Movies like Paterson
If you like "Paterson" you are looking for philosophical, melancholic and inspirational movies about / with poetry, bus driver, everyday life, poet, poem, husband wife relationship and notebook themes of Comedy, Drama and Romance genre shot in France or Germany.
Find your next favorite and similar movies in two steps:
1. Identify all themes of interest from this film (block below).
2. Look for them in the presented list.
Paterson (2016)
95K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A week in the life of a bus driver and poet named Paterson, and his supportive wife Laura.
Style:
philosophical, melancholic, inspirational, existential, art house, poetic, sincere, tragicomedy, romantic drama, funny ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
poetry, bus driver, everyday life, poet, poem, husband wife relationship, notebook, social realism, writers, bus, dog, beer, bulldog, meaning of life, chess, food, love, slice of life, chance meeting, art, couples, small town, hipster, family life, changing lives ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 90s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa, united states, united states of america
Movie in categories
Most similar movies to Paterson
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, realistic, semi serious and interesting films with plots about relationships, dialogue, life philosophy, storytelling, loneliness, mentor and friendship mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Paterson: Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), Frances Ha (2012), Marriage Story (2019), Ruby Sparks (2012), Manhattan (1979). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Italy, Japan, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Coffee And Cigarettes is a collection of eleven films from cult director Jim Jarmusch. Each film hosts star studded cast of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.
Style:
philosophical, atmospheric, anthology, clever, black and white ...
Plot:
musician, conversation, addiction, dialogue, actor, art, smoking, dark humor, coffee, sarcasm, cafe, lifestyle ...
Time:
year 2003, 70s, 1920s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, america, paris france, new york ...
Similarity:
100%
102K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Brazil
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.
Style:
mumblecore, realistic, poignant, sexy, sweet ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
female friendship, friendship, coming of age, bittersweet, best friend, relationships, female protagonist, dancer, self discovery, direction and purpose, dark humor, profanity ...
Time:
year 2012, year 2013, 2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, sacramento california, paris france, france ...
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A stage director and his actor wife struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal and creative extremes.
Style:
sad, romantic drama, thought provoking, rough, psychological ...
Audience:
family friendly, chick flick, adult
Plot:
divorce, marriage, parent child relationship, infidelity, father son relationship, theatre director, troubled marriage, husband wife relationship, husband wife conflict, lawyer, courtroom, mission ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
73%
109K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin ...
Style:
psychological, romantic, independent film, feel good, rom com ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
bittersweet, writer's block, writers, redheaded woman, novelist, loneliness, dream, mental illness, life philosophy, manic pixie dream girl, imaginary character, family relations ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
153K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
Style:
romantic, intellectual, visually stunning, humorous, meditative ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick
Plot:
dating, couples, older man younger woman relationship, age difference, love and romance, teenage girl, dachshund, lolita, sarcasm, relationships, divorce, 17 year old ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1979
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, West Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Rootless Hungarian émigré Willie, his pal Eddie, and visiting sixteen-year-old cousin Eva always manage to make the least of any situation, whether aimlessly traversing the drab interiors and environs of New York City, Cleveland, or an anonymous ...
Style:
independent film, road movie, black and white, art house, contemplative ...
Plot:
minimalism, immigrant, road trip, on the road, hipster, immigration, slacker, dialogue, existentialism, coming of age, melancholy, culture clash ...
Time:
year 1984, 80s, 20th century
Place:
florida, new york, ohio, manhattan new york city, cleveland ohio ...
Similarity:
100%
97K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover.
Style:
touching, sincere, sentimental, sad, visually appealing ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, gay father, gay interest, grief, gay relationship, relationships, father son relationship, male male relationship, love, dog, self discovery ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 2000s, year 1971, year 2003 ...
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, new york, seattle
Similarity:
67%
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%
Movie in collections
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.
Style:
feel good, emotional, sweet, sincere, light ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
teacher, friendship, optimism, homeless, looking for love, strong female lead, character study, elementary school, working class, roommate, social worker, love and romance ...
Time:
2000s, year 2008, 21st century
Place:
london, europe, miami
Similarity:
100%
228K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with past friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam - a girl also suffering from ...
Style:
sentimental, funny, indie film, sweet, independent film ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night
Plot:
depression, self discovery, melancholy, coming of age, female nudity, paraplegic, love story, love, family relations, relationships, drug, dealing with death ...
Time:
year 2004, near future, medieval times, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, los angeles, new york, usa, seattle
Similarity:
43%
216K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.
Style:
road movie, sentimental, dark comedy, melancholic, romantic drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
road trip, wine, couples, vineyard, on the road, vacation, divorce, infidelity, food, affair, midlife crisis, wedding ...
Time:
2000s, year 2004, 21st century
Place:
california, san francisco, los angeles, bay area, usa ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Everybody knows that your life is a story. But what if a story was your life? Harold Crick is your average IRS agent: monotonous, boring, and repetitive. But one day this all changes when Harold begins to hear an author inside his head narrating his ...
Style:
philosophical, surreal, sexy, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick
Plot:
literature, paranoia, novelist, publisher, love story, philosophy, writer's life, existentialism, metaphysics, happy ending, transformation, food ...
Time:
year 2006, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa, seattle
Similarity:
41%
98K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style. Brian ...
Style:
sexy, entertaining, rom com, romantic comedy, realistic ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, kids, manly, girls' night ...
Plot:
bartender, love, love and romance, ambition, wedding, one night stand, rise to the top, buddies, love affair, business, food, yuppie ...
Time:
80s, year 1988, 20th century
Place:
jamaica, new york, manhattan new york city, usa, caribbean
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After a rough divoce, Frances, a 35 year old book editor from San Francisco takes a tour of Tuscany at the urgings of her friends. On a whim she buys Bramasole, a run down villa in the Tuscan countryside and begins to piece her life together ...
Style:
feel good, romantic, sentimental, touching, scenic ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
small town, writers, divorce, love, passion, life, tourist, starting over, male female relationship, middle aged woman, friendship, vineyard ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
italy, europe, tuscany, san francisco, california ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen. As they delve into Austen's literature, the club members find themselves dealing with life experiences that parallel the themes of the books they are reading.
Style:
feel good, humorous, romantic, sweet, light ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
love and romance, friendship, couple relations, infidelity, writers, book, love, happy ending, crumbling marriage, teacher, passion, loneliness ...
Time:
year 2007, 19th century, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, england
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA, Italy, France, Ireland, Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Three stories concerning the relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent (or parents), and each other: a reclusive father visited by his grown children in the US, sisters visiting their novelist mother in Dublin, and adult ...
Style:
emotional, tension, reflective, melancholic, realistic ...
Plot:
estrangement, siblings, family drama, family reunited, mature, mother daughter relationship, bonding, grief, regret, tragedy, introspection, homecoming ...
Place:
dublin ireland, paris france, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.
Style:
romantic comedy, touching, sad, heartbreaking, sweet ...
Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, writer's life, teenage love, writers, relationships, casual sex, dating, family drama, youth, love story, love, marriage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
peru, north carolina, usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France, Belgium
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.
Style:
sentimental, emotional, sad, breathtaking, period piece ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
poet, poetry, writers, love, friendship, communism, island, postman, bicycle, art, letter, amor ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, year 1994, 90s, future ...
Place:
italy, sicily, corsica, chile, naples italy ...
Similarity:
40%
Movie in collections
380K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
William Thacker is a London bookstore owner whose humdrum existence is thrown into romantic turmoil when famous American actress Anna Scott appears in his shop. A chance encounter over spilled orange juice leads to a kiss that blossoms into a ...
Style:
romantic, touching, feel good, rom com, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night
Plot:
couples, fame, love and romance, power of love, social differences, opposites attract, paparazzi, dating, male female relationship, ordinary person, love story, true love ...
Time:
90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place:
london, england, europe, united kingdom, seattle
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When Jack and Sally announce that they're splitting up, this comes as a shock to their best friends Gabe and Judy. Maybe mostly because they also are drifting apart and are now being made aware of it. So while Jack and Sally try to go on and ...
Style:
talky, realistic, philosophical, melancholic, semi serious ...
Plot:
marriage, infidelity, relationships, midlife crisis, divorce, loneliness, marital separation, depression, breakup, character study, friendship, family problems ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1992, 70s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Bahrain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
New York, I Love You delves into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in and search for love. Journey from the Diamond District in the heart of Manhattan, through Chinatown and the Upper East Side, towards the Village, ...
Style:
sexy, melancholic, sweet, anthology, talky ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick
Plot:
love story, young lovers, interracial relations, multiple storylines, looking for love, city life, couples, couple relations, fall in love, lifestyle, first love, love affair ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city, paris france, brooklyn new york city ...
Similarity:
40%
578K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Follows seemingly unrelated people as their lives begin to intertwine while they fall in – and out – of love. Affections languish and develop as Christmas draws near.
Style:
romantic, feel good, sentimental, touching, rom com ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens, kids
Plot:
christmas, love, holiday, multiple storylines, love story, love and romance, couples, fall in love, relationships, marriage, first love, couple relations ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, europe, britain, united kingdom ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include ...
Style:
anthology, stylized, clever, romantic, talky ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
fall in love, tourist, love story, multiple storylines, dating, loneliness, love, new love, looking for love, storytelling, gay, justice ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, france, montmartre paris, europe
Similarity:
40%
Movie in collections
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Two women, Nic and Jules, brought a son and daughter into the world through artificial insemination. When one of their children reaches age, both kids go behind their mothers' backs to meet with the donor. Life becomes so much more interesting ...
Style:
sexy, touching, sexual, independent film, witty ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
lesbian, gender, coming of age, lgbtq, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, glbt, lgbt, sapphic, family relations, biological father, lesbian couple ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, buenos aires argentina, southern california, california
Similarity:
40%
835K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie (Audrey Tautou) accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a ...
Style:
feel good, sweet, touching, inspirational, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick, date night
Plot:
loneliness, love, fall in love, imagination, cafe, lifestyle change, life, optimism, female protagonist, love story, love and romance, life philosophy ...
Time:
year 2001, 90s, 70s, year 1974, 20th century ...
Place:
paris france, france, europe, montmartre paris, quebec
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
An Innuit hunter races his sled home with a fresh-caught halibut. This fish pervades the entire film, in real and imaginary form. Meanwhile, Axel tags fish in New York as a naturalist's gofer. He's happy there, but a messenger arrives to ...
Style:
art house, surreal, melancholic, atmospheric, dark comedy ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
desert, magic realism, car salesman, nervous breakdown, self discovery, surrealism, family relations, fall in love, love and romance, eccentric family, on the road, sex scene ...
Time:
90s, year 1993
Place:
arizona, alaska, usa, new york, papua new guinea
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
As the devoutly single Don Johnston is dumped by his latest girlfriend, he receives an anonymous pink letter informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him.
Style:
melancholic, road movie, emotional, sexy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, loneliness, single parent, existentialism, illegitimate son, teenage girl, nudity, flowers, quest, divorce, female exhibitionist, casual sex ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, france, tokyo
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
During their travels from Chicago to New York, Harry and Sally Will debate whether or not sex ruins a perfect relationship between a man and a woman. Eleven years later, and they're still no closer to finding the answer.
Style:
feel good, romantic, romantic comedy, sweet, sentimental ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
male female friendship, friendship, fall in love, autumn, love and romance, love, love story, unlikely couple, initially antagonists, best friends in love, friends, life philosophy ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1989, 70s, year 1987 ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, chicago, seattle, usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Celeste and Jesse met in high school and got married young. They laugh at the same jokes and finish each other’s sentences. They are forever linked in their friends’ minds as the perfect couple – she, a high-powered businesswoman and budding ...
Style:
sentimental, rom com, humorous, emotional, independent film ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
couples, friendship, divorce, love story, happy ending, breakup, passion, dysfunctional family, honest, best friend, love, lifestyle ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, san francisco, california, new jersey
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Captures a generational moment - young people on the cusp of truly growing up, tiring of their reflexive cynicism, each in their own ways struggling to connect and define what it means to love and be loved. Six New Yorkers juggle love, friendship, ...
Style:
melancholic, sweet, touching, independent film, feel good ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
couples, relationships, coming of age, friendship, love, writers, multiple storylines, existentialism, loneliness, lifestyle, writer's life, cancer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, los angeles, new jersey
Similarity:
40%
Related movie lists
