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
midlife crisis, family drama, complex characters, loneliness, infidelity, depression, human nature, parents and children, adultery, teenage life, sarcasm, cancer ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, california
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A man tries to warn his brother away from the new girlfriend he brings home during Thanksgiving, but ends up becoming infatuated with her in the process.
Style:
black comedy, independent film, sentimental, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
love triangle, dysfunctional family, thanksgiving, small town, insomnia, adultery, self destructing, infidelity, family relations, erotic scene, forbidden love, extramarital affair ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
connecticut, usa
Similarity:
100%
92K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
entertaining, funny, cult classic, sexy, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship between men, casino, womanizer, aspiring actor, sex, comedian, dancing, friendship, depression, breakup, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, relationships ...
Time:
20th century, year 1996, 90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, las vegas, new york, wisconsin ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A regular guy struggles with a repressive home and professional life, as well as making amends for the trouble his free-spirited brother and sister cause about town.
Style:
semi serious, touching, realistic, humorous, family saga ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, insomnia, family relations, couples, estrangement, family problems, youth, vengeance, family gatherings, parents and children, couple relations, introspection ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
An egocentric bum transforms the lives of a shy New Jersey garbageman and his sister.
Style:
cult classic, philosophical, independent film, black comedy, erotic ...
Plot:
writers, making love, poetry, art, poet, sex scene, writer's life, bittersweet, drinking, violence, egocentric man, brother sister relationship ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, usa, stockholm sweden, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Marital infidelity, religion, a guy in heaven wearing a Wizards jersey, anal fetishes, cigarettes and schizophrenia, ghosts, and how it's going to get worse before it gets better.
Style:
humorous, witty, melancholic, cult classic, philosophical ...
Plot:
infidelity, friendship, fetish, self discovery, life philosophy, character study, introspection, buddies, couple relations, sex, dialogue, food ...
Place:
new jersey
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Set in New York City in the sweltering summer, The Wackness tells the story of a troubled teenage drug dealer, who trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist. Things get more complicated when he falls for one of his classmates, ...
Style:
touching, independent film, humorous, semi serious, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
marijuana, coming of age, hip hop, misfit, dysfunctional family, teenager, high school, depression, first love, friendship, drug, stoner ...
Time:
year 1994, year 2008, 90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york, new jersey, empire state building manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Following the unexplained suicide of his wife Liza, website designer Wilson Joel turns to huffing gasoline fumes and remote control gaming while avoiding an inevitable conflict with his mother-in-law.
Style:
emotional, psychological, touching, grim, meditative ...
Plot:
losing-it hero, suicide, addiction, mother-in-law, mental illness, road trip, death of wife, character study, life is a bitch, disorder, solace, social misfits ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
usa, new orleans, alabama
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Tommy has lost his job, his love and his life. He lives in a small apartment above the Trees Lounge, a bar which he frequents along with a few other regulars without lives. He gets a job driving an ice cream truck and ends up getting involved with ...
Style:
independent film, cult classic, dark comedy, talky, art house ...
Plot:
drinking, drug addiction, addiction, drunk, small town, self discovery, coming of age, alcohol abuse, older man younger woman relationship, countryside, loner, drunkenness ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Failing to make it on his own, 27-year-old Jim moves back in with his parents and deals with crippling family obligations.
Style:
touching, emotional, stylized, sincere, humorous ...
Plot:
small town, dysfunctional family, coma, little boy, single parent, homecoming, alienation, introspection, writers, family problems, couple relations, love and romance ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
usa, new orleans, indiana, texas, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos. Follows Solondz's film Happiness (1998).
Style:
psychological, dark comedy, black comedy, independent film, talky ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, pedophile, couple relations, father son relationship, family relations, sisters, character study, dark humor, family problems, parents and children, family life, haunted by the past ...
Time:
year 2009, 70s, 21st century
Place:
florida, new jersey, usa, miami, israel ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A mother and wife stricken with memory loss allows a dysfunctional family a second chance at harmony and happiness.
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, touching, erotic ...
Plot:
memory loss, dysfunctional family, family relations, social relations, family problems, family life, parents and children, couple relations, suburban life, siblings relations, sex scene, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, ohio
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A lighthearted story about a man and a woman who seem destined to be together... and the hilarious chain of accidents that seem determined to keep them apart!
Style:
clever, independent film, romantic comedy, heartfelt, realistic ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick
Plot:
destiny, love, writers, fall in love, dating, loneliness, passionate kiss, magic, ship, grief, flirting, siblings ...
Time:
year 1998, 20th century, 90s
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa, london, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
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