20 best movies like I'll Take Sweden (1965)

List of the best movies like I'll Take Sweden (1965): Waiting for Forever, A Simple Twist of Fate, Mystic Pizza, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Hope Springs, Lola Versus, Celeste & Jesse Forever, Larry Crowne, Corrina, Corrina, Just Add Water.

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Markimdb: 5.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:35

A Hollywood-set romantic tale of a guy who is content to live his life without a job yet with the love of his life, a young actress.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:46

When Michael McCann is thrown over by the woman he loves, he becomes something of a misanthrope and a miser, spending all of his spare money on collectible gold coins. Living in the same town is an affluent family with two sons: John and Tanny. Tanny's a wild boy, whom John cannot control, and one night he breaks into McCann's house, and steals the gold and disappears, which nearly confirms McCann's distrust of mankind. But then, a mysterious young woman dies in the snow outside McCann's house, and her small daughter makes her way to McCann's house and into McCann's life and heart.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:44

Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in Mystic Connecticut.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:45

    A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:32

    British artist Colin Ware discovers that his fiancée, Vera, is going to marry another man. Distraught and despondent, he gets on a plane for America and ends up in the tiny town of Hope in New England. At first, Colin is depressed, but he soon finds more than a shoulder to cry on when his innkeepers introduce him to Mandy, a beautiful nurse. All's going well and Colin has almost forgotten his old flame until Vera shows up with a surprise of her own.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:27

    Just three weeks before her wedding, Lola (Greta Gerwig) finds herself suddenly without a partner when her longtime fiance, Luke (Joel Kinnaman), dumps her. With her 30th birthday looming and being forced to re-enter the New York City dating scene, she feels adrift in a cold world. She leans on her friends (Zoe Lister-Jones, Hamish Linklater) for support but, after a series of romantic humiliations, professional blunders and boozy antics, Lola realizes that she alone is in charge of her fate.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:29

    Celeste and Jesse met in high school and got married young. They laugh at the same jokes and finish each other’s sentences. They are forever linked in their friends’ minds as the perfect couple – she, a high-powered businesswoman and budding novelist; he, a free spirit who keeps things from getting boring. Their only problem is that they have decided to get divorced. Can their perfect relationship withstand this minor setback?

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, France
    Duration01:38

      When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:55

      When Manny Singer's wife dies, his young daughter Molly becomes mute and withdrawn. To help cope with looking after Molly, he hires sassy housekeeper Corrina Washington, who coaxes Molly out of her shell and shows father and daughter a whole new way of life. Manny and Corrina's friendship delights Molly and enrages the other townspeople.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA

      An offbeat romantic comedy about a decent guy, Ray Tuckby, with a dead-end life in the dead-end town of Trona, CA. After encouragement from a stranger whom he happens upon, Ray begins to dream again. He sheds the parasites in his life, musters the nerve to pursue his childhood love, and finally takes back his community by toppling the local teenage Meth-baron.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, Canada

      A divorcee has a passionate affair with a much younger surfing instructor in Hawaii.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, adventure
      CountryFrance, USA
      Duration01:48

      A young American girl and a young French boy meet in Paris and fall in love, with the assistance of an old man and his stories.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:54

      In this adaptation of the Mona Simpson novel, single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecomedy, drama, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:04

      Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of renovation and Benjamin sets about the work with the head keeper and the rest of the staff, but, the zoo soon runs into financial trouble.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:48

      New York fashion designer Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But Melanie's past holds many secrets, including Jake, the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. Bound and determined to end their contentious relationship once and for all, Melanie sneaks back home to Alabama to confront her past.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:39

      Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrecomedy, drama, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:54

      When Chef Carl Casper suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner, he is left to figure out what's next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife, his friend and his son to launch a food truck. Taking to the road, Chef Carl goes back to his roots to reignite his passion for the kitchen -- and zest for life and love.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:50

      Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a shopkeeper, Charlotte and her 9-year-old sister, Kate, hope that they can finally settle down. But when Charlotte's attraction to an older man gets in the way, the family must learn to accept each other for who they truly are.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:38

      On a university scholarship, a good natured student from the midwest gets a crash course in city life while dealing with three evil roommates. He befriends a virtually homeless college student whom he falls for, but she's dating a nasty professor.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrecomedy, drama, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:57

      Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.

      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: 6.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:58

      When Johnny is released from prison following a forgery charge, he quickly lands a job as a short-order cook at a New York diner. Following a brief fling with waitress Cora, Frankie develops an attraction for Cora's friend and fellow waitress Frankie. While Frankie resists Johnny's charms initially, she eventually relents when her best friend, Tim, persuades her to give Johnny a chance.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:44

      A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA

      Twenty years ago, Arlen Faber (Jeff Daniels) wrote a book about spirituality that became wildly popular. These days, he's a curmudgeonly recluse who only enjoys the company of his chiropractor, Elizabeth (Lauren Graham). As Elizabeth's warmth starts to melt Arlen's cold heart, he comes to realize what love really means.

      Markimdb: 3.9
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA

      Former prom king and college freshman Scott returns home for Thanksgiving break and gets dumped by his long-term girlfriend. With his world turned upside down, Scott strikes an unlikely friendship with former classmate Tori, an ugly duckling who blossomed in her first semester of college, and they embark on an outrageous adventure through their hometown. But when Scott and Tori start falling in love, they realize that a few months away may have changed them more than they realized.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:57

      A grieving widow embarks on a new romance when she discovers her late husband had been cheating on her.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryJapan

      Nino is a quiet outcast with only a bird for a friend. Kira is a popular boy with a big secret. Even though they live next to each other, they have never spoken. But when Nino learns Kira's secret, everything begins to change, and what starts as a hesitant friendship grows into something more... but how long can it last?

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:29

      Sam Davis convinces his former best friend to spend a weekend with him to rekindle their friendship at an elegant beachside estate owned by a famous documentary filmmaker. However, it soon becomes clear that Sam is secretly infatuated with his ex, Zoe, who is now the filmmaker’s fiancée, and that his true intention is to thwart their impending nuptials. As Sam’s plan begins to unravel, he is forced to realize how complicated love and friendship can be.

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA

      Still reeling from his breakup with college sweetheart Allison, Adam's world is thrown into further chaos when he’s surprisingly invited to attend her wedding.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:53

      The lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:23

      After being fired, Rebecca hours back to her old home town to attend her friends wedding on Christmas Eve and visit her mother. But when she tries to return home she finds she must relive Christmas Eve over and over until she gets it right.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical, family, music
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:53

      In the year before the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant move to New York.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:45

        An American girl on vacation in Italy finds an unanswered "letter to Juliet" -- one of thousands of missives left at the fictional lover's Verona courtyard, which are typically answered by a the "secretaries of Juliet" -- and she goes on a quest to find the lovers referenced in the letter.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:52

        Gray Wheeler just lost everything. But it could be the best thing that ever happened to her. After the death of her fiancé, Gray moves in with her late love's best friends. While Sam and Dennis do their best to cheer Gray up, Fritz doesn't seem to care. Once Gray breaks through Fritz's defenses, however, she finally sees why her fiancé thought so highly of him. As they spend more time together, Gray learns that her chances for love have not died out with her fiancé. But when some surprise guests show up on their doorstep, it'll take the love of all of her new friends to help Gray learn that life may be messy, but love is messier.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genrehorror, comedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:28

        Zach is devastated by the unexpected death of his girlfriend, Beth. When she mysteriously returns, he gets a second chance at love. Soon his whole world turns upside down...

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:32

        Set to the intoxicating rhythms of Brazil, "Woman on Top" is a spicy, sexy comedy about the magic of food, love and music. Meet Isabella, a sultry enchantress born with the special gift of melting the palates and hearts of men everywhere. When she decides to break free from her rocky marriage and the stifling kitchen of her husband's restaurant in Brazil, she spirits off to San Francisco in pursuit of her dreams of a real culinary career.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrecomedy, drama, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:57

        G.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
        CountryUSA, Canada

        An overlooked middle child finds himself in the unexpected spotlight when he realizes his family's terrible Christmas day keeps repeating. As the only one experiencing the day over and over, he decides to use his unique gift to give the holidays a makeover and his family a Christmas they will never forget.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:54

        Birdee Pruitt has been humiliated on live television by her best friend, Connie, who's been sleeping with Birdee's husband, Bill. Birdee tries starting over with her daughter, Bernice, by returning to her small Texas hometown, but she's faced with petty old acquaintances who are thrilled to see Birdee unhappy -- except for her friend Justin. As he helps Birdee get back on her feet, love begins to blossom.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA, Italy
        Duration01:53

        After a rough divoce, Frances, a 35 year old book editor from San Francisco takes a tour of Tuscany at the urgings of her friends. On a whim she buys Bramasole, a run down villa in the Tuscan countryside and begins to piece her life together starting with the villa and finds that life sometimes has unexpected ways of giving her everything she wanted.

        Markimdb: 4.6
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:27

        A washed up Vegas lounge singer, Jack Satin (Hamilton von Watts), has no money, no job, and delusional aspirations of fame. When Jack is forced to leave Vegas, he packs up his old Cadillac and hits the road for Atlantic City. But his car dies in the desert and Jack is left stranded in the small town of Lost Springs. There, Jack meets jazz legend turned mechanic, Doc Bishop (Robert Guillaume), who helps him with his car trouble. Although Jack is far from the stage, he begins to find himself feeling at home in the small town. When he meets local bar owner, Lauren Wells (Melissa Joan Hart), Jack starts to see there is more to life than chasing fame and fortune. Doc encourages Jack to explore his true love of music, while Lauren provides the audience he has always wanted. But as Jack realizes this town has more to offer him than the bright lights of the big city, his Vegas past catches up with him -- what unfolds is comedy at the crossroads of life.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:45

        A former sports star who's fallen on hard times starts coaching his son's soccer team in an attempt to get his life together.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA

        The film tells the story of quick-witted teen Mark, contentedly living the same day in an endless loop whose world is turned upside-down when he meets mysterious Margaret also stuck in the time loop. Mark and Margaret form a magnetic partnership, setting out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect. What follows is a love story with a fantastical twist, as the two struggle to figure out how -- and whether -- to escape their never-ending day.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrecomedy, drama, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:14

        A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, sport
        CountryUSA

        A slacker trust-fund type finds the motivation to pick up a job as the coach of middle school soccer team

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:26

        The death of the Kimbrough family matriarch affects the three male survivors of the clan. Widower Easy tries to reconnect with his old flame, Marg. Eldest son and struggling musician Guy moves back to town, feeling guilty that he missed the funeral. His brother, Beagle, who was his mother's caretaker, falls for Marg's granddaughter, Georgia, a chronically ill girl who fears her time is growing short.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:04

        Can two serial cheaters get a second chance at love? After a one-night stand in college, New Yorkers Lainey and Jake meet by chance twelve years later and discover they each have the same problem: because of their monogamy-challenged ways, neither can maintain a relationship. Determined to stay friends despite their mutual attraction, they make a pact to keep it platonic, a deal that proves easier said than done.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, crime
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Germany
        Duration01:53

        A politician's wife and the mortician who has secretly loved her for years plan to fake her death so they can run away together.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrecomedy, drama
        CountrySweden, Finland

        Matti and Niila, growing up in the mid-sixties in the harsh and conservative environment of a Finnish-speaking part of Tornedalen in Swedish Laponia, close to the Finnish border. Their big dream is to become rock stars. In the present the now grown-up Matti feels guilt for the death of his drug-addicted rock star friend Niila.

        Markimdb: 5
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:35

        Seven close friends reunite for the wedding of two of their friends. Problems arise because the bride and the maid of honor have had a long rivalry over the groom.




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