Parenthood

Movies Like

Parenthood (1989)

Comedy, Drama

If you loved Parenthood, you'll love these similar films. Handpicked based on shared themes, genre, and feel.

Wildflower

Wildflower

2023 ★ 7.4

The story of Bea Johnson from birth to graduation as she navigates life with an intellectually disabled parent and an extended family who can't quite agree on the best way to help.

As Cool as I Am

As Cool as I Am

2013 ★ 5.8

A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers.

Joe's College Road Trip

Joe's College Road Trip

2026 ★ 5.8

To teach his sheltered grandson about the real world, Madea's foul-mouthed brother Joe takes the college-bound teen on a raucous cross-country road trip.

Igby Goes Down

Igby Goes Down

2002 ★ 6.6

Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of old money privilege he was born into. With a schizophrenic father, a self-absorbed, distant mother, and a shark-like young Republican big brother, Igby figures there must be a better life out there -- and sets about finding it.

Soul Food

Soul Food

1997 ★ 6.2

Traditional Sunday dinners at Mama Joe's turn sour when sisters Teri, Bird and Maxine start bringing their problems to the dinner table in this ensemble comedy. When tragedy strikes, it's up to grandson Ahmad to pull the family together and put the soul back into the family's weekly gatherings.

Daddy Longlegs

Daddy Longlegs

2010 ★ 6.6

After months of living a solitary existence, Lenny, 34, picks up his kids from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage, 9, and Frey, 7. Lenny hosts his kids within a midtown studio apartment in New York. During these two weeks, he must figure out if he wants to act as their father or be their friend. Ultimately, their trip upstate results in complete lawlessness taking over their lives.

The Snapper

The Snapper

1993 ★ 6.5

Sharon Curley is a 20-year-old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters in Dublin. When she gets pregnant and refuses to name the father, she becomes the talk of the town.

I Love My Dad

I Love My Dad

2022 ★ 6.0

A hopelessly estranged father catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect.

Juniper

Juniper

2021 ★ 6.5

When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his life around.

Grandma

Grandma

2015 ★ 6.5

Self-described misanthrope Elle Reid has her protective bubble burst when her 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage, shows up needing help. The two of them go on a day-long journey that causes Elle to come to terms with her past and Sage to confront her future.

Old Dads

Old Dads

2023 ★ 6.2

A cranky middle-aged dad and his two best friends find themselves out of step in a changing world of millennial CEOs and powerful preschool principals.

Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming

Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming

2022 ★ 6.8

Madea's back - hallelujer! And she's not putting up with any nonsense as family drama erupts at her great-grandson's college graduation celebration.

Anemone

Anemone

2025 ★ 6.2

Middle-aged Jem sets out from his suburban home on a journey into the woods, where he reconnects with his estranged hermit brother Ray. Bonded by a mysterious, complicated past, the men share a fraught, if occasionally tender relationship—one that was forever altered by shattering events decades earlier.

Boyhood

Boyhood

2014 ★ 7.5

The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

Somewhere in Queens

Somewhere in Queens

2023 ★ 6.2

Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.

Eulogy

Eulogy

2004 ★ 6.4

A black comedy that follows three generations of a family, who come together for the funeral of the patriarch - unveiling a litany of family secrets and covert relationships.

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

2017 ★ 6.5

An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.

Family Weekend

Family Weekend

2013 ★ 6.3

A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

The Killing of Two Lovers

The Killing of Two Lovers

2021 ★ 6.4

In a rural Utah town, David, a father of four, grapples with his separation from wife Nikki as she pursues a new relationship.

About Alex

About Alex

2014 ★ 6.1

When a group of old college friends reunite over a long weekend after one of them attempts suicide, old crushes and resentments shine light on their life decisions, and ultimately push friendships and relationships to the brink.

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