20 best movies like The Night My Mother Killed My Father (2016)

List of the best movies like The Night My Mother Killed My Father (2016): Let's Kill Ward's Wife, Mistress, Mindhorn, Birdman, The Weasel's Tale, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, The Bar, Bad Kids of Crestview Academy, Florence Foster Jenkins, The Ferpect Crime.

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Markimdb: 5.4
Genrethriller, comedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:22

Everyone hates Ward’s wife and wants her dead, Ward (Donald Faison) most of all. But when his friends’ murderous fantasies turn into an (accidental) reality, they have to deal with a whole new set of problems — like how to dispose of the body and still make their 3 p.m. tee time. Scott Foley's directorial debut, also starring Foley, Patrick Wilson, Amy Acker, and Nicolette Sheridan, is a blackly comic caper about helping a friend out of a bad relationship by any means necessary.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:50

A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (Aiello, DeNiro, Wallach) has his own mistress that he wants put into the film. Gradually, the screenwriter is forced to make changes to his script to accommodate these backers until he finally sees no semblance of his original ideas in the writing.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrethriller, comedy
CountryUnited Kingdom

A washed up actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective show "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with Detective Mindhorn, whom he believes to be real.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:59

A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, detective
CountryArgentina, Spain

A group of old actors and filmmakers tries to resist the efforts of a young couple to kick them out of their mansion.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure
CountrySpain, Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Portugal
Duration02:16

Toby, a cynical advertising director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himself to be Don Quixote. In the course of their comic and increasingly surreal adventures, Toby is forced to confront the tragic repercussions of a film he made in his idealistic youth.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrethriller, comedy
CountrySpain, Argentina

In downtown Madrid, a series of mysterious gunshots trap a motley assortment of people in a decrepit bar.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrehorror, action, thriller, comedy, detective
CountryUSA

It's four years later, and a new group of students has been placed in Saturday detention at the infamous and prestigious Crestview Academy. When Siouxsie, sophomore 'undercrust,' crashes the party to avenge her sister's death, a Saturday detention reserved for the privileged seniors of Crestview Academy turns into a date in hell. It's not long before a naïve pussycat lover, gay drug dealer, smokin' hot preacher's daughter, squeaky-clean senator's son, and the uninvited younger outsider find themselves locked-up in school with no way out, wondering who (or what) has set them up. Hilarity and suspense ensue while each 'bad kid' pits one against the other, and one by one each falls victim to absurdly gruesome 'accidents' while trying to escape.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrecomedy, drama, music, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, France
Duration02:24

The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrethriller, comedy, adventure, crime
CountrySpain, Italy
Duration01:45

A playboy has the tables turned on him when he finds himself being used as a plaything by an undesirable woman in this black comedy from Spain.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrethriller, comedy, drama
CountryThailand
Duration01:02

Welcome to an exam-cheating business run by Lynn, a straight-A student who gets the idea for her business after helping Grace and Pat. Grace is a prominent school activist who can’t get the grades she needs. Pat is a filthy-rich boy who believes money can buy anything. Lynn’s business skyrockets and the money starts to flood in as scores of students offer her cold hard cash in exchange for exam answers.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrethriller, comedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:32

Each member of a group of people has a connection to a self-help book authored by a reclusive former football coach.

Markimdb: 4.5
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:20

Fledgling screenwriters retreat to a quiet country manor to work on their script, but a constellation of needy characters produces constant interruptions.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrethriller, comedy, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:43

    A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama
    CountryUSA, Belgium
    Duration01:36

    A hopeful young starlet uncovers the ominous origins of the Hollywood elite and enters into a deadly agreement in exchange for fame and fortune.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrefantastic, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, Greece, France, Netherlands, USA
    Duration01:36

      In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrethriller, comedy
      CountryCanada

      Rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean under suspicious circumstances.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:43

      Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an extraordinary variety of rare breeds flying up into the U.S., but they quickly discover that there are more important things than coming out on top of the competition

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, drama, family
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:38

      Guillaume Canet is told by a young co-star that he's no longer Rock'n' Roll and can't sell films anymore. He then tries to prove her wrong and gets help from his girlfriend, Marion Cotillard.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrethriller, comedy, crime
      CountryUSA, Germany, Republic of Ireland
      Duration01:36

      The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a mysterious stranger, Julian, who's very likely a hit man. Their meeting sets off a chain of events that will change their lives forever, as Wright is suddenly thrust into a far-from-mundane existence that he takes to surprisingly well … once he gets acclimated to it.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration03:10

      A slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he's partnered with a veteran detective trying to keep maintain a low stress level in his life.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountrySpain

      A group of friends and family reunite at the fancy new holiday home of a woman who is about to turn 40.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountrySpain, Argentina

      Tomás, who lives in Canada, travels to Madrid, Spain, to visit his old friend Julián. Both of them, accompanied by Truman, Julián's faithful dog, will share many surprising and emotional little moments, triggered by the hard situation Julián is going through, for just a few days.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrethriller, comedy
      CountryNetherlands
      Duration01:32

      On his birthday, a hitman reluctantly takes on the easy task of killing a writer, only to find the job a lot more difficult than expected.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
      CountryFrance, Canada

      Grieving after the death of her young son Joseph, novelist Betty Fisher enters a dark depression. Hoping to bring her out of it, her mother Margot arranges to kidnap another child, Jose, to replace the son Betty lost. Although she knows it's wrong, Betty accepts Jose as her new son. Meanwhile, Jose's mother Carole is looking for her son with the help of her boyfriend Francois and some of his criminal cohorts.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrethriller, comedy, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:56

      A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.

      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: 6.1
      Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, crime
      CountryUSA, Germany
      Duration02:05

      Two romantically-engaged corporate spies team up to manipulate a corporate race to corner the market on a medical innovation that will reap huge profits and enable them to lead an extravagant lifestyle together.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrethriller, comedy, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:16

      Five best friends from college reunite 10 years later for a wild bachelorette weekend in Miami. Their hard partying takes a hilariously dark turn when they accidentally kill a male stripper. Amidst the craziness of trying to cover it up, they're ultimately brought closer together when it matters most.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, military
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Sweden, France
      Duration02:21

      During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter (Gemma Arterton) works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters (Lily Knight and Francesca Knight) who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:52

      A socially awkward young man kidnaps an aspiring actress with the hope that they will fall in love. A psychosexual noir that explores power dynamics between men and women.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, drama, crime
      CountrySpain, Mexico

      Álvaro, a man obsessed with the idea of writing what he brands as “high literature,” manipulates the lives and feelings of the people around him to write about the consequences caused by his devious acts.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrethriller, comedy, drama
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:57

      A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:31

      Leanne is salutatorian when she needs to be valedictorian to get her scholarship to Harvard. The only class she is worse than the leader in is history, taught by Mrs. Tingle, and the teacher hates her. When an attempt to get ahead in Mrs. Tingle's class goes awry, mayhem ensues and friendships, loyalties and trust are tested by the teacher's intricate mind-games.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, crime
      CountryUSA

      While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old scores.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrehorror, thriller, comedy
      CountryJapan, USA

      A Beverly Hills teen (Billy Warlock) discovers his parents are part of a gruesome orgy cult for the social elite.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrethriller, comedy
      CountryRepublic of Ireland
      Duration01:27

      A dissolute scriptwriter and a dejected actor become unwittingly drawn into a labyrinthine mess when several people experience bizarre accidental deaths in their flat. Though the men didn't deliberately cause any of the incidents, they fear that they will be unfairly pegged as murderers if they relay information to the cops, and promptly set about disposing of the corpses in gruesome ways.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:26

        Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira.

        Markimdb: 4.9
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:34

        Mac, the two-fisted, savvy cop finds that he's being saddled with a new partner, a known burnout, to work with him on a new and difficult case. The new partner is Ellis, an amazing detective, one who puts Sherlock Holmes to shame with his lightning-fast deductions. But he keeps assuming the personalities of entire casts of Television shows. This can be a problem when people begin shooting at them.

        Markimdb: 5.1
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
        CountryFrance, Canada

        Red, a safe cracker who has just been released from prison, is trying to hold his family together as his past catches up with him in the form of Luc, a psychopathic contract killer who's seeking revenge for the death of his brother.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genrecomedy, drama
        CountrySpain
        Duration02:21

        Nearly twenty years after the events of "The Girl of Your Dreams", in the 1950s, Macarena Granada, who has become a Hollywood star, returns to Spain to film a blockbuster about Queen Isabella I of Castile.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrecomedy, drama, crime, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:42

        When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:09

          Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story.

          Markimdb: 5.7
          Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:28

          Miss Meadows is a school teacher with impeccable manners and grace. However, underneath the candy-sweet exterior hides a ruthless gun-toting vigilante who takes it upon herself to right the wrongs in the world by whatever means necessary. For Miss Meadows, bad behavior is simply unforgivable.

          Markimdb: 3.1
          Genrecomedy
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:39

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

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, biography
          CountryMexico

          Mike Todd is a Broadway producer struggling to produce the film. Around the World in 80 Days. In Mexico, Mario Moreno, a young entertainer is struggling to get some respect, and he manages to become a star. A twist of faith makes them partners. Together they won the Oscar for Best Picture.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryFrance, Spain, USA, Belgium
          Duration01:57

          Xavier is a 40-year-old father of two who still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves to New York, he can't bear them growing up far away from him and so he decides to move there as well.

          Markimdb: 5.4
          Genrecomedy, drama, military
          CountryRomania, Germany, Belgium
          Duration01:25

          Set during World War II, somewhere in Eastern Europe. A German soldier is found dead near the village. The local authorities must find the culprit, or they will be all shot by the Nazis the morning after. There's no way to find the guilty one, but there's Ipu, the madman of the village, whom they promise a hero's funeral if he will claims responsibility and agrees to die in their place. He must decide, and time is running out.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountrySpain
          Duration02:05

          Carlos is a man who goes to a coffee shop-library to take a cup, where Irene is reading a book. Not a reason for it, Irene close to Carlos and talks with him, starting a friendship with a little rules: no pasts, no birth names, no modern ways to contact between them (as Internet or similar), and finally not falling in love each other. Calling themselves Hada Chalada ('Crazy Fairy') and Duende Chiflado ('Mad Goblin'), both pass the days walking around the city engaged with magic, surrealist and funnies conversations about life, love and themselves, at the same time that Carlos tries to end his new script with his friend Cristóbal, and eccentric writer obsessed with Japan.

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genrethriller, comedy, crime
          CountryUnited Kingdom
          Duration01:57

          Jo is chained down in a dead end supermarket job while all her friends are all out on their own separate adventures. But a chance encounter with some diamond thieves sends their separate worlds on a collision course with not only each other, but fate itself.




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