20 best movies like Liar Liar (1997)

List of the best movies like Liar Liar (1997): Naked, I'm Not Ready for Christmas, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Welcome to Marwen, Mrs. Doubtfire, Thunder Road, Something Borrowed, The One and Only Ivan, Hello I Must Be Going, Thunderstruck.

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Markimdb: 5.4
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
Duration02:22

Following a wild night out with his Best Man, Rob Anderson wakes up to find himself naked in an elevator on the morning of his wedding day and is forced to relive the morning over and over again.

Markimdb: 6
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA

Holly finds her world turned upside-down when she suddenly finds herself incapable of lying. (Don’t you hate when that happens?) It’s because of a wish her niece made to Santa Claus. And now, with Christmas coming up fast, she has to come to terms with her natural penchant to want to fib while trying to do the right thing. And that’s no lie.

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: 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: 7.1
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:05

    Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as an English nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:59

    A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:53

      Though Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) is a successful attorney and a loyal, generous friend, she is still single. After one drink too many at her 30th-birthday celebration, Rachel unexpectedly falls into bed with her longtime crush, Dex -- who happens to be engaged to her best friend, Darcy (Kate Hudson). Ramifications of the liaison threaten to destroy the women's lifelong friendship, while Ethan (John Krasinski), Rachel's confidant, harbors a potentially explosive secret of his own.

      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: 6.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:33

      Divorced and demoralised, Amy Minsky’s prospects look bleak when she is condemned to move back in with her parents at the age of 35. Everyone wants to help but, as her patience level with advice is plummeting, a bold teenage boy enters her life, igniting her last bit of self-esteem.

      Markimdb: 5.1
      Genrefantasy, comedy, family, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:34

      Brian is a 16 year-old who can't play basketball, but he still wants to play like his hero, Kevin Durant. At an Oklahoma City Thunder game, Brian gets chosen to shoot a half court shot which he misses and hits the mascot in the process. Later on, he gets a chance to meet Durant and expresses his desire to play just like him. When Kevin gives Brian the ball, the two unknowingly switch talents.

      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: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA, China, Japan
      Duration02:19

      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: 7.7
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA, Spain
      Duration01:34

        A romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
        CountryUSA

        Teenager Cleo's school science project goes quite awry, causing her popular older sister Molly to go invisible.

        Markimdb: 4.8
        Genrecomedy, family
        CountryUSA

        A career-oriented single father and his 11-year-old son are forced to see their worlds through each other's eyes when some Christmas magic switches their bodies. The pair find themselves growing closer as they scramble to figure out the secret of the magic that caused their predicament in time for Christmas.

        Markimdb: 8.1
        Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
        CountryIndia
        Duration02:05

        A shopkeeper takes God to court when his shop is destroyed by an earthquake.

        Markimdb: 5
        Genrefantasy, comedy, family
        CountryCanada, USA
        Duration01:42

        Zoey is a talented dancer whose organized life is rudely disrupted when she moves in with her new step-dad and three step-brothers, until she discovers a dog-training app that can get boys to obey her every command. But she soon learns that it isn't the cure-all she had hoped for.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:58

        Dave is a married man with two kids and a loving wife , and Mitch is a single man who is at the prime of his sexual life. One fateful night while Mitch and Dave are peeing in a fountain when lightning strikes, they switch bodies.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA, Canada

        An architect heads to the altar with her fiancé, unsure of her marriage and their future. She relives her disastrous wedding day, put together by her fiance’s overbearing mother, over and over until, with the help of his brother, she begins to face her biggest fears and discover what she really wants in herself and in her life.

        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: 6.7
        Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration02:05

        In Depression-era London, a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael's three children, are visited by the enigmatic Mary Poppins following a personal loss. Through her unique magical skills, and with the aid of her friend Jack, she helps the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:44

        Louie Jeffries is happily married to Corinne. On their first anniversary, Louie is killed crossing the road. Louie is reincarnated as Alex Finch, and twenty years later, fate brings Alex and Louie's daughter, Miranda, together. It's not until Alex is invited to Louie's home that he begins to remember his former life, wife and best friend. Of course, there's also the problem that he's attracted to Louie's/his own daughter.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family
        CountryUSA, New Zealand
        Duration02:18

        For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales... until she meets Pete, a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete's descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham's stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.

        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: 5.4
        Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, family, cartoon, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:25

        Sloan is beautiful, stylish, and on the fast track to success at her public relations firm. After her client Caitlin ends up in a coma and becomes her own personal ghost of Christmas past, present, and future; she finds out first hand that her unethical ways needs to change and reuniting with a past jilted lover may be the answer.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genrefantasy, comedy
        CountryUSA

        A woman is granted 12 wishes by a kooky Christmas life coach, but the consequences of the wishes coming true creates more problems than it solves.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genrecomedy, melodrama
        CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany, USA
        Duration01:27

        Amidst a sea of litigation, two New York City divorce lawyers find love.

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration02:03

          The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can't change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in his own life – so he decides to make his world a better place... by getting a girlfriend. Sadly, that turns out not to be as easy as he thinks.

          Markimdb: 4.5
          Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:27

          Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to his own parents within two months. Thus North starts off on a journey around the world to find parents that really care about him.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrecomedy, drama, family
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:46

          A recently-widowed science fiction writer considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially-rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
          CountryAustralia
          Duration01:37

          One messy science journalist (Tash) and a neat television host (Brett). Two very different people whose relationship is nose diving to get the opportunity to experience life in their partners shoes when they wake up one morning in each others bodies. Valuable lessons are learned by each as they both have to adjust to very different lives.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:55

          After a distastrous first date for caterer Holly and network sports director Messer, all they have is common is a dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in this world, Holly and Messer must set their differences aside. Juggling careers and social calendars, they'll have to find common ground while living under the same roof.

          Markimdb: 4.5
          Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:28

          Women are practically throwing themselves at Rich and he can’t seem to control himself. But he continually blames his penis, which seems to have a mind of its own. After ruining yet another promising relationship with Jamie, Rich has finally had enough and wishes his penis would just leave him alone. The next morning, Rich wakes up to find his wish has come true and his johnson is no longer on his body. Even worse, Rich is shocked to discover that his penis has taken human form...

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, sport
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:41

          Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant—the murderers—are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:40

            When notorious womanizer Connor Mead attends his brother Paul's wedding, he is forced to re-evaluate his behavior as he comes face-to-face with the ghosts of girlfriends past, present, and future, along with his deceased uncle. The experience changes his attitude and allows him to reconnect with his first and only love, Jenny.

            Markimdb: 6.3
            Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
            CountryUSA, Germany, Australia
            Duration01:37

            Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.

            Markimdb: 5.4
            Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:36

            God contacts Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.

            Markimdb: 5.7
            Genrecomedy, melodrama
            CountryUSA

            On the night of her 30th birthday, Lindsay Corwin, an unlucky environmentalist with a string of bad relationships, decides to make the ultimate wish: for all of her birthday wishes to come true. When her nearly three decades of wishes, including everything from losing weight to meeting Mr. Right, start magically coming true all at once, Lindsay is awestruck—until she realizes the life, and the man, she’s always wished for might not be the one she really wants.

            Markimdb: 6.8
            Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:57

            In Milagro, a small town in the American Southwest, Ladd Devine plans to build a major new resort development. While activist Ruby Archuleta and lawyer/newspaper editor Charlie Bloom realize that this will result in the eventual displacement of the local Hispanic farmers, they cannot arouse much opposition because of the short term opportunities offered by construction jobs.

            Markimdb: 5.4
            Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:40

            A clairvoyant woman thinks that she's met her future husband because she's seen him in a dream. They marry and he takes her back to his butcher shop in New York city, where her powers tend to influence everyone she meets while working in the shop. Through her advice, she helps others and eventually finds the true man of her dreams.

            Markimdb: 6
            Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:40

            A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists. Soon the brother becomes friends with the monster and discovers a whole new world of fun and games under his bed where pulling pranks on kids and other monsters is the main attraction.

            Markimdb: 6.1
            Genrefantasy, comedy
            CountryUSA, Germany
            Duration01:33

            Elliot Richardson, suicidal techno geek, is given seven wishes to turn his life around when he meets up with a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include a 7 foot basketball star, a rock star, and a hamburger. But, as could be expected, the Devil must put her own little twist on each his fantasies.

            Markimdb: 6.4
            Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:47

            A workaholic architect finds a universal remote that allows him to fast-forward and rewind to different parts of his life. Complications arise when the remote starts to overrule his choices.

            Markimdb: 5.4
            Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:46

            In Manhattan, the aspirant writer Jabez Stone is a complete loser: he is not able to sell his novels, he lives in a lousy apartment and he does not have success with women. When one of his friends Julius Jenson sells his novel for US$ 190,000.00 to an editor, Jabez fells envy and promises to sell his soul to the devil for success and accidentally kills a woman with his typing machine. The Devil knocks on his door, fixes the situation and seals a contract with Jabez. His low quality novels have bad reviews but become best-sellers; Jabez enriches; has success with women, but has no time for his friends. Jabez meets with the publisher Daniel Webster who offers him a chance to break the contract with the devil.

            Markimdb: 6.6
            Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:33

            Just before stubborn millionaire Edwina Cutwater dies, she asks her uptight lawyer, Roger Cobb to amend her will so that her soul will pass to the young, vibrant Terry Hoskins – but the spiritual transference goes awry. Edwina enters Roger's body instead, forcing him to battle Edwina for control of his own being.

            Markimdb: 3.8
            Genrefantasy, comedy, family
            CountryUSA

            Thoroughly disgruntled, Santa (Goodman) opts to take a year off from delivering presents, until a young man helps him rediscover the meaning of the holidays.

            Markimdb: 7
            Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure
            CountryUSA, Sweden
            Duration01:55

              Alone on a tiny deserted island, Hank has given up all hope of ever making it home again. But one day everything changes when a dead body washes ashore, and he soon realizes it may be his last opportunity to escape certain death. Armed with his new “friend” and an unusual bag of tricks, the duo go on an epic adventure to bring Hank back to the woman of his dreams.

              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: 6.4
              Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:43

              Peggy Sue faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.

              Markimdb: 5.9
              Genrefantasy, comedy
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:38

              A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa.




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