20 best movies like J-Men Forever (1979)

List of the best movies like J-Men Forever (1979): The One and Only Ivan, Get Hard, Ashes, A Weekend with the Family, Peep World, Zookeeper, A Taste of Christmas, A Million Ways to Die in the West, Best Night Ever, First Date.

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Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, family
CountryUSA

Ivan is a 400-pound silverback gorilla who shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant, Bob the dog, and various other animals. He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant named Ruby arrives, it touches something deep within him. Ruby is recently separated from her family in the wild, which causes him to question his life, where he comes from and where he ultimately wants to be.

Markimdb: 6
Genrecomedy, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:32

When obscenely rich hedge-fund manager James is convicted of fraud and sentenced to a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him one month to get his affairs in order. Knowing that he won't survive more than a few minutes in prison on his own, James desperately turns to Darnell-- a black businessman who's never even had a parking ticket -- for help. As Darnell puts James through the wringer, both learn that they were wrong about many things, including each other.

Markimdb: 3.8
Genrehorror, comedy
CountryUSA

After the aunt, the "black sheep" of the family, has died, the family is reluctant to accept the cremated remains of their relatives. But when they are struck by a series of mysterious and supernatural events, they must go through hell to get rid of the aunt's angry spirit once and for all.

Markimdb: 4.9
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA

A Young Attorney looks to gain a position at a Prestigious Law firm while secretly dating his Boss' Daughter

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:19

On the day of their Father's 70th birthday party, four siblings come to terms with the publication of a novel written by the youngest sibling, that exposes the family's most intimate secrets.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:42

    A comedy about a zookeeper who might be great with animals, but he doesn't know anything about the birds and the bees. The man can't find love, so he decides to quit his job at the zoo, but his animal friends try to stop him and teach him that Mother Nature knows best when it comes to love.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA

    When Natalie (Anni Krueger) learns her cousin Francesca (Nia Vardalos) must cancel the Christmas Eve opening of her new Italian restaurant, Natalie’s heart goes out to all of the guests who were planning on attending. Since no one should be alone on Christmas, Natalie decides to make the opening happen any way she can. However, the attractive but pessimistic Chef Stefano (Gilles Marini) believes it’s impossible – there are only three days until Christmas! But Natalie insists that problems are just opportunities in disguise and soon she convinces Stefano that they can do it. At first, these opposites do not attract, but feelings begin to change when they find themselves working side-by-side. With Stefano’s help Natalie learns that cooking, like Christmas, isn’t about perfection…it’s about sharing it with the ones you love.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, western
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:56

    As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.

    Markimdb: 4
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:22

    Claire is about to get married and she goes to Las Vegas with her sister and two friends for her bachelorette party. Things quickly spiral out of control.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrecomedy, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    After being conned into buying a shady '65 Chrysler, Mike's first date plans with girl-next-door Kelsey implode as he finds himself targeted by criminals, cops, and a crazy cat lady.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:23

    Upon learning that their mother has been lying to them for years about their allegedly deceased father, two fraternal twin brothers hit the road in order to find him.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:21

    Pampered Manhattan housewife Desiree Harper has it all. That is until her husband unexpectedly dumps her for his acupuncturist. Faced with an airtight prenup, Desiree reluctantly lands a job making cupcakes at her father's bakery in Flemington, NJ. She soon discovers there's more to life than 5th Avenue and true love can be even sweeter in small town America.

    Markimdb: 3.2
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA

    When a mad scientist mixes the genes of a killer whale and a wolf, it creates the Whalewolf, and it's up to Sharktopus to stop it.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, biography
    CountryJapan, USA
    Duration01:55

    When a devastating attack shatters Mark Hogancamp and wipes away all memories, no one expected recovery. Putting together pieces from his old and new life, Mark meticulously creates a wondrous town named Marwen where he can heal and be heroic. As he builds an astonishing art installation — a testament to the most powerful women he knows — through his fantasy world, he draws strength to triumph in the real one.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA

    Lizzie, a high-end event planner, lies awake nightly while her devoted fiancé Josh rests peacefully. When a sleep-deprived incident causes her to run into Billy, a low-key bartender who is just as sleepless and frustrated as she is, they discover that they can only fall asleep while next to each other.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, family, documentary
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:27

    At three years old, a chatty, energetic little boy named Owen Suskind ceased to speak, disappearing into autism with apparently no way out. Almost four years passed and the only stimuli that engaged Owen were Disney films. Then one day, his father donned a puppet—Iago, the wisecracking parrot from Aladdin—and asked “what’s it like to be you?” And poof! Owen replied, with dialogue from the movie. Life, Animated tells the remarkable story of how Owen found in Disney animation a pathway to language and a framework for making sense of the world.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy, adventure
    CountryIceland, USA

    A pair of former brothers-in-law embark on a road trip through Iceland.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrefantasy, comedy
    CountryUSA

    A young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored. What she discovers is that the girl has now become a grown woman in need of something very different than a "prince charming."

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA

    High school guidance counselor Jeff and his platonic friend and co-worker Anne are responsible, well intentioned, kind… and boring. They frustratingly watch on as their peers find love and companionship, while they continue to fail in spectacular fashion when it comes to romance. As they reach their loneliness breaking point, they make a pact to forgo their familiar, vanilla personas in exchange for their unexplored, confident alter egos. They wave goodbye to Jeff’s awkward all-male book club and Anne’s flailing attempts to catch the eye of Jeff’s sexy neighbor Max, and say hello to raucous summer nights filled with booze, dancing, and sex. Naturally things don’t exactly go according to plan.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:34

    Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest of the gang, to rekindle their friendship and remind him of endless days of childlike wonder and make-believe, when doing nothing was the very best something.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genreaction, comedy
    CountryUSA, Luxembourg
    Duration02:36

    American Ultra is a fast-paced action comedy about Mike, a seemingly hapless and unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.

    Markimdb: 3.1
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    When two jobless friends discover a hidden weed bible and the ultimate bud, they think that they’ve got it made…with 'seed' money to start a new snack delivery app. But, when nearly all of their stash and weed bible are stolen, the two potpreneurs set off on an outrageous, mind-bending adventure through Atlanta to find them. Stoned with supernatural powers, they search 'high' and low, stopping at nothing to recover their ticket to starting a legit business.

    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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