20 best movies like The Mindy Project (2012)

List of the best movies like The Mindy Project (2012): The One and Only Ivan, Cake, Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber, Ruby Sparks, Desk Set, The Last Days of Disco, My Boyfriends' Dogs, About Last Night, The Internship, Beatriz at Dinner.

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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: 4.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryCanada, USA

A travel writer improves her love life when she becomes an editor for her father's wedding magazine.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:36

Social satire based on the best-seller by Adele Lang humorously chronicles the life of Katya Livingston, a self-centered, obnoxious and conceited 28-year-old ad sales exec who won't let anything or anyone stand in her way in getting to the top of the San Francisco social ladder.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:44

    Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:43

    A computer expert tries to prove his electronic brain can replace a television network's research staff.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
    CountryUSA, Spain
    Duration01:54

    Two young women and their friends spend spare time at an exclusive nightclub in 1980s New York.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:24

    The owners of a small diner are surprised one rainy evening when, just after close, a young woman wearing a wedding dress with three dogs in tow begs to come into their restaurant. What follows is the young woman's retelling of how she arrived at this curious junction in her life and how, through the search for the right man, she ended up as a runaway bride with three new dogs.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    A modern reimagining of the classic romantic comedy, this contemporary version closely follows new love for two couples as they journey from the bar to the bedroom and are eventually put to the test in the real world.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:05

    Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:33

    Beatriz, an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a health practitioner. Doug Strutt is a cutthroat, self-satisfied billionaire. When these two opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide, and neither will ever be the same.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    Coming & Going is an irreverent romantic comedy that poses the question: How far would you go to capture the heart of the one you love? Lee (Rhys Darby) is a young, skilled OBGYN who lacks confidence when it comes to talking to women outside his successful medical practice. A minor injury temporarily lands him in a wheelchair and it is at that precise time that he meets his dream girl Alex (Sasha Alexander). Convinced she's only paid attention to him because he's in that chair, he stays in it to win her affections well after his injury has healed. Coming & Going is about love and the extreme things people do for it.

    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: 5.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryGermany, USA

    What a man is a comedy that tells the story of a young professor, Alex (Matthias Schweighofer), which after being left by his girlfriend Caroline (Mavie Hörbiger), begins a journey to know himself. But how do you overcome the difficulties of a man today? Or rather what is it that makes a man a man?

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:18

    Ben is 35, facing the unsatisfying suburban dating world, and looking for more then just sex. Nightmarish attempts with video dating, bad gym run-ins, and his uproarious friends signing him up with online match-making sites have got him nowhere. Meanwhile, Ben has his eye on the hot neighborhood stud, Grey, who runs by his house everyday as he waters his lawn. He finally gets the nerve to talk to him and the chemistry is instant. But what happens when you meet someone who doesn't share the same beliefs about relationships that you do? Funny and touching, Shut Up and Kiss Me deals with sexual monogamy and dating in today’s gay world.

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

    After breaking up with her boyfriend, a bookstore manager resists a seemingly perfect guy's attempts to woo her.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:38

    A reclusive scientist builds a robot that looks exactly like him to go on a long term space mission. Since the scientist seems to lack all human emotion he is unable to program them into his android and an eccentric woman is hired to "educate" the robot on human behavior. In the end she falls in love ... but is the robot or the Dr. Mr Right?

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrethriller, comedy, crime
    CountryUSA

    A satirical thriller about L.A.'s real estate roller coaster. Double crosses, adultery, murder, mistaken identity, and revenge ensues when a mysterious power player and his sultry wife hire a disgraced Los Angeles property broker to discreetly market and sell their Malibu villa.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:26

    Abe is a man who is in his thirties and who lives with his parents. He works regretfully for his father while pursuing his hobby of collecting toys. Aware that his family doesn't think highly of him, he tries to spark a relationship with Miranda, who recently moved back home after a failed literary/academic career. Miranda agrees to marry Abe out of desperation, but things go awry.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:39

    Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrefantasy, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration05:46

    When over-the-top Amy enters Allison’s organized but imperfect life and claims to be her guardian angel, they form an unlikely friendship and Allison can’t be sure if Amy is actually an angel or just nuts.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:46

    Pledging to keep herself from being the oldest and the only woman in her entire family never to wed, Montana embarks on a thirty-day, thirty-thousand-mile expedition to charm a potential suitor into becoming her fiancé.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:22

    An attorney returns to his small home town in Alaska and quickly rocks the boat by getting an injunction against the nativity display tradition and attacking Christmas.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    A group of thirtysomethings having problems with fidelity gets an opportunity to turn back the clock.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:37

    The story of Vince, New England's most successful divorce attorney. To Vince, life is one big competition, and losing is unacceptable. This also applies in his dating life with his love 'em and leave 'em approach. Then Vince meets Jane, who is beautiful, successful and also extremely driven. Together they enter into a series of entertaining wagers with each other where the winner gets to decide the fate of the loser.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:26

    A freelance writer looking for romance sells a story to Cosmopolitan magazine about finding love in the workplace and goes undercover at a Finance Company.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, crime
    CountryUSA

    It's 1999 and over the course of one 12-hour shift at an Arkansas hospital, a junkie nurse, her scheming cousin and a group of black market organ-trading criminals start a heist that could lead to their collective demise.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    The story of two people caught in the routines of work and circles of friends. The days begin with an alarm and end with the fading sound of a television. Ron Hogan, a 28-year-old ATM parts purchaser, and Stacy Ryan, a 27-year-old, oddly charming courier, meet through a matchmaking Internet service and go through the routine of falling for one another.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    A lone American manages the new call center of an American novelties company in Bombay and must explain American popular culture to his employees as he tries to understand Indian culture.

    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: 6.5
    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: 6
      Genrecomedy, drama, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:26

      A series of mishaps threaten a recently divorced mom's attempts to make her two kids' first Christmas "without dad" perfect.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, China

      When ambitious New York attorney Sam is sent to Shanghai on assignment, he immediately stumbles into a legal mess that could end his career. With the help of a beautiful relocation specialist, a well-connected old-timer, a clever journalist, and a street-smart legal assistant, Sam might just save his job, find romance, and learn to appreciate the beauty and wonders of Shanghai. Written by Anonymous (IMDB.com).

      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: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:11

      A legendary late-night talk show host's world is turned upside down when she hires her only female staff writer. Originally intended to smooth over diversity concerns, her decision has unexpectedly hilarious consequences as the two women separated by culture and generation are united by their love of a biting punchline.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA

      Three fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age have their lives changed forever when their plane unexpectedly lands in Cleveland and they soon rediscover themselves in this new "promised land."

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:39

      A trio of beautiful girls set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university: the dynamic leader Violet Wister, principled Rose and sexy Heather. They welcome transfer student Lily into their group which seeks to help severely depressed students with a program of good hygiene and musical dance numbers.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:49

      Tess McGill is an ambitious secretary with a unique approach for climbing the ladder to success. When her classy, but villainous boss breaks a leg skiing, Tess takes over her office, her apartment and even her wardrobe. She creates a deal with a handsome investment banker that will either take her to the top, or finish her off for good.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:29

      By day, Nola Devlin (Poppy Montgomery) is an unassuming, frumpy magazine editor who is overlooked and teased by her coworkers. When the sun sets, though, and she is behind the glow and anonymity of her computer screen, she becomes the famous and “reclusive” advice columnist Belinda Apple. Nola’s friends, tired of being overworked and overweight, band together to create the “Cinderella Pact,” vowing to lose pounds by following the advice of their “fairy godmother,” Apple. When her secret identity is threatened, Nola is forced to take her own alter ego’s advice. But, as the group of friends drops dress sizes, their real issues are exposed, and better-than-expected life changes begin to blossom.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:38

      Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien (John Hawkes) maintains a career as a journalist and poet. A writing assignment dealing with sex and the disabled piques Mark's curiosity, and he decides to investigate the possibility of experiencing sex himself. When his overtures toward a caregiver scare her away, he books an appointment with sex surrogate Cheryl Green (Helen Hunt) to lose his virginity.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:46

      No beau? No problem! To earn money for college, a high schooler creates a dating app that lets him act as a stand-in boyfriend.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA

      Three very different people in their twenties try to figure out love, sex, identity and friendship in Los Angeles.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryHong Kong, USA, China

      The film tells the stories of a mother and her three daughters about their own struggles in love. All the women had achieved progress in some way except in love. However, each of them found their own Mr.Right in the end. The woman named Mary (acted by XuFan) was a widow and came back to China from abroad. She was a generous woman and she learnt to cook with the help of a driver called Uncle Hua. After being together for a period of time, they fell in love. The eldest daughter, Rose (acted by René Liu), was an astronaut, who was very independent and capable, but alse a little bit competitive. In order to have the chance to go into space, she trained hard, only to find that she had to work with her ex: Michael (acted by Aaron Kwok). They stayed in the small capsule, working, eating and sleeping in the same place. Many things happened to them, making the fire of their love burn again.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:53

      The lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:31

      Ned (Liev Schreiber) is in the throes of a mid-life crisis. His work as a writer on an outrageous, semi-pornographic TV show is less than satisfying. His fifteen year old son has just told him he is gay and his eleven year old is afraid of, well pretty much everything. When his wife, Jeannie (Helen Hunt), moves her sick and embittered father (Brian Dennehy) from Detroit into their home in NY, it puts added stress on an already strained marriage. And when a sexy female co-worker (Carla Gugino) puts the moves on Ned, the temptation sends him spiraling. EVERY DAY is about one family's struggle to survive the unexpected curve-balls that are simply part of real life; aging and death; commitment and freedom; love and acceptance. It's an uncompromising look at an ordinary family making an extraordinary journey towards themselves and towards each other.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:25

      In this holiday romantic comedy, a mysterious woman who works at the post office answering Santa's mail captures the heart of a disillusioned postal carrier

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, family
      CountryUSA

      While gathering evidence to support closing a tropical U.S. Air Force base, a congressional aide warms to its generous captain.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:25

      The story of Charlie Darby, who has everything going for him: a great job, friends, family, the whole package. The one thing Charlie doesn't have is love, because every time he gets close, he goes clinically insane. When he meets the perfect girl, Charlie must overcome his psychosis to claim his chance at true love.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA

      Four years into his first stable relationship, a man finds out that he is pregnant with his partner's baby.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:25

      A professional in the advertising business, Holly dreams of finding Mr. Right, & getting the "perfect" romance. When she meets someone who ~looks the part, she falls hard & fast. But soon she is reminded that appearances can be deceiving, & true love grows in more unexpected places.

      Markimdb: 3.1
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:39

      A motley crew of aspiring performers come under the guidance of an eccentric and volatile acting coach.




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