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List of the best movies like C'est la vie! (2017): Marguerite, Colette, Permission, La Belle Époque, Girls Trip, The Hollars, The Last Five Years, The Meddler, The Leisure Seeker, Arctic Heart.

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Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, drama, music
CountryFrance, Czech Republic, Belgium
Duration02:05
CharactersDogs, Horses, Snake, Writers, Journalists
PlotOn real events, Cars, Money, Obsession, Loneliness
PlaceParty, Castle
StyleLight, Soulful, Fascinating

Paris in the 1920s. Marguerite Dumont is a wealthy woman with a passion for music and the opera. For years, she has performed regularly for a circle of guests. But Marguerite sings tragically out of tune and no one has ever told her. Her husband and her close friends have always encouraged her in her illusions. Things become very complicated the day she gets it into her head to perform in front of a genuine public, at the Opera.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France, Hungary, Netherlands
Duration02:37
CharactersLesbians, Strong women, Geniuses, Writers, Photographers
PlotOn real events, Dancing, Money, Divorce
PlaceTrains, Party, France
Time19th century
StyleInspirational, For girls, Fascinating, Intellectual, Womens in main roles

After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as Willy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Soon after, Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite for him. She pens a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation. After its success, Colette and Willy become the talk of Paris and their adventures inspire additional Claudine novels.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration02:00
CharactersDogs, Gay, Photographers, Pianists, Singers
PlotLove, Dancing, Wedding, Friendship, Breakup
PlaceMetro, USA, New York
StyleTo cry, Fascinating

A woman on the brink of a marriage proposal is told by a friend that she should date other men before spending the rest of her life with her boyfriend.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryFrance, Belgium
CharactersHorses, Artists, Actors
PlotLove, Dancing, Divorce
PlaceParty, France, Metro, Hotels
StyleKind, Cute, Touching

Victor, a disillusioned sexagenarian, sees his life turned upside down on the day when Antoine, a brilliant entrepreneur, offers him a new kind of attraction: mixing theatrical artifices and historical reconstruction, this company offers his clients a chance to dive back into the era of their choice. Victor then chose to relive the most memorable week of his life: the one where, 40 years earlier, he met the great love.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:59
CharactersMusicians, Models, Photographers, Girlfriends, Drivers
PlotDancing, Adventure, Fight, Money, Friendship
PlaceAircraft, Party, Hotels, USA
StyleExciting, Light, Fascinating

Four girlfriends take a trip to New Orleans for an annual festival and, along the way, rediscover their wild sides and strengthen the bonds of sisterhood.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:27
CharactersDogs, Artists, Family, Twins, Surgeons
PlotWedding, Death, Divorce
PlaceHospitals, Cemetery, USA, New York
StyleLight, To cry

Aspiring New York City artist, John Hollar returns to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain surgery. Joined by his girlfriend, eight months pregnant with their first child, John is forced to navigate the crazy world he left behind.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical
CountryUSA
Duration01:34
CharactersGay, Snake, Jews, Writers, Photographers
PlotLove, Dancing, Depression, Computers, Divorce
PlaceShips, Party, USA
StyleRomantic, To cry

In New York, a struggling actress and a successful writer sing about their failed marriage from two perspectives.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
CharactersDogs, Rabbits, Actors, Singers
PlotDancing, Wedding, Motorcycles, Money, Friendship
PlaceAircraft, Ships, Party, Deserts, Beach
StyleRomantic, Exciting, To cry, Soulful, Fascinating

With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori, a successful (but still single) screenwriter, and smother her with motherly love. But when the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and forceful generosity to change the lives of others - as well as her own - and find a new purpose in life.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure
CountryItaly, France
Duration02:17
CharactersTeachers, Photographers
PlotLove, Dancing, Time travel, Travel, The escape
PlaceBeach, Hotels, USA
StyleAction, Fascinating

A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey from Boston to Key West, recapturing their passion for life and their love for each other on a road trip that provides revelation and surprise right up to the very end.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, drama
CountryFrance, Belgium
Duration01:09
CharactersPenguin, Scientists, Students, Mice
PlotLove, Experiments, Snow, Self-sacrifice
PlaceFrance, Laboratory
StyleLight, Fascinating

A timid young grad student madly in love with her scientist boss offers her body to his research.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:57
CharactersDogs, Lesbians, Gods, Firefighters, Sisters
PlotLove, Dancing, Passion, Wedding, Money
PlaceParty, Beach, Hotels
TimeWinter
StyleRomantic, Light, Touching

Jenny Farrell is getting married. But how will her straight-laced family react when they find out that the woman they thought was their daughter’s roommate is actually her fiancée? As the old-fashioned Farrells attempt to come to terms with the prospect of a surprise daughter-in-law, they face a difficult choice: either adapt with the times or risk being left behind.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:36
CharactersDogs, Photographers, Losers, Businessmen
PlotDancing, Wedding, Money, Friendship
PlacePrison, Forest, Hotels
StyleLight

Eloise, having been relieved of maid of honor duties after being unceremoniously dumped by the best man via text, decides to attend the wedding anyway – only to find herself seated with five fellow-unwanted guests at the dreaded Table 19.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryFrance
CharactersGangsters, Newlyweds, Guests
PlotLove, Cars, Wedding, Money, Obsession
PlaceParty, France, Small cities, Poland
StyleFascinating, Black humor

Ils ont 25 ans et se marient aujourd'hui.Ils ont 35 ans, se sont unis il y a dix ans et se déchirent aujourd'hui.Ils ont 45 ans, se sont déchirés il y a dix ans et tentent aujourd'hui de se réconcilier...

Markimdb: 4.9
Genremelodrama, drama, biography
CountryFrance, Belgium
Duration02:26
CharactersHorses, Artists, Models, Photographers, Artists
PlotLove, On real events, Dancing, Passion, Obsession
PlaceJapan, France
StyleExciting, Action, Fascinating, Tense, Touching

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), man of the people, autodidact and revolutionary sculptor - the most brilliant of his era. At 42, Rodin meets Camille Claudel, a young woman desperate to become his assistant. He quickly acknowledges her as his most able pupil, and treats her as an equal in matters of creation.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
CharactersTeens, Lesbians, Psychologists, Hippies, Photographers
PlotLove, On real events, Basketball, Obsession, Friendship
PlaceSchool, Russia, Party, Hospitals, USA
StyleLight, By books, Fascinating, Tense, Touching

A sex therapist goes through puberty after the successful removal of a benign tumor resting against his pituitary gland. He experiences all the changes and effects of puberty over a three-week period.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryFrance
Duration02:06
CharactersDogs, Monkeys, Bodyguards, Psychologists, Lawyers
PlotWedding, Mental disorders, Power
PlaceTrains, Court, France
StyleSoulful, Fascinating

Victoria Spick, a criminal lawyer who is single, turns up at a wedding and meets three men there: David, the father of her daughters; Vincent, a friend of hers; and Sam, a former drug dealer who she bailed out. The next day, Vincent is accused of attempted murder by his partner.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryFrance, Belgium
PlotWedding, Funeral, Rivalry
PlaceFrance
StyleLight, Fascinating

Zef’s stormy relationship with his brother Roni is further aggravated when Roni marries his daughter just as he is attending to his wife’s funeral. The two brothers have never got on with each other. One is faithful to his religion, the other lives only for the present. Between London, Paris, Saint-Tropez and New York, a series of confrontations and betrayals threatens to drive the family further apart, but out of this confusion will come a great love story, perhaps even two...

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
CountrySpain, France, Belgium
CharactersTeens, Monkeys, Taxi drivers
PlotDancing, Soccer, Wedding, Investigation, Split personality
PlaceParty, Hospitals, Hotels
StyleExciting, Action, Light, Fascinating

A housewife struggles with her husband after he is possessed by a ghost.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA, China, Japan
Duration02:19
CharactersGay, Pregnant, Lawyers, Billionaires, Parents
PlotWedding, Loneliness, Love triangle, Jealousy, Birthday
PlaceLondon
TimeNew Year, Winter
StyleRomantic, Light, Cute, Inspirational, Jane Austen Novels

Breaking up with Mark Darcy leaves Bridget Jones over 40 and single again. Feeling that she has everything under control, Jones decides to focus on her career as a top news producer. Suddenly, her love life comes back from the dead when she meets a dashing and handsome American named Jack. Things couldn't be better, until Bridget discovers that she is pregnant. Now, the befuddled mom-to-be must figure out if the proud papa is Mark or Jack.

Markimdb: 6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryFrance, Germany
Duration01:36
CharactersFamily, Photographers, Sisters
PlotLife, Divorce, Justice, Family life
PlaceUSA, New York
TimeHalloween
StyleTwisted plot

Marion and Mingus both come from failed relationships but, by bringing their children together, they've managed to form a small yet happy family. Tensions in their household soon begin to spike when Marion's jovial father shows up on their doorstep with his randy daughter and her peculiar boyfriend in tow. As the motor-mouthed houseguests shatter every taboo imaginable, the happy couple begin to question their commitment.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
Duration02:33
PlotLove, Wedding, Loneliness, Seduction, Mystery
PlaceEngland, Party, London
StyleRomantic, Cute, For single girls

A 34 year old single woman, Nancy, hung-over again, exhausted by the endless fruitless set ups by her friends, traveling across London to toast another 10 years of her parent's successful happy magical marriage runs in with a 40 year old divorcee, Jack, who mistakes her for his 24 year old blind date. Nancy, deciding to go with it, happens to hop on the most chaotic yet hilarious journey of her life which neither of them will ever forget.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryFrance, Belgium
Duration01:31
CharactersPhotographers, Neighbors, Cats
PlotLove, Friendship, Loneliness, Breakup, Depression
PlaceParis, France, Metro, Cemetery
StyleLight

Broke, with nothing but her cat to her name and doors closing in her face, Paula is back in Paris after a long absence. As she meets different people along the way, there is one thing she knows for sure: she's determined to make a new start and she'll do it with style and panache.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryFrance, Belgium
Duration01:55
PlotRelationship, Obsession, Love triangle, Seduction
StyleLight

When Daniel and Isabelle invite Patrick and his new flame, Emma, to dinner, it’s with some misgivings. After all, Patrick has just dumped his ex-wife — their best friend — to run off with a much younger woman. But when the ravishing Emma appears, all of Daniel’s qualms fly out of the window. He’s instantly smitten with the seductive woman...

Markimdb: 4.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryFrance
Duration01:28
CharactersGay, Friends
PlotPassion, Friendship
PlaceParis, France
StyleLight

In this lively French remake of Humpday, best buds reunite and revive their friendship on a questionable dare. Can two straight guys really make a gay sex film, together?

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA, France
Duration01:38
CharactersMagician, Scammers, Losers, Wizards, Clairvoyants
PlotInvestigation, Life after death
PlaceFrance
StyleRomantic, Kind, Twisted plot, Light, To cry

Set in the 1920s French Riviera, a master magician is commissioned to try and expose a psychic as a fraud.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA, Canada
CharactersLesbians, Orphans
PlotBreakup, Holidays
PlaceParty, USA
TimeNew Year
StyleLight

A young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryFrance
Duration02:08
CharactersRich, Maids, Brokers
PlotLove, Relationship, Swimming
PlaceFrance
StyleLight

Adding a little spice to a waning marriage, Anne and Bob, a wealthy and well-connected American couple, move into a manor house in romantic Paris. While preparing a particularly luxurious dinner for sophisticated international friends, our hostess discovers there are 13 guests. Panic-stricken, Anne insists her loyal maid Maria disguise herself as a mysterious Spanish noble woman to even out the numbers. But a little too much wine and some playful chat lead Maria to accidentally endear herself to a dandy British art broker. Their budding romance will have Anne chasing her maid around Paris and finally plotting to destroy this most unexpected and joyous love affair.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryFrance
Duration01:55
CharactersTeens, Alcoholics, Cats
PlotLove, Time travel, Friendship, Death, Birthday
PlaceSchool, France, Cemetery
StyleTo cry

Camille was only sixteen and still in high school when she fell in love with Eric, another student. They later married and a child and were happy for a while. But now twenty-five years have passed and Eric leaves her for a younger woman. Bitter and desperate Camille drinks so much liquor at a New Year Eve's party that she falls into an ethylic coma and she finds herself... propelled into her own past! Camille is sixteen again when she wakes up this morning, her parents are not dead anymore and she must go to school, where she will meet her schoolmates and, of course, Eric. Is she going to fall for him again and... be miserable twenty-five years later? Or will she avoid him with the result never having her beloved daughter? Who ever said that time traveling was fun?

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:55
CharactersDogs, Musicians, Models, Hippies, Lawyers
PlotLove, Dancing, Adventure, Passion, Cars
PlaceBeach, USA
StyleRomantic, Light, Fascinating

A woman struggles to escape the clutches of her overbearing, co-dependent mother, while gradually falling for a sexy, sophisticated attorney.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
CountryFrance
Duration01:49
CharactersTeens
PlotLife, Friendship, First love, Family life, Holidays
PlaceTrains, Paris, Party, France
StyleTouching

The second film from the Le Boum series about a young French teenage girl who after moving to a new city falls in love with a boy and is thinking of having sex with him because her girlfriends have already done it.





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