20 best movies like Furlough (2018)

List of the best movies like Furlough (2018): Moonrise Kingdom, Irrational Man, Boundaries, A Walk in the Woods, Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot, The Healer, Wish I Was Here, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, The Guilt Trip, Ashby.

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Markimdb: 7.8
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

    Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:09

    On a small town college campus, a philosophy professor in existential crisis gives his life new purpose when he enters into a relationship with his student.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration02:19

    Single mom Laura, along with her awkward 14 year-old son Henry is forced to drive Jack, her estranged, care-free pot dealing father across country after he's kicked out of yet another nursing home.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:33

    After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrecomedy, drama, biography
    CountryFrance, USA
    Duration01:50

    On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, family
    CountrySpain, Canada, USA
    Duration02:56

    The film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps him to find himself.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:46

    Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to find a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic Space-Knight he'd always dreamed he'd be as a little kid. When his ailing father can no longer afford to pay for private school for his two kids and the only available public school is on its last legs, Aidan reluctantly agrees to attempt to home-school them. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn't find.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    An inventor and his mom hit the road together so he can sell his latest invention.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:24

    When new kid in town Ed Wallis is given an assignment to interview an older person, he turns to his mysterious neighbor, Ashby Holt for help. That new connection leads to unexpected journeys for both of them, as Ashby – who turns out to be a retired CIA assassin – deals with a terminal prognosis, and Ed deals with adjusting to life with his newly single mom and developing relationship with a brainy classmate, Eloise.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryNorway, France, Sweden, Denmark, USA
    Duration01:35

    One day in the life of Anders, a young recovering drug addict, who takes a brief leave from his treatment center to interview for a job and catch up with old friends in Oslo.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    A recent college graduate sets out to win back the girl of his dreams.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:21

    Ingrid becomes obsessed with a social network star named Taylor Sloane who seemingly has a perfect life. But when Ingrid decides to drop everything and move west to be Taylor's friend, her behaviour turns unsettling and dangerous.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    One man does all he can to veil his Asian heritage; the other takes great pains to hide his sexual orientation. Both of these things begin to change when Ryan is hired to prepare film star Ning for a fashion shoot, and the men develop a bond.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:32

    A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he’s lived for the past two and a half years.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    More interested in partying and flirting with young musicians than work, veteran rock journalist Ellie Klug has one last chance to prove her value to her magazine’s editor: a no-stone-unturned search to discover what really happened to long lost rock god, Matt Smith, who also happens to be her ex-boyfriend. Teaming up with an eccentric amateur documentary filmmaker, Ellie hits the road in search of answers.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:52

    A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon: sex addiction.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:39

    A couple who have known each other since 8 are destined to be together until death do them apart.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:23

    Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:55

      An aging, booze-addled father takes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim what he believes to be a million-dollar sweepstakes prize.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:55

      Harry is a retired teacher in his 70s living in the Upper West Side of New York City where his late wife and he raised his children--where he's lived all his life. When the building he lives in is torn down to make way for a parking garage, Harry and his beloved cat Tonto begin a journey across the United States, visiting his children, seeing a world he never seemed to have the time to see before, making new friends, and saying goodbye to old friends.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA

      Terri, a pajama-clad, disaffected high school student learns how to engage the world with the help of Mr. Fitzgerald, his assistant principal.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:32

      Having suffered a tragedy, Ben becomes a caregiver to earn money. His first client, Trevor, is a hilarious 18-year-old with muscular dystrophy. One paralyzed emotionally, one paralyzed physically, Ben and Trevor hit the road on a trip into the western states. The folks they collect along the way will help them test their skills for surviving outside their calculated existence. Together, they come to understand the importance of hope and the necessity of true friendship.

      Markimdb: 8.2
      Genrecomedy, drama, biography
      CountryUSA, China
      Duration02:10

      Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA

      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: 7.6
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:29

      When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, Canada, Australia
      Duration01:51

      An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
      CountryGermany

      A road movie about two very different brothers who have not seen each other for 20 years: city manager Christian and cabinetmaker Georg, who never left their hometown and took care of their father until his passing. After their fathers funeral, the brothers decide on a whim, and with some help from the alcohol, to fulfil their old dream: travel trough Germany together on their mopeds.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryFrance, Belgium
      Duration01:36

        Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrecomedy, drama, biography, history
        CountryGermany

        Dramatised origin story of one of Germany's most beloved contemporary comedians.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:35

          A woman who is robbed on her way to catch the 1:30 train to Boston is left stranded in New York City. She meets a man who helps her during the course of the night and the two form a romance.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:33

          Estranged twins Maggie and Milo coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting them to reunite and confront the reasons their lives went so wrong. As the twins' reunion reinvigorates them, they realize the key to fixing their lives may just lie in repairing their relationship.

          Markimdb: 6
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:33

          Beatriz, an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a health practitioner. Doug Strutt is a cutthroat, self-satisfied billionaire. When these two opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide, and neither will ever be the same.

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryIceland, France, Ukraine
          Duration01:44

          Halla declares a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry. She is prepared to risk everything to protect the pristine Icelandic Highlands she loves… Until an orphan unexpectedly enters her life.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:35

          A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in order to boldly go and deliver her 500-page Star Trek script to a writing competition in Hollywood. On an adventure full of laughter and tears, Wendy follows the guiding spirit of Mr. Spock on her journey into the unknown.

          Markimdb: 7.6
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryIndia
          Duration02:36

          A cab driver is caught between a dysfunctional realtionship between a father and his daughter as he drives them to Calcutta.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:33

          Eva is a divorced soon-to-be empty-nester wondering about her next act. Then she meets Marianne, the embodiment of her perfect self. Armed with a restored outlook on being middle-aged and single, Eva decides to take a chance on her new love interest Albert — a sweet, funny and like-minded man. But things get complicated when Eva discovers that Albert is in fact the dreaded ex–husband of Marianne...

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:19

          When a workaholic young executive, is left at the altar, she ends up on her Caribbean honeymoon cruise with the last person she ever expected: her estranged and equally workaholic father. The two depart as strangers, but over the course of a few hilarious adventures, a couple of umbrella-clad cocktails and a whole lot of soul-searching, they return with a renewed appreciation for family and life.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:33

          A 29-year-old lawyer and her lesbian best friend experience a dramatic shift in their longtime bond after one enters a serious relationship

          Markimdb: 4.9
          Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:35

          A comedic drama about a group of people (and several robots) living on a space station in a 1970’s-version of the future. When a new Assistant Captain arrives, she inadvertently ignites tensions among the crew, prompting them to confront their darkest secrets. Barely contained lust, jealousy, and anger all bubble to the surface, becoming just as dangerous as the asteroid that’s heading right for them.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA

          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: 7.8
          Genrecomedy, drama, history
          CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
          Duration02:00

          Based on a true story, the film is set in the summer of 1984 – when Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners. But there is a problem - the union seems embarrassed to receive their support. However the activists are not deterred. They decide to ignore the union and go direct to the miners. They identify a mining village of Onllwyn, in the Dulais Valley in Wales, and later set off in a mini bus to make their donation in person. And so begins the extraordinary story of two seemingly alien communities who form a surprising and ultimately triumphant partnership.

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          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryRussia

          A successful top manager of an investment company, Ivanov, is fleeing the harassment of security officials from Moscow to Kiev, a city without rules, and is trying to find a place for himself there. He discovers the opportunity for easy money, as everything around can be stolen. In Kiev, Ivanov, with his friend and business partner Spitsin, goes to night clubs, visits the gallery of modern art and prepares a deal to buy shipwrecks from a local scam. "Ivanov", shot in Kiev before the Maidan, is based on real events, it is a strange and bewitching tragicomedy about corruption, infidelity and loneliness.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genredrama, crime
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
          Duration01:40

          A parolee battles a gangster for the affections of a reclusive movie star.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:29

          A couple who can't stop fighting embark on a last-ditch effort to save their marriage: turning their fights into songs and starting a band.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:30

          A world-weary college professor is given a life-changing diagnosis and decides to throw all pretense and conventions to the wind and live his life as boldly and freely as possible with a biting sense of humor, a reckless streak and a touch of madness.

          Markimdb: 5.2
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:55

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

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:44

            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 finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.

            Markimdb: 6.1
            Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:48

            Jonas Nightengale is a fraudulent Christian faith healer who makes a living travelling around America holding revival meetings and conducting 'miracles' with the help of his friend and manager, Jane, and their entourage.

            Markimdb: 5.1
            Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
            CountryUSA

            When nerdy high schooler Dani finally attracts the interest of her longtime crush, she lands in the cross hairs of his ex, a social media celebrity.




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