20 best movies like The Giant Mechanical Man (2012)

List of the best movies like The Giant Mechanical Man (2012): Elizabethtown, Brightest Star, Dorfman in Love, Your Sister's Sister, Safety Not Guaranteed, Adam, The Mirror Has Two Faces, The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love, The Spectacular Now, Angie.

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Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:03

Drew Baylor is fired after causing his shoe company to lose hundreds of millions of dollars. To make matters worse, he's also dumped by his girlfriend. On the verge of ending it all, Drew gets a new lease on life when he returns to his family's small Kentucky hometown after his father dies. Along the way, he meets a flight attendant with whom he falls in love.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA

A recent college graduate sets out to win back the girl of his dreams.

Markimdb: 6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA

Unknowingly trapped in her role as caretaker of her unappreciative family, a young single woman desperately needs to get her own life. When she volunteers to cat sit at her unrequited love's downtown L.A loft, her world, as she knows it, changes forever.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

Iris invites her friend Jack to stay at her family's island getaway after the death of his brother. At their remote cabin, Jack's drunken encounter with Hannah, Iris' sister, kicks off a revealing stretch of days.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:25

Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:35

Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:06

Rose Morgan, who still lives with her mother, is a professor of Romantic Literature who desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory Larkin, a mathematics professor, has been burned by passionate relationships and longs for a sexless union based on friendship and respect.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:34

An adventurous love story between two young women of different social and economic backgrounds who find themselves going through all the typical struggles of a new romance.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:39

    A hard-partying high school senior's philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical "nice girl."

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:47

    Angie lives in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, N.Y. and dreams of a better life than everyone she knows. When she finds that she is pregnant by her boyfriend Vinnie, she decides that she will have the baby, but not Vinnie as a husband. This turns the entire neighborhood upside down and starts her on a journey of self discovery. This journey includes her family, a new lover and her life. Even her best friend Tina has trouble understanding Angie. Written by Tony Fontana

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:40

    After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, Germany, United Kingdom
    Duration02:10

    Irresponsible party girl Maggie (Cameron Diaz) is kicked out of her father's (Ken Howard) and stepmother's (Candice Azzara) home, where she lives for free, and is taken in by her hard-working sister, Philadelphia lawyer Rose (Toni Collette). After Maggie's disruptive ways ruin her sister's love life, Rose turns her out as well. But when their grandmother, who they never knew existed, comes into their lives, the sisters face some complicated truths about themselves and their family.

    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: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryFrance, USA
    Duration01:46

    As the devoutly single Don Johnston is dumped by his latest girlfriend, he receives an anonymous pink letter informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    When her husband abruptly ends their marriage, empty nester Kate embarks on a solo second honeymoon in Africa, finding purpose and potential romance.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, Canada, Australia
    Duration01:51

    An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:49

    Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Romania
    Duration01:43

    While traveling abroad, a guy falls for a Romanian beauty whose unreachable heart has its origins in her violent, charismatic ex.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:00

      After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.

      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: 5.8
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:30

        Providing the romantic comedy genre with a decidedly queer twist, THE ONE is an effortlessly charming tale which proves that love is never simple! Hunky Daniel couldn’t have it better: great parents, a successful career and his beautiful fiancée Jen. But in his seemingly perfect life, there is one temptation- he has a thing for his adorable, openly gay former college classmate Tommy. After a few drinks, Daniel succumbs to his repressed desires sending these two on a torrid affair. Funny how love and lust have a way of messing up even the best laid plans of man!

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:38

        A gay teenager finds out who he is and what he wants, who his friends are, and who loves him, in this autobiographical tale set in middle U.S. in the 1980s. Growing up, learning about life, love, sex, friends, and lovers.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genremelodrama, drama, adventure
        CountryCanada, USA, Denmark
        Duration01:38

        After weeks of traveling through Europe, the immature William finds himself in Copenhagen, the place of his father’s birth. He befriends the youthful Effy, who works in William’s hotel as part of an internship program, and they set off to find William’s last living relative. Effy’s mix of youthful exuberance and wisdom challenges William unlike any woman ever has. As the attraction builds, he must come to grips with destabilizing elements of his family’s sordid past.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:33

        Eva is a divorced soon-to-be empty-nester wondering about her next act. Then she meets Marianne, the embodiment of her perfect self. Armed with a restored outlook on being middle-aged and single, Eva decides to take a chance on her new love interest Albert — a sweet, funny and like-minded man. But things get complicated when Eva discovers that Albert is in fact the dreaded ex–husband of Marianne...

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:01

        After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her current, baseball-playing beau.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:37

        After an accident at the hair salon, Violet realizes she's not living life to the fullest. A soulful barber helps her put the pieces back together.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:36

        A conservative lawyer named Diane takes her two teenage children Jake and Zoe to meet their estranged, hippie grandmother in Woodstock after her husband asks for a divorce.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA

        One man does all he can to veil his Asian heritage; the other takes great pains to hide his sexual orientation. Both of these things begin to change when Ryan is hired to prepare film star Ning for a fashion shoot, and the men develop a bond.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:30

        When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:24

        An immature, newly unemployed comic must navigate the murky waters of adulthood after her fling with a graduate student results in an unplanned pregnancy.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:38

        For Tobe, a nerdy, horny, frizzy-haired cineaste who doesn't quite fit in with the average contemporary teen, the pinnacle of womanhood is Monica Velour, a soft-core actress who reached the zenith of her career in the 1980s. When Tobe learns that his love idol is headlining hundreds of miles away at the Gentlemen's Petting Zoo in Indiana, he drives off with carefree glory, filled with the hope of meeting her.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryCanada
        Duration02:29

        In order to escape her looming post-graduation fate that includes student debt and zero romantic prospects, Blake Conway becomes a sugar baby. As the aspiring journalist and hopeless romantic documents the adventure, she sets out on a quest to figure out if society is right to judge these women and if her own self worth comes with a price.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:48

        Henry and Nicky are small town pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievious and irresponsible, Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved, testing their relationship, as well as the friendship between the boys.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:50

        Businessman Wesley Deeds is jolted out of his scripted life when he meets Lindsey, a single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his office building.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:30

        Weekend trips, office parties, late night conversations, drinking on the job, marriage pressure, biological clocks, holding eye contact a second too long… you know what makes the line between “friends” and “more than friends” really blurry? Beer.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration01:34

        Set in 1890s North Wales over a long, hot August weekend, the Victorian calm of a household is suddenly upset with the arrival of a London couple who impose their city ways and thoughts on the more rurally based family. An adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play, "Uncle Vanya."

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:38

        At a picturesque lakeside estate, a love triangle unfolds between the legendary diva Irina, her lover Boris, and the ingénue Nina.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA

        Advertising execs Melanie Welsh and Donovan Goodwin disagree on a cellphone Christmas commercial they’re pitching. He says his sleek design will win over the client but she knows it lacks holiday spirit.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:33

        Estranged twins Maggie and Milo coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting them to reunite and confront the reasons their lives went so wrong. As the twins' reunion reinvigorates them, they realize the key to fixing their lives may just lie in repairing their relationship.

        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: 7.4
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:41

            A long lost music producer finds a singer-songwriter right about the moment he has given up all hope on life.

            Markimdb: 6.1
            Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:30

            Sam, a soldier who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq, meets Amira when he visits her uncle, Bassam, who had served as Sam's Iraqi translator. Bassam and Sam have a special bond due to their time together in the war. Initially Amira does not trust him because he was an American soldier and her brother was killed by a bomb from American troops in the war. Sam's cousin, Charlie, asks Sam to help him with illegal hedge funds unbeknownst to Sam at the time. Amira is staying with her uncle Bassam since her father died. She sells bootlegged films on the street corner but is forced to stay with Sam after getting busted; immigration officials begin pursuing her. As the film progresses, Sam and Amira fall in love.

            Markimdb: 7
            Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:47

            Aaron Davis (Steve Sandvoss) and Christian Markelli (Wes Ramsey) are the two most opposite people in the world. Aaron is a young Elder (or a Mormon missionary) who wants to do his family proud and is quite passionate about his religion and film. Christian is a shallow WeHo waiter/party boy who only looks forward to bedding a new guy every night.

            Markimdb: 6.6
            Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:59

            A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.

            Markimdb: 7.1
            Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, short
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France

            Fourteen years after the events of the first film, a series of encounters between people in Britain reminds us that in these different times Love, actually exists.

            Markimdb: 5.4
            Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
            CountryUSA

            In an updated contemporary version of the beloved stage play and 1989 film, "Steel Magnolias" chronicles the lives and friendship of six women in Louisiana. Supporting each other through their triumphs and tragedies, they congregate at Truvy’s beauty shop to ponder the mysteries of life and death, husbands and children - and hair and nails - all the important topics that truly unite and celebrate women.

            Markimdb: 7.6
            Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:40

            Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

            Markimdb: 6
            Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:28

            Paper Heart follows Nick and Charlyne on a cross-country journey to document what exactly "love" is. Interviewing ministers, happily married couples, chemists, romance novelists, divorce lawyers, a group of children and more, the determined young girl attempts to find definition and perhaps even experience the mysterious emotion.

            Markimdb: 6.7
            Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
            CountrySpain

            A Spanish coming of age story focusing on the antics of two 17 year olds, who have a posh beach house almost all to themselves one summer. This is also a summer of sexual awakenings.

            Markimdb: 4.3
            Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
            CountryUSA, France
            Duration01:30

            A man is reluctant to tell his fiancee that his parents, uncle and brother are dwarfs.




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