Movies like Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
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Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
36K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, Hungary
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A 1950s London cleaning lady falls in love with an haute couture dress by Christian Dior and decides to gamble everything for the sake of this folly.
Style:
period piece, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, uplifting, visual, period drama
Plot:
fashion, haute couture, cleaning lady, widow, fashion designer, fashion show, fashion model, dream, female protagonist, bigger dreams, culture, coping, extreme sport, changing lives, follow your dream, fashion industry, direction and purpose, ambition, ambitious woman, satire, lifestyle, lifestyle change, needing money, money problems, dreaming ...
Time:
20th century, year 1957, 1950s, 50s
Place:
paris france, france, london
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Most similar movies to Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out semi serious, realistic, feel good and humorous films with plots about friendship, telephone call, drinking, kiss, love, apology and husband wife relationship mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris: The Duke (2020), The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Another Year (2010), Fisherman's Friends (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In 1961, a 60 year old taxi driver stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. What happened next became the stuff of legend.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, psychological, thought provoking, visually stunning ...
Plot:
art theft, painting, taxi, father son relationship, couples, husband wife relationship, theft, elderly, society, social issues, social problems, senior citizen ...
Time:
60s, year 1963, year 2000, year 1961
Place:
big ben london, england, london, yorkshire
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates, India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A story centered around an Indian family who moves to France and opens a restaurant across the street from a Michelin-starred French restaurant.
Style:
feel good, sentimental, sweet, touching, cute ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, date night, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
cooking, cooking and food, restaurant, food, culture clash, chef, interracial relations, prejudice, interracial romance, beautiful scenery, small town, immigrant ...
Time:
year 2014, 19th century, 21st century
Place:
france, india, mumbai india, paris france, switzerland ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The Devil Wears Prada is about a young journalist who moves to New York to work in the fashion industry. Her boss however is extremely demanding and cruel and won’t let her succeed if she doesn’t fit into the high class elegant look of their ...
Style:
romantic, funny, feel good, romantic drama, teen ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, family friendly, date night ...
Plot:
fashion, fashion industry, women, city life, journalism, workplace intrigue, strong female character, workplace situations, career woman, relationship vs career, designer, journalist ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, miami, boston, france ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Mike Leigh’s much praised 2010 tragicomical drama. During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.
Style:
emotional, touching, meditative, psychological, sincere ...
Plot:
loneliness, friendship, midlife crisis, family life, everyday life, jealousy, parents and children, marriage, suffering, gardening, insomnia, character study ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 90s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, europe, paris france, ireland ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Ten fisherman from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties. Based on the true-life story of Cornish folk band, Fisherman's Friends.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, disturbing, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
fisherman, remote village, coastal town, music, musician, friendship, choir, artist, society, ambition, lifestyle, rise to the top ...
Time:
year 2011, year 1964, year 2010, year 1968
Place:
cornwall, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, Hungary
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Ada Harris, a London charwoman in the 1950's, sees a Dior dress and decides that she's going to own one. First, she scrimps and saves her money, but when she has enough, and takes a trip to Paris, she learns that buying an original couture ...
Style:
lighthearted, light, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
fashion, family relations, travel, dream come true, obsessive quest, self discovery, society, misfit, blind ambition, nothing goes right, social differences, fashion designer ...
Time:
90s
Place:
paris france, europe, france, london
Similarity:
100%
293K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to ...
Style:
fairy tale, light, visually appealing, captivating, gothic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
fashion, robbery, personality change, villain, fashion designer, female villain, villainess, dalmatian, designer, criminal, life is a bitch, change of heart ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, future, year 1965, year 1964
Place:
london, england, britain, united kingdom, europe
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town.
Style:
romantic, romantic drama, period piece, costume drama, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
bullying, women, fashion, dressmaker, small town, murder mystery, mother daughter relationship, revenge, memory, illegitimate daughter, accidental death, seamstress ...
Time:
1950s, 1900s, year 1951, 50s
Place:
australia, oceania, milan italy, france, new york ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Inspired by global phenomenon of military wives choirs, the story celebrates a band of misfit women who form a choir on a military base. As unexpected bonds of friendship flourish, music and laughter transform their lives, helping each other to ...
Style:
disturbing, sincere, captivating, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
choir, friendship, british army, military base, rivalry, little boy, fame, mother daughter relationship, british soldier, friend, female protagonist, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
year 2010
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, United Arab Emirates, USA, India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways as the residents find new purpose ...
Style:
feel good, touching, sentimental, uplifting, romantic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
elderly, hotel, loneliness, self discovery, aging, goodhearted, old age, marital problem, life changing experience, choice, retirement home, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia, delhi, mumbai india, seattle ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, Ireland, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
“My plan was to die before the money ran out,” says 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price, but things didn’t go as planned. Her husband Franklin has been dead for 12 years and with his vast inheritance gone, she cashes in the ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, psychological, anamorphic, funny ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
inheritance, mother son relationship, cat, coming of age, financial problem, family life, family relations, lifestyle, social problems, money problems, family problems, lost love ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, new york, manhattan new york city, france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, China
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Renowned British dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock comes across Alma, a young, strong-willed woman, who soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover.
Style:
period piece, sentimental, costume drama, suspense, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fashion show, seamstress, fashion, masochism, fashion designer, brother sister relationship, wedding, dressmaker, lady, dysfunctional relationship, food, wedding dress ...
Time:
1950s, 2010s, year 2017, post world war two, 50s
Place:
london, alps
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
England, 1932. Today is Dolly Thatcham's wedding day, and her family is arriving at the manor house with all the cheerfulness, chaos and grievances that accompany such gatherings. Trouble soon appears in the shape of Joseph, Dolly's lover ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, feel good, period piece, entertaining ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
wedding, wedding day, bride and groom, unrequited love, lovers reunited, under the surface, introspection, love and romance, family problems, parents and children, love triangle, passion ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1932
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Esther is at the end of her career as Head Seamstress at Dior Avenue Montaigne workshop. One day, she gets her handbag stolen in the metro by a 20 years old girl, Jade. Instead of calling the police she decides to take care of Jade. She sees in her ...
Plot:
fashion designer, dressmaker, fashion, strong female character, stealing, nudity, diabetes, racism, loneliness, female protagonist, train, party ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Hildy Good, a wry New England realtor and descendant of the Salem witches who loves her wine and loves her secrets. Her compartmentalized life starts to unravel as she rekindles an old romance and becomes dangerously entwined in one person’s ...
Style:
semi serious, satirical, captivating, entertaining, disturbing ...
Plot:
couples, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, love affair, male female relationship, changing lives, lifestyle, couple relations, relationships, love story, ex couple relations, love interest, satire ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Ireland, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon has her heart set on winning her neighbour Anthony Reilly's love. The problem is, Anthony seems to have inherited a family curse, and remains oblivious to his beautiful admirer. Stung by his father's ...
Style:
atmospheric, realistic, emotional, romantic, feel good ...
Plot:
impossible love, true love, unrequited love, land, dull life, crush, plan gone awry, conquering, love and romance, happy ending, neighbor neighbor relationship, narration ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
ireland, new york, europe, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
103
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An idealistic, want-to-be fashionista lands the dream job with her favorite designer in New York City. Swept away by the glamorous facade of the fashion world, Grindy gets sewn within the seams of the garb underworld while climbing to success. Shot ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, satirical, humorous, dark comedy ...
Plot:
fashion, seamstress, haute couture, empire fashion, workplace, social satire, fashion model, satire, humour, dressmaker, business, co worker co worker relationship ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Best friends Alma and Margot are inseparable, whether it’s terrorizing cheating lovers or crashing wedding parties. The two women also share the same dream of a successful career on the stage. They get one step closer when they are cast as lead ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
dream, friendship, ambition, loyalty, female friendship, theater, sisterhood, friends, changing lives, grownups, lifestyle change, women ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Marc (Lambert Wilson) is a man of the cloth who's gained a bit of celebrity for his public espousal of religious celibacy. In fact, he's even written a book about the subject. But Marc's 15 minutes of fame could be up when a bratty ...
Style:
captivating, humorous, semi serious, sincere, crying
Plot:
illegitimate son, secret, fatherhood, friendship, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, teenage boy, satire, juvenile delinquent, bastard, christian, scandal ...
Place:
montreal, kosovo, paris france
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
Style:
inspirational, touching, emotional, period piece, factual ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
gender, working class, politics, revolution, discrimination, women, idealism, workplace, hopes, boss and employee, feminist, injustice ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1968, year 1966, year 1970 ...
Place:
england, london, europe, united kingdom, michigan ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In this excoriating satire of the fashion industry, Polly Maggoo is a 20-year-old Brooklyn-born fashion model in Paris, on the runway at the big shows where magazine editor Ms. Maxwell is the reigning opinion maker. The ridiculous passes for ...
Style:
surreal, mind bending, psychedelic, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
fashion, model, counterculture, fashion industry, satire, fashion model, designer, hippie, lust, swing, modernism, art ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
france, paris france
Similarity:
36%
71K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, China, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.
Style:
humorous, feel good, entertaining, period piece, captivating ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, kids, teens
Plot:
love and romance, male female relationship, estate, couples, friendship, looking for love, female protagonist, fall in love, wedding, prejudice, unrequited love, matchmaking ...
Time:
19th century, 2020s, 1800s, future, victorian era ...
Place:
england, yorkshire
Similarity:
36%
13K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Pierre, a professional dancer, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a transplant which may (or may not) save his life, he has nothing better to do than look at the people around him, from the balcony of his Paris apartment.
Style:
atmospheric, sentimental, romantic, uplifting, semi serious ...
Plot:
family relations, friendship, fall in love, city life, artist, self discovery, age difference, dancing, love, single mother, heart disease, parisian ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
paris france, france, europe, montmartre paris
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Paris Fashion Week draws the usual bunch of people; designers, reporters, models, magazine editors, photographers. Follows the various storylines of these characters, centering around a murder investigation of a prominent fashion figure. Features an ...
Style:
satirical, humorous, erotic, independent film, talky ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
fashion, satire, fashion model, female nudity, female pubic hair, nudity, farce, lesbianism, multiple storylines, storytelling, art, public nudity ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
paris france, france, europe
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
One night to change everything. One night to save a theater, one night to change one's perspective about life. Luigi will push and pull Faeza with him everywhere around Paris an entire night to save his theater.
Style:
psychological, semi serious, sincere, satirical, disturbing ...
Plot:
night, theater, monkey, zoo, problem solving, theatrical agent, love story, love and romance, changing lives, satire, money problems, financial problem ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Cathy is a sous-chef wanting to open a restaurant. With financial difficulties, Cathy accepts a job at a shelter for young migrants. At first she hates the job then her passion for cuisine starts to change children's lives.
Style:
disturbing, semi serious, satirical, captivating, entertaining
Plot:
immigrant, social problems, money problems, workplace, coworker, lifestyle, lifestyle change, workplace situations, society, satire, female protagonist, financial problem ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland, Denmark, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis Presley. Frankie, caught between acne and adulthood, has just completed his final exams in school. Convinced he will fail, he survives the summer ...
Style:
humorous, light, talky, feel good, touching ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
politics, coming of age, cheerleader, male nudity, 17 year old, friendship, infidelity, self discovery, single parent, teenage love, best friend, introspection ...
Time:
year 1977, 70s, year 1996, 90s
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, milwaukee wisconsin, massachusetts, europe ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Greece
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Anger rages in Philip as he awaits the publication of his second novel. He feels pushed out of his adopted home city by the constant crowds and noise, a deteriorating relationship with his photographer girlfriend Ashley, and his own indifference to ...
Style:
sexy, cerebral, independent film, stylized, atmospheric ...
Plot:
sarcasm, loneliness, arrogance, self pity, writer's life, couples, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, solitude, writer's block, infidelity, isolation, suicide ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york state, brooklyn new york city, usa, new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.
Style:
talky, emotional, realistic, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
coming of age, art, historical figure, youth, actor's life, teenage life, blind ambition, artists and showbiz, boss and employee, fall in love, mentor, self discovery ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 2008, year 1937, 80s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, grand central station manhattan new york city, england ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Sweden, Canada, Ireland, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A cranky retired man strikes up an unlikely friendship with his boisterous new neighbors. A remake of the 2015 Swedish film.
Style:
humorous, captivating, feel good, touching, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
suicide attempt, neighbor, loss of wife, miscarriage, neighborhood, cat, bus accident, friendship, depression, neighbor neighbor relationship, grief, hospital ...
Time:
year 1973, year 1983, year 1964
Place:
pennsylvania, pittsburgh
Similarity:
35%
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