20 best movies like Why Him? (2016)

List of the best movies like Why Him? (2016): Deck the Halls, Bridget Jones's Baby, Parallels, A Very Murray Christmas, The Ridiculous 6, My Christmas Dream, Fun Mom Dinner, Mother's Day, Piku, Jingle All the Way 2.

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Markimdb: 5
Genrecomedy, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:33

Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space.

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: 6
Genrefantastic, action
CountryUSA
Duration01:46

An underground MMA fighter must confront his sister and his past in an adventure through parallel universes

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrecomedy, musical, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:44

Bill Murray worries no one will show up to his TV show due to a massive snowstorm in New York City. Through luck and perseverance, guests arrive at Gotham’s Carlyle Hotel to help him — dancing and singing in holiday spirit.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genreaction, comedy, adventure, western
CountryUSA
Duration02:10

    When his long-lost outlaw father returns, Tommy "White Knife" Stockburn goes on an adventure-filled journey across the Old West with his five brothers.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA, Canada

    Christina Masters, the manager of McDougal’s flagship department store, is determined to land the manager position for their new Paris location. She sets out to impress Victoria, the store’s owner, by creating the best holiday display in McDougal’s history. Fresh out of inspiration despite assuring Victoria otherwise, Christina turns to a recently-fired store employee who also happens to be a talented artist and single dad to his young son. As they work side-by-side, the business relationship becomes personal and she finds herself falling in love. Will the allure of her dream be too strong or will she choose to follow her heart?

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:39

    Four women, whose kids attend the same preschool class, get together for a "fun mom dinner". When the night takes an unexpected turn, these unlikely new friends realize they have more in common than just marriage and motherhood.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:27

    Intersecting stories with different moms collide on Mother's Day.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryIndia
    Duration02:36

    A cab driver is caught between a dysfunctional realtionship between a father and his daughter as he drives them to Calcutta.

    Markimdb: 3.8
    Genrecomedy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA

    Larry's daughter wants only one thing for Christmas - a talking bear. His daughter's step-dad intends to make sure that Larry can't get one.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    Smart, crude, and in-your-face, Australian comic/actor/equal-opportunity-offender Jim Jefferies is not for the faint of heart. Whether he is lampooning gun control, auditioning disabled actors, or over-sharing sexual experiences, the FXX "Legit" star proves nothing is out of bounds and even less, off limits. Filmed during the Boston run of his recent stand up tour.

    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: 6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration02:28

    The continuing adventures of the Portokalos family. A follow-up to the 2002 comedy, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:33

    After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrefantasy, comedy, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:56

    Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and threatens to shut Santa down, Fred must help his brother to save Christmas.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy
    CountryCanada, United Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:05

    A radio journalist and his technician get in over their heads when they hatch a scheme to fake their own kidnapping during a rebel uprising in South America and hide out in New York instead.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:26

    Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year — before she begins high school.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryIndia
    Duration02:16

    A slim uneducated guy is pressured into an arranged marriage with an overweight college girl. The mismatched couple is challenged to compete in the annual wife-carrying race.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genremelodrama, drama, family
    CountryUSA, Canada

    Jackie Foster, a dynamic Assistant District Attorney and single mom, is looking forward to wrapping up her latest case and spending Christmas with Gracie, her adorable and precocious, eight-year old daughter. But when Jackie’s estranged dad, Jack , a gruff retired police officer, unexpectedly shows up at her door, they will be forced to confront old wounds.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:50

    A titan of industry is sent to prison after she's caught for insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America's latest sweetheart, not everyone she screwed over is so quick to forgive and forget.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, documentary
    CountryUSA

    With her unique blend of honesty and unapologetic humor, Amy Schumer is one of the funniest, freshest faces in the industry today. This October, Schumer's provocative and hilariously wicked mind will be on full display as she headlines her first HBO stand-up comedy special: 'Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo.' Directed by Chris Rock, the one-hour special features the comedian talking about her life and was taped before a live audience at New York’s iconic Apollo Theater.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrecomedy, family
    CountryUSA

    A career-oriented single father and his 11-year-old son are forced to see their worlds through each other's eyes when some Christmas magic switches their bodies. The pair find themselves growing closer as they scramble to figure out the secret of the magic that caused their predicament in time for Christmas.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:45

    Maynard, a beloved local businessman is mistaken for the legendary Bigfoot during an inebriated romp through town in a makeshift gorilla costume. The sightings set off an international Bigfoot media spectacle and a windfall of tourism dollars for a simple American town hit by hard times. When Brock Masterson, reality TV’s “Monster Hunter,” arrives to hunt the beast, Maynard agonizes over whether to come clean, destroying the rebirth of his beloved town, or perpetuate the inadvertent hoax.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:24

    When new kid in town Ed Wallis is given an assignment to interview an older person, he turns to his mysterious neighbor, Ashby Holt for help. That new connection leads to unexpected journeys for both of them, as Ashby – who turns out to be a retired CIA assassin – deals with a terminal prognosis, and Ed deals with adjusting to life with his newly single mom and developing relationship with a brainy classmate, Eloise.

    Markimdb: 8.3
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:19

    Fresh, unflinching and devastatingly honest, Bill Burr lets loose in this feature length comedy special. Burr shares his essential tips for surviving the zombie apocalypse, exposes how rom-coms ruin great sex and explains how too many childhood hugs may be the ultimate downfall of man.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrecomedy, family
    CountryUSA

    After being told by her boss that the company needs to attract more clients, Elizabeth, a skilled executive, meets one of Santa’s helpers, who blesses her with an extraordinary gift allowing Elizabeth to hear everyone’s unspoken thoughts. While first using her new-found power to get ahead at work, she soon learns to become a better person, turning an office rivalry into romance while learning the true meaning of Christmas along the way.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:32

    A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical, music
    CountryUSA, Hong Kong
    Duration02:16

    Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:32

    A girl falls for the "perfect" guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he's a hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:58

    Leslie Zevo is a fun-loving inventor who must save his late father's toy factory from his evil uncle, Leland, a war-mongering general who rules the operation with an iron fist and builds weapons disguised as toys.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountrySlovakia, Czech Republic

    The principal of an elementary school calls a special parents meeting after it’s alleged that the seemingly empathetic and kindly-looking teacher Mrs. Drazděchová uses her students to manipulate their parents.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
    CountryFrance, China, Canada
    Duration02:25

    A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration02:35

    Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzling romance?

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA

    Lizzie, a high-end event planner, lies awake nightly while her devoted fiancé Josh rests peacefully. When a sleep-deprived incident causes her to run into Billy, a low-key bartender who is just as sleepless and frustrated as she is, they discover that they can only fall asleep while next to each other.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA

    Kris Kringle's daughter, Noelle, sets off on a mission to find and bring back her brother, after he gets cold feet when it's his turn to take over as Santa.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:35

    A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrecomedy, drama, music
    CountryUSA

    Beautiful aspiring rock star Jude is stuck in a rut - relegated to recording commercial jingles and lost in a series of one night stands. When she is evicted from her Brooklyn apartment, she is forced to move into the Hamptons home of her wealthy - and selfish - father Paul Lombard, an over-the-hill, Sinatra-esque crooner angling for a musical comeback.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:19

    When a workaholic young executive, is left at the altar, she ends up on her Caribbean honeymoon cruise with the last person she ever expected: her estranged and equally workaholic father. The two depart as strangers, but over the course of a few hilarious adventures, a couple of umbrella-clad cocktails and a whole lot of soul-searching, they return with a renewed appreciation for family and life.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    Danny, a commercial editor and documentary filmmaker attempts to finish his film, a study on relationship while navigating the relationships in his own life. Will he continue to chase the unattainable Theresa a hippy new age dancer(Caitlin Fitzgerald) or will he finally admit he's in love with his best friend Carla (Katherine Waterston) who is in an unfulfilling relationship with a political strategist(Gaby Hoffman). Manhattan Romance is a funny insightful look at contemporary life in Manhattan. It explores new age ideas and open relationship as well as true friendship and connection.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA, Canada

    Emily (Faith Ford) misses her daughter Heather (Emma Lahana), who is attending college in Boston. Since her father died, Heather is sensitive to her mom’s dependence on long-standing holiday traditions. This Christmas, Heather has planned a trip to Phoenix with her boyfriend, but tells her mother she is staying on campus to study. After Emily arranges a house-swap with Charles (Tom Cavanagh), an English professor from Boston who wants Washington State’s solitude in order to finish his novel, Emily hops on a flight to Boston to surprise Heather for Christmas. Unaware of the house swap, Emily’s best friend, Faith (Gabrielle Miller) walks in on Charles at Emily’s house and in Boston, Ray, Charles’ brother (Gil Bellows) responds to a 911 call only to find Emily at Charles’ condo. Will Christmas travel calamities lead to cross-country romances? Or have there been one too many surprises already?

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    Broke and alone on New Year's Eve, Wilson just wants to spend the rest of a very bad year in bed. But, when his best friend convinces him to post a personal ad, he meets a woman bent on finding the right guy to be with at midnight.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy, short, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:12

    A fictional documentary-style expose on the rivalry between two tennis stars who battled it out in a 1999 match that lasted seven days.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration04:15

    An adventure reporter must adapt to the times when he becomes the boss to a group of millennials in the digital department of the magazine.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

    Nicole and Chase live next door to each other but are worlds apart. However, they plot a scheme to date each other in order to attract the interest and jealousy of their respective romantic prey. But in the mist of planning a gala centennial celebration, Nicole and Chase find that the one they always wanted was closer than they ever thought.

    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: 5.6
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:08

    This comedy, set in 1983 in small town Virginia, centers around a 13 year old and her family. The story of a hairstyle gone incredibly wrong and a young girl's plight to fit in while encountering bullies at a new school.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:11

    Lifelong friends Kate (Mamrie Hart), Evie (Grace Helbig) and Charlie (Hannah Hart) are in a rut. Kate spends her days at a middling job and her nights alone or on failed dates. Evie is married with the in-laws from hell, wandering from one charitable cause to the next. Charlie has the girl of her dreams but just can’t seem to pull her business (or her act) together. On the eve of Kate’s 30th birthday, she agrees to let Evie and Charlie throw her a party. But what’s supposed to be a simple celebration becomes a wild who’s who of past and present, and things quickly spiral out of control.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, crime
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:29

    An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:46

    Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to find a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic Space-Knight he'd always dreamed he'd be as a little kid. When his ailing father can no longer afford to pay for private school for his two kids and the only available public school is on its last legs, Aidan reluctantly agrees to attempt to home-school them. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn't find.

    Markimdb: 3
    Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    When Max fools a gang of local toughs, he finds himself in big trouble. Fleeing from the thugs, Max runs into an old warehouse and bumps into a boom box. By doing that, he manages to release Kazaam, a genie who has been held captive for thousands of years.




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