20 best movies like The Change-Up (2011)

List of the best movies like The Change-Up (2011): It's a Boy Girl Thing, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things, Freaky Friday, Anchors Aweigh, Sleeping with Other People, Think Like a Man Too, Twice Upon a Yesterday, About Time, All of Me, 12 Dates of Christmas.

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Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
Duration01:35

A visit to a natural history museum proves catastrophic for two high school rivals, an overachiever and a jock, when an ancient Aztec statue casts a spell that causes them to switch bodies and see exactly what it's like to walk in the other's shoes.

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: 6.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, family, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:37

Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's fiancé. When a magical fortune cookie switches their personalities, they each get a peek at how the other person feels, thinks and lives.

Markimdb: 7
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, musical, military, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:59

Two sailors, Joe and Clarence have four days shore leave in spend their shore leave trying to get a girl for Clarence. Clarence has his eye on a girl with musical aspirations, and before Joe can stop him, promises to get her an audition with José Iturbi. But the trouble really starts when Joe realizes he's falling for his buddy's girl.

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: 5.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:46

All the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas, but plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
CountrySpain, France, United Kingdom, Germany, USA
Duration01:31

Victor Bukowski is an out-of-work actor with problems. He's got a lousy agent, he has a habit of falling out with directors and he's still in love with his ex-girlfriend. However, Victor is about to embark on an unexpected emotional journey which will make him confront his future and his past mistakes.

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: 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: 6.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    In an attempt to win back her ex-boyfriend on Christmas Eve, Kate ends up ruining her blind date with Miles, a handsome guy she's been set up with. In a strange twist of fate, Kate is given the chance to re-live Christmas Eve twelve times.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:14

    Pete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.

    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: 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: 6.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:28

    Topper is once again tormented by a fun-loving spirit. This time, it's Gail Richards, who was accidentally murdered while vacationing at the home of her wealthy friend, Ann Carrington (Landis), the intended victim. With Topper's help, Gail sets out to find her killer with the expected zany results.

    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: 6.7
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    Dentist, Bertram Pincus is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    A young boy, Josh Baskin makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big. He wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman. What will he find out about this strange world?

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:52

    Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is sure he deserves after living a life of profligacy. The devil, however, isn't so sure Henry meets Hell's standards. Convinced he is where he belongs, Henry recounts his life's deeds, both good and bad, including an act of indiscretion during his 25-year marriage to his wife, Martha, with the hope that "His Excellency" will arrive at the proper judgment.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:43

    Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make her fall in love with him. If not, Steve's soul will become the property of the devil. But the devil hedges his bet, and Steve is reincarnated as a woman named Amanda Brooks.

    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: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:35

    After fast-paced New York City high-end real estate broker Fiona Rangely (Lacey Chabert) gets dumped by her boyfriend, she escapes to her family’s quaint Vermont Inn for a few days to slow down and evaluate her life. When her ex-boyfriend Nate shows up at the Inn with a brand new girlfriend, Fiona quickly devises a plan to win him back: pretend the handsome and very laid- back head chef Derek (Carlo Marks) is her new boyfriend! Much to the surprise of Derek --and to Fiona herself-- in pretending to be in love, she realizes that she’s been thrown a curveball: sometimes the best things in life are worth the wait.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    Thirty-nine-year old divorcé Louise Harrington (Linney) works in the admissions office at Columbia University School of the Arts. She is unnerved when she receives an application from F. Scott Feinstadt, the same name of her high school sweetheart who was killed in a car crash, and calls the student to arrange an interview. His appearance, mannerisms, and painting style closely resemble those of her former love, and she begins to suspect the young artist may be the reincarnation of her old flame. Hours after meeting, the two embark upon an affair. Also complicating Louise's life are her relationship with her ex-husband Peter , who confesses he is learning to cope with a sex addiction that, unknown to her, plagued their marriage; her ne'er-do-well brother Sammy, who is favored by their mother Ellie despite his shortcomings; and her best friend Missy, who stole the original Scott from Louise before his death and seems intent on doing the same with the contemporary version.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:00

    Jordan Sanders, a take-no-prisoners tech mogul, wakes up one morning in the body of her 13-year-old self right before a do-or-die presentation. Her beleaguered assistant April is the only one in on the secret that her daily tormentor is now trapped in an awkward tween body, just as everything is on the line.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    When college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances to be reignited.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:21

    Freshman Neil's Vanguard stories are all he cares about...until he meets the older Julia, who pushes him to put his own fan fic online. When the website's moderator takes a special interest in Neil's work, it opens up a whole new universe.

    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: 5.2
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryGermany, USA
      Duration01:36

      After her mother's death, mediocre chef Amanda Shelton is having trouble attracting customers to her family's restaurant. While shopping for ingredients, she is given a magical crab by mysterious Gene O'Reilly. Afterward, Amanda's dishes suddenly become excellent, inducing strong emotional reactions in everyone who eats them. Tom Bartlett, who is preparing to open his own eatery, tries her cooking and falls in 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: 7.9
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

      A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:23

      When a cosmic event turns Emma's dog and cat into two perfect guys, Emma reconsiders her outlook on dating, hilariously works out her trust issues, and ultimately learns to love herself.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:49

      After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he's been cheating on. And when yet another affair is discovered, all three women team up to plot mutual revenge on the three-timing SOB.

      Markimdb: 3.7
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA, Japan
      Duration01:23

      After the events at Lake Victoria, the prehistoric school of blood-thirsty piranhas make their way into swimming pools, plumbing, and a newly opened water park.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:29

      The separation of a long married couple goes awry when they fall for each other again.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA

      Thirty-five years in the life of Max, his best friend Sal and a woman they both adore, Lyla. The trio stumble through mandatory but seemingly unfulfilling entanglements, at weddings, funerals, hospitals, eateries, divorce courts and the tool shed. A deadpan fable about time sneaking up on and swerving right around us.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:38

        Bianca's universe turns upside down when she learns that her high school refers to her as a ‘DUFF' (Designated Ugly Fat Friend). Hoping to erase that label, she enlists the help of a charming jock and her favorite teacher. Together they'll face the school's mean girl and remind everyone that we are all someone's DUFF… and that's totally fine.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration01:54

        A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

        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: 6.4
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA

        When Elliot, a brash 23-year-old living carefree in New York City, meets the sensible Mia and receives a damning diagnosis all in the same week, his world is turned completely upside down. But as their love blossoms amidst the chaos of his treatment, they discover that Elliot's illness is not the real test of their relationship – it's everything else.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:44

        Two teenage girls discover that mermaids really do exist after a violent storm washes one ashore. The mermaid, a sassy creature named Aquamarine, is determined to prove to her father that real love exists, and enlists the girls' help in winning the heart of a handsome lifeguard.

        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: 6.6
        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: 5.9
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA

        George Murray's fiancée Jane Gardner gets cold feet after accepting his ring, terrorized by her first wedding with Doug, who cheated that very day with their wedding coordinator. After a car crash, George finds himself 10 years in the past, just days before Doug's day.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:22

        Despite being well into adulthood, brothers Doug and Steve Butabi still live at home and work in the flower shop owned by their dad. They exist only to hit on women at discos, though they're routinely unsuccessful until a chance run-in with Richard Grieco gets them inside the swank Roxbury club. Mistaken for high rollers, they meet their dream women, Vivica and Cambi, and resolve to open a club of their own.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrecomedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA, Germany
        Duration01:37

        Recent MIT grad Matt Franklin should be well on his way to a successful career at a Fortune 500 company, but instead he rebels against maturity by taking a job at a video store. Matt rethinks his position when his unrequited high-school crush, Tori, walks in and invites him to an end-of-summer party. With the help of his twin sister and his best friend, Matt hatches a plan to change the course of his life.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
        CountryNew Zealand, USA

        Alex is a high school student who always feels like he is overshadowed by his little brother Stevie; he can't get the girl of his dreams; he and his two best friends, Abby and James, are outsiders at school; and he is constantly benched on his football team. Then Stevie receives a lucky coin from a strange old man, a coin which he gives to Alex, telling him to make a wish. The next day, Alex gets everything he ever wished for - Stevie is gone (in fact, he is the star of his own TV show, and his family don't even know him); Alex dates the most popular girl at school; he is one of the most popular kids himself; and he is the star of the football team. At first he enjoys his new life, only to later find out that everything that was great in his original life now is gone.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrecomedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:28

        Seven years after a shipwreck in which she was presumed dead, Ellen Arden arrives home to find that her husband Nick has just remarried. The overjoyed Nick struggles to break the news to his new bride. But he gets a shock when he hears the whole story: Ellen spent those seven years alone on a desert island with another man.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, adventure, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:39

        Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up for entertainment inexplicably turn into reality. Can a bewildered Skeeter manage his own unruly fantasies now that the outrageous characters and situations from his mind have morphed into actual people and events?

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration02:00

        A woman on the brink of a marriage proposal is told by a friend that she should date other men before spending the rest of her life with her boyfriend.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:30

        Ten-year-old Gabe was just a normal kid growing up in Manhattan until Rosemary Telesco walked into his life, actually into his karate class. But before Gabe can tell Rosemary how he feels, she tells him she will not be going to public school any more. Gabe has a lot more to learn about life, love, and girls.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, military
        CountrySerbia, United Kingdom, USA, Argentina, Mexico
        Duration02:16

        A man, shaken by fate after his wife's death, chooses to be a monk.




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