20 best movies like Reaching for the Sun (1941)

List of the best movies like Reaching for the Sun (1941): The One and Only Ivan, Search Party, The Nice Guys: Word of the Day, iSteve, School of Rock, Zombeavers, Home Sweet Hell, Satin, EGG, Snowmen.

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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: 5.6
Genrecomedy, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:29

Two oafs must rescue their stranded pal in Mexico.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrecomedy, short
CountryUSA

A series of thirteen Instagram shorts, based on Healy's 'word of the day' calendar, in which we are given a word and its definition and then treated to a short clip from The Nice Guys (2016) that relates in some way.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrecomedy, biography
CountryUSA
Duration01:19

A comedic look at the life of Steve Jobs.

Markimdb: 4.1
Genrecomedy, musical, family
CountryUSA
Duration00:30

A group of rule-abiding prep school students – Zack, Lawrence, Freddy, Summer and Tomika – learn to take risks and reach new heights thanks to substitute teacher Dewey Finn, a down-on-his-luck musician who uses the language of rock ‘n’ roll to inspire his class to form a secret band. Throughout the school year, these middle-school classmates find themselves navigating relationships, discovering their unknown talents and learning lessons on loyalty and friendships.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrehorror, comedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:18

    College friends find their weekend of sex and debauchery ruined when deadly zombie beavers swarm their riverside cabin.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrethriller, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:38

      Mona and Don’s seemingly perfect suburban bliss is disrupted by a sexy extortionist and Mona will stop at nothing, including killing the competition, to keep her little slice of heaven.

      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: 5.1
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA

      Two couples and a surrogate lay bare the complications, contradictions, heartbreak, and absurdities implicit in how we think about motherhood.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrecomedy, drama, family
      CountryUSA

      Three young friends find adventure and purpose in their attempts to set a Guinness World Record. Set in a wintry mountain town, the unpopular trio pursues fame through a series of schemes and stunts that eventually imperil their own lives. Along the way, they conquer schoolyard bullies, unite their community and discover that while fame is fleeting, true friendship lasts forever.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrefantastic, action, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
      CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Canada

      Two unlikely heroes struggle to stop a vile alien named Chairman Drek from destroying every planet in the Solana Galaxy. When the two stumble upon a dangerous weapon capable of destroying entire planets, they must join forces with a team of colorful heroes called The Galactic Rangers in order to save the galaxy. Along the way, they'll learn about heroism, friendship, and the importance of discovering one's own identity.

      Markimdb: 4.3
      Genrehorror, comedy
      CountryUSA

      Two voyeuristic nerds are hacking the devices of people as they themselves are hacked by the feed from story tellers Mister Malevolent and Mystic Woman who have seven moralistic horror stories to tell.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:35

      Ellie Hamilton is helping plan her little sister’s wedding taking place in Acapulco. With the nuptials just a few days away—and no sign yet of the bride and groom—Ellie must work with her ex-boyfriend to make last minute decisions and stall worried family and guests.

      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: 6.2
      Genreaction, comedy, adventure
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA, China
      Duration02:35

      Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep school, Johnny springs back into action to find the mysterious hacker. For this mission to succeed, he’ll need all of his skills - what few he has - as the man with yesterday’s analogue methods faces off against tomorrow’s digital technology.

      Markimdb: 3.3
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:37

      A kid from the Midwest moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps -- and become a porn star.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrefantastic, comedy
      CountryUSA

      A young Brooklyn couple head upstate to disconnect from their phones and reconnect with themselves. Cut off from their devices, they miss the news that the planet is under attack.

      Markimdb: 3.7
      Genrehorror, fantastic, comedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:36

      Follows 20-year-old Drea, who reluctantly takes a job babysitting for a professor of a college she hopes to attend. Struggling to entertain the professor's children Trissy and Jake, along with her own little brother Phillip , Drea takes them on a hike, unaware that mysterious alien critters have crash-landed and started devouring every living thing they encounter.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrefantastic, action, comedy
      CountryUSA

      After Woody goes missing while working on secret alien research, scientist Maggie Wittington must recruit the former members of Lazer Team to join her in rescuing their lost friend.

      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: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA

      When journalist Julia goes back home to find inspiration, she discovers her childhood friend has built a giant snow maze which prompts her to find her way to true love.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrecomedy, short
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:02

      A satire on "typical" upper middle class girls.




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