Fish out of water movies and TV shows – page 4
Best films
List of fish out of water movies
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Larry Burrows is unhappy and feels powerless over his life. He believes his entire life could have turned out differently had he not missed that shot in a baseball game when was a kid. One night he meets this mysterious man, who could change his ...
Style:
rom com, feel good, romantic comedy, existential, sad ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
baseball, time loop, fish out of water, time travel, childhood, misfit, rags to riches, alternate history, lost love, baseball coach, time jump, afterlife ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, san francisco
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Pontifex Lembrary fights against a devil, he gets transferred to a different world possessing the body of Woo Yeon-woo who is a member of an unpopular idol group called Wild Animal. In an entertainment business where overwhelming social skills, ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, emotional, uplifting, comedy drama ...
Plot:
fish out of water, music industry, mind control, relationships, exorcism, popularity, fame, idol, fan culture, self discovery, supernatural, heartwarming ...
Place:
korea
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Every city-dweller daydreams about dropping out of the rat-race and moving to the country. Every country-dweller wonders what it might be like to try their luck in the 'Big Smoke'. Always Greener is the story of two families who actually ...
Style:
touching, semi serious, realistic, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
fish out of water, village life, families, subculture, lifestyle, social relations, city life, culture clash, family drama, countryside, satire, small town ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A Minute with Stan Hooper, also known as Stan Hooper, is an American sitcom starring Norm Macdonald. The series was a Carsey-Werner production in association with Paramount Television and aired on Fox. The series was canceled after six of the ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, offbeat ...
Plot:
fish out of water, small town, society, social relations, misfit, journalism, small town life, wife, relocation, culture clash, satire, married couple ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
wisconsin, usa
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Verliebt in Berlin is a Golden Rose-winning German telenovela, starring Alexandra Neldel, along with Mathis Künzler, Tim Sander, and Laura Osswald. It premiered on February 28, 2005, on Sat.1 in most of German-speaking Europe, with its final ...
Style:
serious, touching, emotional, romantic drama, soap opera ...
Plot:
fish out of water, fall in love, disorder, fashion, love and romance, abandoned, rise to the top, physical appearance, fashion industry, underdog, kindness, female protagonist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
berlin germany, germany, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Jilted in Madrid, a bewildered Englishman must learn to live and love again - the Spanish way.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, touching, humorous, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
fish out of water, culture clash, life turned upside down, misfit, disorder, society, love and romance, social relations, self discovery, relationships, heartbreak, personal growth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain, madrid
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA, Ireland, Singapore, South Korea
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Growing Up Creepie was an animated television series made in the USA and Canada by Mike Young Productions and produced by Discovery Kids. In other countries, the series was simply titled Creepie. The series aired 52 episodes, and it would have aired ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, contemplative, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
fish out of water, social misfits, misfit, youth, young heroes, culture clash, school, social relations, middle school, coming of age, insect, friendship ...
Time:
2000s
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Hokaze Kon is an otherwise normal boy who, one day, receives an inter-dimensional summons to the world of Mirror. He appears just in time to save the life of Princess Ecarlate, whose enemies are trying to prevent her political marriage. Kon, who ...
Style:
anime, exciting, humorous, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
fish out of water, friendship, getting home, save the princess, supernatural ability, youth, escapades, imaginary, supernatural, imaginary kingdom, young heroes, heroes ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Larry Guthrie, who loses his first love to the town hot shot, decides to win her back by volunteering with the children at her after-school program. When Larry accidentally tells the kids the Tooth Fairy is make-believe, he soon is transformed into ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, not serious, family comedy, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens
Plot:
fish out of water, tooth fairy, disorder, imaginary, fairy, satire, misadventure, second chance, small town, school, redemption, community service ...
Place:
canada
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Things are finally starting to look bright for Ilya, a relatively unknown actor. Starting tomorrow, he will be the voice of Men's Radio. So of course he celebrates the occasion. But the next morning, the newly-crowned radio host finds himself ...
Style:
feel good, captivating, humorous, not serious, light ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fish out of water, life turned upside down, switching roles, transformation, happy ending, humour, problem solving, escapades, newscaster, actor, absurd humor, radio announcer ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
moscow russia
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Ana Maria is having a bad day until she magically switches places with the main character of her favorite telenovela. As she struggles to escape from Novela Land, Ana Maria finally understands why her real life was such a mess.
Style:
feel good, touching, semi serious, humorous, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, adult
Plot:
fish out of water, love and romance, parallel world, family relations, disorder, imaginary, switching roles, twentysomething life, female protagonist, identity, self discovery, escapism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Is relevant?
308
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Straight-laced Luke inadvertently finds himself sentenced to two years in Young Offender Institution Sunnybank View after becoming a bank robber’s getaway driver, along with the bank robber in question, his girlfriend’s brother and so-called ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, realistic, buddy comedy, dark comedy ...
Plot:
prison, fish out of water, juvenile delinquency, prison life, youth, unlikely criminals, disorder, odd couple, misadventure, friendship, deadpan, bank robbery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
400K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
When a millionaire wheeler-dealer enters a business contract with a Hollywood sex worker Vivian Ward, he loses his heart in the bargain.
Style:
romantic, feel good, sweet, rom com, inspirational ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
love story, love, love and romance, prostitute, fall in love, cinderella story, social differences, opposites attract, hooker, rich man poor woman, rags to riches, character change ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century, year 1990
Place:
los angeles, beverly hills, usa, san francisco, california ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Ryan and Sean get discovered as Internet Celebrities, and are given the opportunity to be in a movie, but meet some wacky situations.
Style:
realistic, not serious, humorous, captivating, light hearted ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
fish out of water, celebrity culture, rising to stardom, goofy hero, farce, ambition, misfit, buddies, lifestyle, filmmaking, hollywood, computers and web ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Pierre Martin teaches quantum physics at the renowned Sorbonne University in Paris. He has a daughter, Sylvie, who lives with him. One day Pierre learns that he has inherited an inn from an aunt. The trouble is that the establishment is located amid ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, touching, scenic ...
Plot:
fish out of water, optimism, parents and children, family relations, hopes, starting over, elderly, society, village life, village, heartwarming, small town ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
After winning the lottery, the Habib family move into Sydney's richest suburb to live the Australian dream, but their poshy next door neighbours are not all to happy about it.
Style:
satirical, captivating, feel good, semi serious, light hearted
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
satire, fish out of water, lottery winner, migration, multiculturalism, class conflict, immigration, culture clash, money, neighbor, new neighbor, social satire ...
Place:
sydney australia, australia
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Sometimes, when you think you have it all, everything falls apart. That is exactly the story of Jeanne .Just when she is offered the chance to dub famous American actress Jennifer Marshall in a successful American TV Show and her salary is about to ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, feel good, light hearted, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fish out of water, hollywood, actor's life, obsessive quest, life turned upside down, showbiz, artists and showbiz, disorder, celebrity culture, female protagonist, movie business, culture clash ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, france
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Arnaud Mustier, lawyer and brilliant philosopher, arouses the annoyance of his younger brother Jules, age sixteen. One day, Arnaud is a victim of a late adolescent crisis. Helped by Jules, he is going to catch up this phase of the life which he did ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, family comedy, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
fish out of water, teenage life, life turned upside down, young at heart, adolescence vs adulthood, youth, misfit, disorder, coming of age, generation gap, identity crisis, character study ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Family, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Matt, a self-absorbed young attorney, goes to visit his grandfather - an eccentric recluse who lives in the backwoods without gas, electricity, or phone - to convince him not to give away his estate as he plans to do. But in the end, it is Matt who ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, touching, humorous, sentimental ...
Plot:
self discovery, woods, fish out of water, elderly, family relations, teaching the ways of the world, wilderness, grandfather grandson relationship, family drama, coming of age, inheritance, backwoods ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Marsha Robinson, host of a TV cooking show, takes her family on a working vacation to a South Seas Island, but their yacht is hijacked by pirates, and then shipwrecked, and the Robinsons must survive Marsha's complaints while they build a ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, family comedy ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot:
pirate, survival, fish out of water, escapades, family life, danger, screwball, disorder, cooking and food, island, bonding, children ...
Time:
90s
Place:
fictional island
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A French tradesman travels in time and liberates an oppressed tribe in another world.
Style:
humorous, captivating, feel good, fast paced, dramatic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
fish out of water, chosen one, parallel world, imaginary, escapades, goofy hero, time travel, disorder, misfit, imaginary kingdom, travel, alternate world ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Stacked is an American television sitcom that premiered on Fox on April 13, 2005. On May 18, 2006, Stacked was canceled, leaving five episodes unaired in the United States. The last episode aired on January 11, 2006. The five unaired episodes have ...
Style:
sitcom, feel good, not serious, humorous, witty ...
Plot:
fish out of water, workplace, workplace situations, power relations, siblings relations, boss and employee, physical appearance, misfit, family business, store, bookstore, blonde ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
These Disgustoid bros will do anything to fit in with the humans. And by "anything" we mean becoming professional wrestlers, teleport -a-potty-ing themselves to other dimensions, disguising themselves as cops and then arresting themselves ...
Style:
surreal, humorous, not serious, offbeat, light ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
misfit, fish out of water, danger, buddies, law enforcement, heroes, parallel world, escapades, silly humor, disorder, creature, outsider ...
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Neighbors from Hell was a satirical American animated sitcom that ran on TBS from June 7, 2010 to July 26, 2010. The executive producer of the series is Pam Brady. The first and only season consisted of 10 episodes.
The series is owned by 20th ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, adult animation, sitcom, satirical ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
supernatural, fish out of water, couples, family relations, parents and children, social relations, family life, eccentric family, couple relations, suburbs, siblings relations, misfit ...
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Cristina lives a peaceful life until her older brother Ciro, who has to attend a trial, asks to spend house arrests at Cristina’s home.
Style:
feel good, not serious, humorous, light, lighthearted ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fish out of water, culture clash, hidden identity, life turned upside down, society, misfit, family life, couple relations, family relations, dishonesty, house arrest, sibling relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy
Is relevant?
113K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A sheltered Amish child is the sole witness of a brutal murder in a restroom at a Philadelphia train station, and he must be protected. The assignment falls to a taciturn detective who goes undercover in a Pennsylvania Dutch community. On the farm, ...
Style:
sexy, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, intense ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
witnessing a crime, police, amish, police corruption, forbidden love, female nudity, police detective, twists and turns, witness, childhood, corruption, train ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984, year 1985
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Danny is obsessed with a fictional movie character action hero Jack Slater. When a magical ticket transports him into Jack's latest adventure, Danny finds himself in a world where movie magic and reality collide. Now it's up to Danny to ...
Style:
entertaining, parody, exciting, spoof, black comedy ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
magic, heroes, parallel universe, satire, chase, dark humor, gunfight, boy, fish out of water, child in peril, villain, buddy ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, los angeles, california, usa, new york state ...
Is relevant?
176K
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A mother and her two teenage sons move to a seemingly nice and quiet small coastal California town yet soon find out that it's overrun by bike gangs and vampires. A couple of teenage friends take it upon themselves to hunt down the vampires ...
Style:
black comedy, cult classic, gothic, horror comedy, scary ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teen drama ...
Plot:
vampire, small town, single mother, supernatural, amusement park, goth, teenage boy, vampire hunter, fear, coming of age, brother brother relationship, blood ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, wisconsin, pacific ocean, georgia ...
Is relevant?
409K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan -- an adult who's been trapped inside the game for 26 years -- into their living room. Alan's only hope for ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, offbeat, light, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
jungle, fantasy world, childhood, magic, board game, time travel, getting home, children, parallel world, danger, friendship, supernatural ...
Time:
20th century, 19th century, 90s, year 1969, 1860s ...
Place:
new hampshire, usa, north america, canada
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Intergalactic warrior Star Butterfly arrives on Earth to live with the Diaz family. She continues to battle villains throughout the universe and high school, mainly to protect her extremely powerful wand, an object that still confuses her.
Style:
captivating, exciting, sincere, semi serious, anime ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens, teen fantasy, preschool
Plot:
princess, good versus evil, friendship, teenage life, magic wand, butterfly, magical girl, youth, family relations, imaginary, high school life, portal ...
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
